Michael Wincott
Michael Wincott (born January 21, 1958 in Scarborough near Toronto ) is a Canadian actor , who was best known for supporting roles in films such as The Crow and The Doors .
Life
Michael Wincott grew up in Scarborough, a suburb of Toronto, and attended the Juilliard School in New York City from 1982 to 1986 . During his acting career he played many supporting roles in large film productions and, favored by his deep voice, often the villain in films such as The Crow or Strange Days . His voice can also be heard in the computer games Halo 2 and Narc . He has two older brothers named Bill and Jeff, who is also an actor. His mother is Italian.
Filmography (selection)
- 1983: Curtains - The ultimate Nightmare
- 1987: The Sicilian (The Sicilian)
- 1988: Talk Radio
- 1988: Miami Vice - Blood and Roses (TV series, 4x19)
- 1989: Born on 4 July (Born on the Fourth of July)
- 1991: The Doors
- 1991: Robin Hood : Prince of Thieves
- 1992: 1492 - The Conquest of Paradise (1492: Conquest of Paradise)
- 1993: The Three Musketeers (The Three Musketeers)
- 1993: Romeo Is Bleeding
- 1994: The Crow - The Crow (The Crow)
- 1995: Dead Man
- 1996: Strange Days
- 1996: Basquiat
- 1997: Metro - negotiating is a matter of nerves (Metro)
- 1997: Alien - The rebirth (Alien: Resurrection)
- 2000: Before Night Falls
- 2001: Along Came a Spider (Along Came a Spider)
- 2002: Monte Cristo
- 2002: Treasure Planet (Treasure Planet)
- 2004: The Assassination of Richard Nixon (The Assassination of Richard Nixon)
- 2006: Seraphim Falls
- 2007: Butterfly and diving bell (Le scaphandre et le papillon)
- 2008: Inside Hollywood (What Just Happened?)
- 2012: Hitchcock
- 2014: 24: Live Another Day (TV series)
- 2015: Forsaken
- 2016: Westworld (TV series)
Video games (voice)
- 2012: Syndicate … as Jules Merit
- 2012: Darksiders 2 ... as Death / Tod
Web links
- Michael Wincott in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The many masks of Michael Wincott (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Born in Scarborough, a suburb of Toronto in 1958, to an English father and an Italian mother, Wincott finally moved to York and studied at the renowned Juilliard School of Drama." Fox: Hitchcock Press Book , 2013, p. 43.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wincott, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 21, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Scarborough near Toronto, Canada |