Born to an English father and an Italian mother, Michael Wincott and his older brothers were raised in London, Ontario, where both he and his brother Jeff expressed an interest in drama. While Jeff excelled in athletic pursuits, Michael found himself drawn to music. He played the drums in a number of jazz bands, and learned to play the guitar and the harmonica. In high school Wincott studied drama and appeared in some student stage productions. After graduating from high school in 1977, he attended Victoria College in Toronto, where rumour has it that he took up residence in the South House on campus because that was where his idol Donald Sutherland had roomed while attending university. Michael Wincott is pictured above as Adrian Cross in the revived series, 24: Live Another Day that stars Kiefer Sutherland. Wincott turned up in 2016 as an early robotic character named Old Bill in the first episode of the series, Westworld.
Learn more about Michael Wincott.
Also see: Jeff Wincott.
Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
Wild Horse Hank (1979)
An American Carol (TV-1979)
The Family Man (TV-1979)
Circle of Two (1980)
Nothing Personal (1980)
Ticket to Heaven (1981)
Curtains (1983)
The Sicilian (1987)
Talk Radio (voice, 1988)
Liars Club (1989)
Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story (TV-1990)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
The Doors (1991)
1492: The Conquest of Paradise (1992)
Romeo is Bleeding (1993)
The Three Musketeers (1993)
The Crow (1994)
Dead Man (1995)
Panther (1995)
Strange Days (1995)
Basquiat (1996)
Alien: Resurrection (1997)
Metro (1997)
Hidden Agenda (1998)
Gunshy (1998)
Before Night Falls (2000)
Along Came a Spider (2001)
The Red Phone (TV-2001)
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
Treasure Planet (voice, 2002)
Remembering Charlie (TV-2003)
The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)
Seraphim Falls (2006)
What Just Happened (2008)
A Lonely Place for Dying (2009)
The Farewell (2010, short)
Hitchcock (2012)
The Girl from Nagasaki (2013)
Knight of Cups (2014)
Grand Street (2014)
Forsaken (2015)
Ghost in the Shell (2017)
Nope (2022)
TV Series – Cast:
24: Live Another Day (2014, mini-series)
Veni Vidi Vici (2017, 10 episodes)
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