--- name: "Maurice Dean Wint" canonical: "https://film.one/person/maurice-dean-wint" fi1m_id: "maurice-dean-wint" imdb_id: "nm0935659" tmdb_id: 5900 wikidata_id: "Q3852420" roles: ["Actor"] born: "1 May 1964" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-17T22:15:56.051586+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Maurice Dean Wint ## Identity Maurice Dean Wint - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/maurice-dean-wint - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** maurice-dean-wint - **IMDb ID:** nm0935659 - **TMDB ID:** 5900 - **Wikidata ID:** Q3852420 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Dean_Wint, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3852420, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0935659/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5900 Actor. Born 1 May 1964 in Leicestershire, England, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 1 May 1964, Leicestershire, England, UK - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Dean_Wint, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3852420, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0935659/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5900 ## Streaming the US now - **Pluto TV:** [*Cube*](https://film.one/film/cube.md) (76) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Maurice Dean Wint > Maurice Dean Wint is persuasive as a man others might follow, and more interesting when that looks unwise. We rate his uneasy authority in *Cube*, though the ensemble sometimes presses its distress too hard. In *Cube* (1998), Maurice Dean Wint's Quentin has to compete for our attention with a maze of lethal rooms. It is an awkward assignment: keep a personality clear while the audience is busy trying to understand the traps. Wint helps make the human exchanges worth following, because trusting another person can seem scarcely safer than entering another room. We felt uneasy about Quentin because dependence on someone whose judgement looks doubtful gives the puzzle a recognisable human danger. That authority is not the whole of his work, but it is a recurring reason to cast him. Lead roles in *Rude* (1995) and *Curtis's Charm* (1995) brought him notice before *Cube*, with General in the former and Curtis in the latter. His later screen work has leaned towards recurring and guest television parts, alongside voice acting and occasional films. Science fiction, horror and procedural drama repeatedly find a use for his intensity. Vincenzo Natali's *Cube* is a good place to see both the value and the limits of that approach. Alongside Nicole De Boer, Nicky Guadagni and David Hewlett, Wint must help keep the changing loyalties clear while the puzzle demands attention. The ensemble does not always manage it: the acting can grow too broad, and some exchanges continue after we have understood the disagreement. The strain is sometimes underlined when the rooms have already made it plain. Even so, these actors give us reasons to worry beyond the next trap, and their doubtful judgements help keep a resourceful thriller tense. In *SurrealEstate* (2021), his regular role as August Ripley, a technology specialist and voice of wisdom, puts that authority to a more reassuring use. It makes sense as another kind of casting for Wint: the person whose judgement others seek, rather than the person whose judgement worries us. For a first encounter, choose *Cube*, allowing for an ensemble that sometimes works too hard to communicate distress. ## Biography Maurice Dean Wint is a British-Canadian actor. Born in Leicestershire, England, he moved to Canada with his family in 1967. He trained at York University, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama, and began his career in Toronto stage productions before making his television debut in the series Night Heat in 1987. Wint is known for his role as Quentin in the 1997 film *Cube*. Other screen credits include Sgt. Luther Robinson in the 2001 film *Hedwig and the Angry Inch*, appearances in series such as *Suits*, *Haven* and *The Last of Us*, and voice work including Shadow King in *X-Men*. He has also performed extensively in Canadian theatre and received a Dora Award and Gemini Award nominations. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Cube* (1998), Fi1m 76, as Quentin — [page](https://film.one/film/cube.md) ## Complete filmography (68) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Superbuns* (2023), series, as Hoodie Bunny (voice) - *Crossover: Immortal Sins* (2023), as Detective Troy Harper - *Brother* (2023), as Samuel - *The Last of Us* (2023), series, as Seraphite Priest — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-last-of-us.md) - *Wickensburg* (2022), as Mr Wilson - *SurrealEstate* (2021), series, as August Ripley - *The Kid Detective* (2020), as Constable Cleary - *Diggstown* (2019), series, as Austin Diggs - *Hudson & Rex* (2019), series, as Nigel Banks - *Honey Bee* (2018), as Det. Walker - *Her Stolen Past* (2018), as Don - *Aircraft Carrier: Guardian of the Seas* (2016), as Narrator (voice) - *My Daughter Must Live* (2014), as Wagner - *Transporter: The Series* (2013), series, as Wilson - *Suits* (2011), series, as Rick Dunn - *Haven* (2010), series, as Agent Howard - *Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures* (2010), series, as Anatomy Lab Professor - *Spliced* (2009), series, as Narrator (voice), Dreamworm (voice) - *The Listener* (2009), series, as Officer Dewhurst - *Razzberry Jazzberry Jam* (2009), series, as RC, the Double Bass (voice) - *The Circuit* (2008), as Andy 'Crash' Davis - *Murdoch Mysteries* (2008), series, as John Warton - *Heartland* (2007), series, as Martin - *Burnt Toast* (2005), as Prosecution - *ReGenesis* (2004), series, as Connor McGuinn - *Seeking Salvation: A History of the Black Church in Canada* (2004), as Narrator(voice) - *King* (2003), series, Actor - *Nothing* (2003), as Narrator (voice) - *Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl* (2002), as The narrator - *Jane Doe* (2001), as Niles Armstrong - *On Their Knees* (2001), as Gimp Bartender - *The Little Bear Movie* (2001), as Cub's Father - *Hedwig and the Angry Inch* (2001), as Sgt. Luther Robinson - *Doc* (2001), series, as Greg Nettling - *Quads!* (2001), series, as Fontaine (voice) - *Blue Murder* (2001), series, Actor - *Robocop: Prime Directives* (2001), series, as John Terrence Cable/RoboCable - *RoboCop: Prime Directives* (2001), as John Terrence Cable / RoboCable - *The Zack Files* (2000), series, Actor - *Twice in a Lifetime* (1999), series, as Dr. Sam Heistings - *Cube* (1998), as Quentin — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/cube.md) - *The Sweetest Gift* (1998), as Booker - *Twitch City* (1998), series, as Taylor - *Earth: Final Conflict* (1997), series, as Capt. Lucas Johnson - *Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal* (1996), series, Actor - *FX: The Series* (1996), series, as Clarence Hardaway - *Curtis's Charm* (1996), as Curtis - *Traders* (1996), series, Actor - *Rude* (1995), as General - *The Outer Limits* (1995), series, as Capt. Roger Kimbro, Jesha - *TekWar* (1994), series, as Winger - *WildC.A.T.S: Covert Action Teams* (1994), series, as Helspont (voice) - *Due South* (1994), series, as Henry Goodfellow - *TekWar: TekJustice* (1994), as Lieutenant Winger - *RoboCop: The Series* (1994), series, Actor - *TekWar: TekLab* (1994), as Lieutenant Winger - *TekWar* (1994), as Lieutenant Winger - *Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes* (1994), as Esteva - *Kung Fu: The Legend Continues* (1993), series, as Thomas Mallory - *X-Men* (1992), series, as Shadow King (voice) - *Forever Knight* (1992), series, Actor - *Hammerman* (1991), series, as (voice) - *Captain Power: The Beginning* (1991), as Sergeant Robert 'Scout' Baker - *Friday the 13th: The Series* (1987), series, as Gil - *Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future* (1987), series, as Sgt. Robert "Scout" Baker - *Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Raid on Volcania* (1987), as Sergeant Robert 'Scout' Baker - *Menace*, Actor - *Gold Blooded*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Maurice Dean Wint and Clement Virgo at the 2017 CFC Alumni at TIFF Reception. Photo: Sam Santos/George Pimentel Photography.](https://film.one/media/person/87341/gallery-ede527c43e03.jpg) Maurice Dean Wint and Clement Virgo at the 2017 CFC Alumni at TIFF Reception. 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