Dean Winters | |
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 Winters in October 2010. | |
| Born | Dean Gerard Winters July 20, 1964 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Dean Gerard Winters (born July 20, 1964)[1] is an American actor.
He is known for his role as Ryan O'Reily on the HBO prison drama Oz, and has also appeared on such television series as Rescue Me, 30 Rock, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, as well as the character "Mayhem" in a series of Allstate Insurance commercials. Winters co-starred with Josh Duhamel in one season of the CBS Network cop drama series Battle Creek.
Early life[]
Dean Winters was born in New York City and raised on Long Island. He has two brothers, actor Scott William Winters and writer Bradford Winters, and a sister, Blair Winters.[2][3]
Winters grew up on Long Island and spent his teenage years in Scottsdale, Arizona. He attended Chaparral High School and graduated from Brophy College Preparatory, a Jesuit school in Phoenix, in 1982,[1] and from Colorado College in 1986.[4]
Career[]
Winters has appeared in two of the Law & Order television series: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, where he was a regular in the first season, and as a guest star in the Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode "Purgatory". More than ten years after his final appearance on SVU, he again portrayed Detective Brian Cassidy in the 13th-season finale "Rhodium Nights", became a recurring character in the 14th season and, in the 15th season, also became Sergeant Olivia Benson's love interest. He has also made guest appearances on Homicide: Life on the Street, Sex and the City, Third Watch, NYPD Blue, CSI: Miami and as Dennis Duffy in 30 Rock as well as previously having an accompanying role in Rescue Me.
He starred in the 1999 romantic comedy Undercover Angel with Yasmine Bleeth and the 2002 direct-to-video horror film Hellraiser: Hellseeker. He played Tom in PS, I Love You. Winters played Detective Sam Tyler's father in the US version of Life On Mars. He also played Charley Dixon, Sarah Connor's love interest, in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.[citation needed]
Winters was cast in the ABC drama pilot Happy Town, from the creators of October Road, but was replaced by Steven Weber after shooting the pilot.[5][6]
On June 20, 2010, Winters was introduced as "Mayhem", the recurring character in a new television and radio advertising campaign for Allstate Insurance created by the agency Leo Burnett Chicago.[citation needed]
Winters co-starred in one season of the CBS Network cop drama series Battle Creek, playing a small town police force detective opposite Josh Duhamel, the FBI Resident Agent assigned to the town. The series was cancelled in May 2015. Most recently, he reprised his role on Brooklyn Nine-Nine as The Vulture and had a supporting role as a divorce attorney on the HBO series Divorce.[citation needed] In 2018, he was cast as Mr. Town in the second season of Starz American Gods.[7]
Personal life[]
In June 2009, Winters contracted a bacterial infection and collapsed upon arrival at his doctor's office. While being transported across Central Park in an ambulance, he went into cardiac arrest for over two minutes.[8] Paramedics were able to revive him, and he was hospitalized in intensive care for three weeks.[8]
Over the course of the next year, he developed gangrene, requiring the amputation of two toes and half of one thumb, and ten subsequent operations including a skin graft.[8]
Winters was away from acting until 2010, when Tina Fey brought him back to 30 Rock, and he started work on the Mayhem television commercial campaign.[8]
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Conspiracy Theory | Cleet | film debut |
| 1997 | Lifebreath | Chrystie's Lover | |
| 1999 | Undercover Angel | Harrison Tyler | |
| 2001 | Snipes | Bobby Starr | |
| 2001 | Bullet in the Brain | Bank Robber | Short film |
| 2002 | Hellraiser: Hellseeker | Trevor | Direct-to-Video |
| 2004 | Brooklyn Bound | Danny | |
| 2004 | Love Rome | Dean | |
| 2006 | Bristol Boys | Randy | |
| 2006 | Dead Calling | Nick | |
| 2007 | P.S. I Love You | Tom | |
| 2009 | Winter of Frozen Dreams | Ken Curtis | |
| 2009 | Splinterheads | Reggie | |
| 2009 | Today's Special | Steve | |
| 2010 | Vipers in the Grass | Frank Devine | Short film |
| 2012 | The Worst | Night | Short film |
| 2013 | The Devil You Know | Jake Kelly | |
| 2013 | Memoire | Gregor | Short film |
| 2014 | Don Peyote | Gun Dealer | |
| 2014 | John Wick | Avi | |
| 2016 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows | Bartender | |
| 2017 | Rough Night | Detective Frazier | |
| 2018 | After Everything | Blake | |
| 2018 | Father of the Year | Geoff | |
| TBR | DeLorean | John Valestra | Documentary post-production |
| TBR | A Civilized Life | Conway | Short film; also Producer post-production |
| 2019 | Street Justice | Patrick Hannigan | pre-production |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-1996 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Tom Marans | television debut recurring role; 3 episodes |
| 1996 | NYPD Blue | Larry | Episode: "Where'd the Van Gogh?" |
| 1996 | The Playroom | unknown | Television Short |
| 1997 | Firehouse | Nick Wilkinson | Television Movie |
| 1997-1999 | Millennium | Young Michael Lanyard/Mr. Crocell | 2 episodes |
| 1997-2003 | Oz | Ryan O'Reily | series regular; 56 episodes |
| 1998 | New York Undercover | Paul Delaney | Episode: "Rat Trap" |
| 1999 | Sex and the City | John McFadden | Episode: "The Fuck Buddy" |
| 1999 | Saturday Night LIVE! | Ryan O'Reily | uncredited; Episode: "Jerry Seinfeld/David Bowie" |
| 1999-2018 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Brian Cassidy | Main role; 13 episodes recurring role; 19 episodes |
| 2001 | Deadline | Des Lonegan | Episode: "Shock" |
| 2002 | Third Watch | Bill Stram | Episode: "The Unforgiven" |
| 2002 | The Twilight Zone | Gordon | Episode: "Future Trade" |
| 2004 | Strip Search | Ned McGarth | Television Movie |
| 2004-2011 | Rescue Me | Johnny Gavin | Main role; 33 episodes |
| 2005 | CSI: Miami | Raymond Caine | Episode: "10-7" |
| 2006-2012 | 30 Rock | Dennis Duffy | recurring role; 15 episodes
Nominated - Gold Derby award for Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series |
| 2008 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Mike Stoat | Episode: "Purgatory" |
| 2008-2009 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Charley Dixon | recurring role; 9 episodes |
| 2008-2009 | Life on Mars | Vic Tyler | recurring role; 3 episodes |
| 2012 | Up All Night | Casey Brinkley | Episode: "Preschool Auction" |
| 2013 | Westside | Robbie Carver | Television Movie |
| 2013-2017 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Detective 'The Vulture' Pembroke | recurring role; 7 episodes |
| 2014 | American Dad! | uncredited | voice role; Episode: "News Glances with Genevieve Vavance" |
| 2015 | Battle Creek | Russ Agnew | recurring role; 13 episodes |
| 2016 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Bunny | Episode: "Kimmy Kidnaps Gretchen!" |
| 2016-2018 | Divorce | Tony Silvercreek | recurring role; 6 episodes |
| 2017 | Tangled: The Series | Andrew | voice role; Episode: "Under Raps" |
| 2019 | American Gods | Mr. Town | In production |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Meet Mayhem: The Man Who Made Insurance Interesting". Business Insider. April 19, 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2014.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Dean Winters' profile at". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved January 4, 2011.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Scott William Winters' profile at". IMDb. Retrieved March 20, 2018.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Dean Winters Married, Wife, Divorce, Girlfriend or Gay". Retrieved March 21, 2018.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (2009-02-22). "Slew of pilots flesh out casts". Hollywoodreporter.com. Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-20. Unknown parameter
|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles> - ↑ "Guide". TheFutonCritic.com. Retrieved 2010-05-20.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Dean Winters cast as Mr. Town in the second season of 'American Gods'". Dealine. June 4, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2018.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Dean Winters' amazing journey back from death". New York Post. June 18, 2010. http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/rock_star_back_from_dead_96z58EnG673W9mg08N2ZpL. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
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