Michael Anthony Claudio Wincott (born January 21, 1958) is a Canadian
character actor known for his deep, raspy voice and for being cast in
villainous roles.Some of his better-known roles include Guy of
Gisborne in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), Top Dollar, the main
antagonist in The Crow (1994), music mogul Philo Gant in Strange Days
(1995), mercenary Frank Elgyn in Alien: Resurrection (1997) and hacker
Adrian Cross on the TV miniseries 24: Live Another Day (2014).Wincott
was born in Toronto and grew up in an east-end suburb. His father was
English and his mother was from Piacenza, Italy. Wincott also has two
brothers, one of whom is actor and martial artist Jeff Wincott, a star
of the late 80s TV series Night Heat.In a 2014 interview with L'Uomo
Vogue (the Italian edition of Men's Vogue) Wincott said he fell in
love with cinema as a young child and took drama classes in High
School. He was educated at the Victoria University, a college of the
University of Toronto then in 1982 he enrolled at the Juilliard School
in New York City, graduating in 1986. Wincott credited director Des
McAnuff, as well as his father, with encouraging him to enroll at the
prestigious acting school.
character actor known for his deep, raspy voice and for being cast in
villainous roles.Some of his better-known roles include Guy of
Gisborne in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), Top Dollar, the main
antagonist in The Crow (1994), music mogul Philo Gant in Strange Days
(1995), mercenary Frank Elgyn in Alien: Resurrection (1997) and hacker
Adrian Cross on the TV miniseries 24: Live Another Day (2014).Wincott
was born in Toronto and grew up in an east-end suburb. His father was
English and his mother was from Piacenza, Italy. Wincott also has two
brothers, one of whom is actor and martial artist Jeff Wincott, a star
of the late 80s TV series Night Heat.In a 2014 interview with L'Uomo
Vogue (the Italian edition of Men's Vogue) Wincott said he fell in
love with cinema as a young child and took drama classes in High
School. He was educated at the Victoria University, a college of the
University of Toronto then in 1982 he enrolled at the Juilliard School
in New York City, graduating in 1986. Wincott credited director Des
McAnuff, as well as his father, with encouraging him to enroll at the
prestigious acting school.
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