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Wincott's first TV role was on ''[[King of Kensington]]'' in Toronto. In 1980 Wincott worked with [[Madeline Kahn]] in his first film ''[[Happy Birthday Gemini]]''. Shortly thereafter, director [[Paul Lynch (director)|Paul Lynch]] cast him in the horror film ''[[Prom Night (1980 film)|Prom Night]]'' as Drew in 1980 with [[Jamie Lee Curtis]] and [[Leslie Nielsen]]. In 1984, Wincott was cast in the film ''[[The Boy in Blue (1986 film)|The Boy in Blue]]'' with [[Nicolas Cage]]. That same year, Wincott was cast in the lead role as [[Detective Frank Giambone]] in the TV series ''[[Night Heat]]''. After completing 96 episodes on [[CBS]] and working with guest stars [[Danny Aiello]], [[Héctor Elizondo]], [[David Carradine]], [[Phyllis Diller]], winning a [[Gemini Award]] for [[1986 Gemini Awards#Best Dramatic Series|Best Dramatic Series]] and a nomination for [[1986 Gemini Awards#Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Continuing Dramatic Series|Best Actor]] for Wincott, the show came to an end in 1989.
Wincott's first TV role was on ''[[King of Kensington]]'' in Toronto. In 1980 Wincott worked with [[Madeline Kahn]] in his first film ''[[Happy Birthday Gemini]]''. Shortly thereafter, director [[Paul Lynch (director)|Paul Lynch]] cast him in the horror film ''[[Prom Night (1980 film)|Prom Night]]'' as Drew in 1980 with [[Jamie Lee Curtis]] and [[Leslie Nielsen]]. In 1984, Wincott was cast in the film ''[[The Boy in Blue (1986 film)|The Boy in Blue]]'' with [[Nicolas Cage]]. That same year, Wincott was cast in the lead role as [[Detective Frank Giambone]] in the TV series ''[[Night Heat]]''. After completing 96 episodes on [[CBS]] and working with guest stars [[Danny Aiello]], [[Héctor Elizondo]], [[David Carradine]], [[Phyllis Diller]], winning a [[Gemini Award]] for [[1986 Gemini Awards#Best Dramatic Series|Best Dramatic Series]] and a nomination for [[1986 Gemini Awards#Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Continuing Dramatic Series|Best Actor]] for Wincott, the show came to an end in 1989.
In 1992 Wincott guest starred in the TV series ''[[Matlock (TV series)|Matlock]]'' with [[Andy Griffith]]. In 1994, Wincott, a black belt in Taekwondo, was cast as the lead in the film ''[[Martial Law 2: Undercover|Martial Law 2]]''. This was followed by lead roles in the films ''[[Deadly Bet]]'', ''[[Mission of Justice]]'', ''[[Martial Outlaw]]'', ''[[Open Fire (American film)|Open Fire]]'', ''[[No Exit (1995 film)|No Exit]]'', ''[[Street Law (1995 film)|Street Law]]'', ''[[The Donor]]'', ''[[When the Bullet Hits the Bone (film)|When the Bullet Hits the Bone]]'', ''[[Last Man Standing (film)|Last Man Standing]]'', ''[[Future Fear]]'' with [[Stacy Keach]], and ''[[The Killing Machine (film)|The Killing Machine]]'' with [[Michael Ironside]]. In 1996 Wincott worked with [[Lance Henriksen]] in the film ''[[Profile For Murder]]''. In 1998 Wincott worked with Director [[Jeff Woolnough]] on the made for TV movies ''[[Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms|Universal Soldier II]]'' and ''[[Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business|III]]'' with [[Burt Reynolds]] and [[Gary Busey]]. Wincott joined [[Adrien Brody]] and [[Burt Young]] in the romantic comedy film ''[[Undertaker's Wedding]]'' in which he played Rocco. In 2000, Wincott went to work with director Eric Weston in the film ''[[Pressure Point (2001 film)|Pressure Point]]'' starring [[Michael Madsen]], playing the crazed killer that takes Madsen's family hostage. In 2003, Wincott worked with director [[Clark Johnson]] on the film ''[[S.W.A.T. (film)|S.W.A.T.]]'' with [[Samuel Jackson]] and [[Colin Farrell]], playing Ed Taylor. Wincott guest starred on the TV series ''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]'', ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]'' with [[Kiefer Sutherland]] and ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'' with [[Mark Harmon]]. Wincott was cast as Leo, in the 2006 film ''[[Lake City (film)|Lake City]]'' with [[Sissy Spacek]], [[Drea de Matteo]], [[Keith Carradine]], [[Troy Garity]], [[Dave Matthews]] and [[Rebecca Romijn]]. In the film ''[[The Invasion (film)|The Invasion]]'' in 2007 starring [[Daniel Craig]], director [[Oliver Hirschbiegel]] cast Wincott in a scene with [[Nicole Kidman]]. Wincott guest starred in the final episode of the TV series [[The Wire]] playing undercover officer Jimmy Weaver in 2007. In 2008, Wincott guest starred with director [[Charles Haid]] on the TV series ''[[Sons of Anarchy]]'' with [[Ron Perlman]] playing [[Jimmy Cacuzza]] head of the Cacuzza Mafia Family. Director [[Tony Scott]] brought Wincott on board for the film ''[[Unstoppable (2010 film)|Unstoppable]]'' with [[Denzel Washington]] to play Chris Pines brother Jesse in 2009. In 2011 Wincott guest starred with [[Jim Caviezel]] and Director [[Dennis Smith (director)|Dennis Smith]] as Lieutenant Gilmore on the TV show ''[[Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest]]''. New director [[Dan Pritzker (director)|Dan Pritzker]] chose Wincott to play [[Johnny Collins]], [[Louis Armstrong]]'s Chicago mobster/music manager in the film ''[[Bolden!]]'', starring [[Anthony Mackie]] (release TBD). In 2012 Wincott guest starred with [[Tom Selleck]] on the TV series ''[[Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods]]'' playing Captain Mancuso. In 2012 Wincott will be reprising the role of Jimmy Cacuzza in Season 5 and Season 6 of ''Sons Of Anarchy''. [[Griffin Dunne]] will be directing Wincott who will be guest starring in ''[[The Good Wife]]'' with [[Julianna Margulies]] in 2012.
In 1992 Wincott guest starred in the TV series ''[[Matlock (TV series)|Matlock]]'' with [[Andy Griffith]]. In 1994, Wincott, a black belt in Taekwondo, was cast as the lead in the film ''[[Martial Law 2: Undercover|Martial Law 2]]''. This was followed by lead roles in the films ''[[Deadly Bet]]'', ''[[Mission of Justice]]'', ''[[Martial Outlaw]]'', ''[[Open Fire (American film)|Open Fire]]'', ''[[No Exit (1995 film)|No Exit]]'', ''[[Street Law (1995 film)|Street Law]]'', ''[[The Donor]]'', ''[[When the Bullet Hits the Bone (film)|When the Bullet Hits the Bone]]'', ''[[Last Man Standing (film)|Last Man Standing]]'', ''[[Future Fear]]'' with [[Stacy Keach]], and ''[[The Killing Machine (film)|The Killing Machine]]'' with [[Michael Ironside]]. In 1996 Wincott worked with [[Lance Henriksen]] in the film ''[[Profile For Murder]]''. In 1998 Wincott worked with Director [[Jeff Woolnough]] on the made for TV movies ''[[Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms|Universal Soldier II]]'' and ''[[Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business|III]]'' with [[Burt Reynolds]] and [[Gary Busey]]. Wincott joined [[Adrien Brody]] and [[Burt Young]] in the romantic comedy film ''[[Undertaker's Wedding]]'' in which he played Rocco. In 2000, Wincott went to work with director Eric Weston in the film ''[[Pressure Point (2001 film)|Pressure Point]]'' starring [[Michael Madsen]], playing the crazed killer that takes Madsen's family hostage. In 2003, Wincott worked with director [[Clark Johnson]] on the film ''[[S.W.A.T. (film)|S.W.A.T.]]'' with [[Samuel Jackson]] and [[Colin Farrell]], playing Ed Taylor. Wincott guest starred on the TV series ''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]'', ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]'' with [[Kiefer Sutherland]] and ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'' with [[Mark Harmon]]. Wincott was cast as Leo, in the 2006 film ''[[Lake City (film)|Lake City]]'' with [[Sissy Spacek]], [[Drea de Matteo]], [[Keith Carradine]], [[Troy Garity]], [[Dave Matthews]] and [[Rebecca Romijn]]. In the film ''[[The Invasion (film)|The Invasion]]'' in 2007 starring [[Daniel Craig]], director [[Oliver Hirschbiegel]] cast Wincott in a scene with [[Nicole Kidman]]. Wincott guest starred in the final episode of the TV series [[The Wire]] playing undercover officer Jimmy Weaver in 2007. In 2008, Wincott guest starred with director [[Charles Haid]] on the TV series ''[[Sons of Anarchy]]'' with [[Ron Perlman]] playing [[Jimmy Cacuzza]] head of the Cacuzza Mafia Family. Director [[Tony Scott]] brought Wincott on board for the film ''[[Unstoppable (2010 film)|Unstoppable]]'' with [[Denzel Washington]] to play Chris Pines brother Jesse in 2009. In 2011 Wincott guest starred with [[Jim Caviezel]] and Director [[Dennis Smith (director)|Dennis Smith]] as Lieutenant Gilmore on the TV show ''[[Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest]]''. New director [[Dan Pritzker (director)|Dan Pritzker]] chose Wincott to play [[Johnny Collins]], [[Louis Armstrong]]'s Chicago mobster/music manager in the film ''[[Bolden!]]'', starring [[Anthony Mackie]] (release TBD). In 2012 Wincott guest starred with [[Tom Selleck]] on the TV series ''[[Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods]]'' playing Captain Mancuso.[[Griffin Dunne]] will be directing Wincott who will be guest starring in ''[[The Good Wife]]'' with [[Julianna Margulies]] in 2012. Wincott who has a recurring role on ''[[Sons Of Anarchy]]'' as Jimmy Cacuzza will return on Season 5 and 6.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

Revision as of 15:57, 26 September 2013

Jeff Wincott
Born (1957-05-08) May 8, 1957 (age 67)
Scarborough, Ontario

Jeffrey Howard Piero Wincott (born May 8, 1957) is a Canadian actor, athlete and martial artist.

Personal life

Wincott's mother was born in Italy, and his father was born in England. Wincott was born in Toronto, Canada.

Jeff is the elder brother of actor Michael Wincott.

Jeff met his wife Charlotte in Los Angeles in 2002, and they were married on June 21, 2003. On November 30, 2009, she gave birth to their first child together, Wolfgang Anthony Wincott, named after her father, a F. Scott Fitzgerald scholar and English professor, and Jeff's brother Michael. Wincott lives in Manhattan, New York, where Charlotte is a doctoral student in neuroscience at New York University School of Medicine.

History

Wincott began on the stages of Toronto, Canada playing Mark Smeaton in Anne of the Thousand Days, Bogey in Play It Again, Sam, Albert Godby in Still Life and Bert Bentley in Red Peppers, Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet and Wolf in the Canadian premiere of Martin Sherman's play Bent, among others.

Wincott's first TV role was on King of Kensington in Toronto. In 1980 Wincott worked with Madeline Kahn in his first film Happy Birthday Gemini. Shortly thereafter, director Paul Lynch cast him in the horror film Prom Night as Drew in 1980 with Jamie Lee Curtis and Leslie Nielsen. In 1984, Wincott was cast in the film The Boy in Blue with Nicolas Cage. That same year, Wincott was cast in the lead role as Detective Frank Giambone in the TV series Night Heat. After completing 96 episodes on CBS and working with guest stars Danny Aiello, Héctor Elizondo, David Carradine, Phyllis Diller, winning a Gemini Award for Best Dramatic Series and a nomination for Best Actor for Wincott, the show came to an end in 1989.

In 1992 Wincott guest starred in the TV series Matlock with Andy Griffith. In 1994, Wincott, a black belt in Taekwondo, was cast as the lead in the film Martial Law 2. This was followed by lead roles in the films Deadly Bet, Mission of Justice, Martial Outlaw, Open Fire, No Exit, Street Law, The Donor, When the Bullet Hits the Bone, Last Man Standing, Future Fear with Stacy Keach, and The Killing Machine with Michael Ironside. In 1996 Wincott worked with Lance Henriksen in the film Profile For Murder. In 1998 Wincott worked with Director Jeff Woolnough on the made for TV movies Universal Soldier II and III with Burt Reynolds and Gary Busey. Wincott joined Adrien Brody and Burt Young in the romantic comedy film Undertaker's Wedding in which he played Rocco. In 2000, Wincott went to work with director Eric Weston in the film Pressure Point starring Michael Madsen, playing the crazed killer that takes Madsen's family hostage. In 2003, Wincott worked with director Clark Johnson on the film S.W.A.T. with Samuel Jackson and Colin Farrell, playing Ed Taylor. Wincott guest starred on the TV series JAG, 24 with Kiefer Sutherland and NCIS with Mark Harmon. Wincott was cast as Leo, in the 2006 film Lake City with Sissy Spacek, Drea de Matteo, Keith Carradine, Troy Garity, Dave Matthews and Rebecca Romijn. In the film The Invasion in 2007 starring Daniel Craig, director Oliver Hirschbiegel cast Wincott in a scene with Nicole Kidman. Wincott guest starred in the final episode of the TV series The Wire playing undercover officer Jimmy Weaver in 2007. In 2008, Wincott guest starred with director Charles Haid on the TV series Sons of Anarchy with Ron Perlman playing Jimmy Cacuzza head of the Cacuzza Mafia Family. Director Tony Scott brought Wincott on board for the film Unstoppable with Denzel Washington to play Chris Pines brother Jesse in 2009. In 2011 Wincott guest starred with Jim Caviezel and Director Dennis Smith as Lieutenant Gilmore on the TV show Person of Interest. New director Dan Pritzker chose Wincott to play Johnny Collins, Louis Armstrong's Chicago mobster/music manager in the film Bolden!, starring Anthony Mackie (release TBD). In 2012 Wincott guest starred with Tom Selleck on the TV series Blue Bloods playing Captain Mancuso.Griffin Dunne will be directing Wincott who will be guest starring in The Good Wife with Julianna Margulies in 2012. Wincott who has a recurring role on Sons Of Anarchy as Jimmy Cacuzza will return on Season 5 and 6.

Filmography

Voiceover roles

Awards

Special notes

Commercials

Wincott does the voice over for the new Alzheimers.gov campaign starting fall 2012 on TV and radio entitled "the answers start here".

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