Jeff Wincott

Jeffrey Wincott
Jeffrey Wincott
	Wincott at the 2021 Brooklyn Film Festival
Born	Jeffrey Howard Piero Wincott; May 8, 1956 (age 68); Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater	Ryerson University Theatre School
Occupation(s)	Actor; Martial artist
Years active	1976–present
Family	Michael Wincott (brother)
Website	www.jeffwincott.com

Jeffrey Wincott (born May 8, 1956)^[1]^[2]^[3] is a Canadian actor and martial artist^[1]^[4]^[5]^[6] best known for his lead role in the television series Night Heat.^[5]^[7]^[8]

Wincott was also the star of several martial arts films in the 1990s.^[9] In 1996 he was named one of the "Martial Arts Movie Stars of the Next Century" by Black Belt magazine.^[9]

Early life and education

Wincott was born and raised in Toronto.^[3]^[5]^[7] His mother was from Piacenza, Italy.^[10]^[11] His English father was an amateur boxer.^[5] Actor Michael Wincott is his younger brother.^[12]

Wincott began studying taekwondo at 15 and also swam competitively.^[5] Wincott became interested in acting while in high school and wound up turning down a swimming scholarship to study acting at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, where he studied for 2 years.^[1]^[5]

Career

One of Wincott's first acting jobs was in 1979 when he appeared on two episodes of the Canadian sitcom King of Kensington.^[3]^[13] He also appeared in an episode of the Canadian series The Littlest Hobo. that same year.^[3]^[13]

In 1980 he toured with the Toronto-based Actors Touring Company in their production of Romeo and Juliet, followed by the Runnymede Theatre production Play it Again, Sam in which Wincott played the role of Humphrey Bogart.^[14] That same year he also had a small role in the horror movie Prom Night, and the following year he had a small role in the film Quest for Fire.^[3]^[14]

Wincott appeared in an episode of the Canadian drama series The Great Detective in 1982.^[3]^[13] In 1981 and 1983 he appeared again in episodes of The Littlest Hobo.^[3]^[13] He also appeared in episodes of the Canadian TV series Hangin' In in 1983 and 1984.^[3]^[13]

From 1981 to 1983 Wincott lived in New York City, where he studied privately with Juilliard teacher Michael Kahn, before moving on to Los Angeles to film a beer commercial for Molson.^[1]^[8]^[15] While in L.A. he taught breakdancing and would also perform mime on Venice Beach for money.^[6]^[8]^[10]^[15]

In 1984 Wincott returned to Toronto and began working on the Canadian police drama series Night Heat.^[1] The series starred Scott Hylands as Detective Kevin O'Brien and Wincott as his partner, the brash and impulsive Detective Frank Giambone.^[5]^[7] The series ran for four seasons from 1985 to 1989 and also aired on CBS, making it the first Canadian-produced drama series to air on an American network.^[7]^[13] In 1986 he also appeared in the Canadian drama film The Boy in Blue starring Nicolas Cage.^[14]

In the 1990s Wincott was the star of several action films, often making use of his martial arts skills. Some of these films include Martial Law 2: Undercover (1991), Mission of Justice opposite Brigitte Nielsen (1992), Deadly Bet (1992), Martial Outlaw (1993), The Killing Machine (1994), Street Law (1995), Last Man Standing (1995), The Donor (1995), No Exit (1995), When the Bullet Hits the Bone (1996), and Future Fear (1997).^[9]^[13]^[16]

In 2003 Wincott appeared in two episodes of the second season of TV series 24.^[13] He played the recurring role of James 'Jimmy' Cacuzza on the crime drama series Sons of Anarchy, appearing in episodes that aired in 2008, 2012 and 2013.^[13] In 2012 Wincott played Captain Mancuso in an episode in the third season of the TV series Blue Bloods, and reprised the role in the series fifth season.^[13] He also played recurring character Marshal Hilliard in the miniseries The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (2015) and Detective Lucas in the miniseries The Night Of (2016).^[13]

He was featured in the action films The Invasion (2007) and Unstoppable (2010) and played a supporting role in the independent film Kringle Time.^[17]

In 2019, Jeff and his wife Charlotte founded Hollow Metropolis Films in order to create and produce their own work.^[18] In 2020, the Wincotts co-produced their first feature film, The Issue with Elvis.^[19]^[20] Directed by Charlotte, the film stars Jeff, as well as their son Wolfgang.^[19] Wincott won the Best Actor award for his role in the film at the Toronto Beaches Film Festival,^[21] and the Montgomery International Film Festival.^[22] The Wincotts also co-produced Fall Fight Shine, a documentary about addiction and recovery featuring Jeff's own recovery story.^[20] The film premiered in 2021.^[20]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	Happy Birthday Gemini	Taxi Driver
1980	Prom Night	Drew
1985	Big Deal	Ted Powers
1986	The Boy in Blue	Riley
1991	Martial Law 2: Undercover	Detective Sean Thompson
1992	Deadly Bet	Angelo
1992	Mission of Justice	Officer Kurt Harris
1993	Martial Outlaw	Kevin White
1994	Open Fire	Alec McNeil	Also associate producer
1994	The Killing Machine	Harlin Garrett	Released in the U.S. as The Killing Man Also associate producer
1995	No Exit	John Stoneman	Also associate producer
1995	Law of the Jungle	John Ryan	Released in the U.S. as Street Law Also associate producer and fight choreographer
1995	The Donor	Billy Castle	Also associate producer
1995	Last Man Standing	Detective Kurt Bellmore	Also co-producer
1996	Whiskey, Riddles, and Dandelion Wine	Roger
1996	When the Bullet Hits the Bone	Dr. Jack Davies	Also associate producer
1996	Profile For Murder	Michael Weinberg
1997	The Undertaker's Wedding	Rocco
1997	Future Fear	Dr. John Denniel
2000	Paper Bullets	Dickerson
2001	BattleQueen 2020	Spencer
2001	Pressure Point	Rudy Wicker
2002	Outside The Law	Michael Peyton
2003	Stealing Candy	Spinell
2003	S.W.A.T.	Ed Taylor
2007	The Invasion	Transit Cop
2008	House of Fallen	Lucifer
2008	Lake City	Leo
2010	Unstoppable	Jesse
2019	Bolden	Johnny Collins
2019	# Like	Detective Horne
2021	Kringle Time	Mayor Rodney Jorkins
2022	The Issue with Elvis	Dr. Mercer	Also Producer
2022	Fall Fight Shine (documentary)	Himself	Also Producer
TBA	A Philistine In Queens	Charlie Biggs	Also Producer

Short film

Year	Title	Role
1991	Sharkskin	Tony "Dots"
2007	Decisive Moment	Cliff Faust
2007	Lustig	German Sergeant
2009	Neighborhood Watch	Jeff
2010	The Last Dinner	The Warden
2016	Behind Bars	Kidd
2019	Ping Pong Pigeons	Zachary Lewis
2019	Platitudes	Mr. Bennett
2020	Dystopian Snow Globe	Pierce Pearson

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1978–1979	King of Kensington	Jeff	appeared in 2 episodes
1979–1983	The Littlest Hobo	Barry McLeod / Mel	appeared in 3 episodes
1983–1984	Hangin' In	Daryl / Carl / Paul	appeared in 3 episodes
1984–1989	Night Heat	Detective Frank Giambone	appeared in all 96 episodes
1989	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Tom King	Episode: "Skeleton In The Closet"
1989	Matlock	Spencer Hamilton	Episodes: "Hunting Party: Part 1" "Hunting Party: Part 2"
1990–1991	Top Cops	Robert Challice / Rocky Bridges / Joe Partington	appeared in 3 episodes
1992	Secret Service	Sheppard	appeared in 2 episodes
1991–1993	Counterstrike	Lexington / Rik Allen	appeared in 2 episodes
1998	Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms	Eric Devereaux	Television film
1998	Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business	Eric Devereaux	Television film
1999	Cold Squad	Thomas Sterling Brown	Episode: "Dead End"
2000	Code Name: Eternity	Breed	Episode: "The Hunter"
2000	Earth: Final Conflict	Malley / Phantom	Episode: "Phantom Companion"
2000–2002	Relic Hunter	Rollin Harley / Jonathan Quelch	appeared in 2 episodes
2002	Mutant X	Grady Colt	Episode: "Whose Woods These Are"
2003	JAG	Captain Masters	Episode: "Complications"
2003	24	Davis	appeared in 2 episodes
2005	NCIS	Gunnery Sergeant Leeka	Episode: "Red Cell"
2006	Sons of Butcher	Ram Punchington / Duster Killby / Jack Nimble	voice in 4 episodes
2007	Cleaverville	Michael	Television film
2008	The Wire	Johnny Weaver	Episode "-30-"
2009	Drop Dead Diva	Security Chief	Episode: "Dead Model Walking"
2009	One Tree Hill	Attorney	Episode: "Some Roads Lead Nowhere"
2011	Person of Interest	Lieutenant Allan Gilmore	Episode: "The Fix"
2012–2015	Blue Bloods	ESU / Captain Mancuso	Episodes: "Family Business" "Occupational Hazards"
2012	The Good Wife	Tim Resnick	Episode: "Battle of The Proxies"
2008–2013	Sons of Anarchy	Jimmy Cacuzza	appeared in 3 episodes
2014	The Lizzie Borden Chronicles	Marshal Hilliard	appeared in 5 episodes
2016	The Night Of	Detective Lucas	appeared in 4 episodes
2019	The Code	General Carrick	CBS original pilot

Theatre work

Year	Title	Role
1976	Red Peppers	Bert Bentley
1976	Still Life	Albert Godby
1977	Anne of a Thousand Days	Mark Smeaton
1978	Romeo and Juliet	Tybalt
1979	Play It Again, Sam	Bogie
1980	Bent	Wolf/Kapo

Awards and nominations

Year	Nominated Work	Category	Name of Award	Result
1986	Night Heat	Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series	Gemini Awards	Nominated
2016	Behind Bars	Festival Director's Award	Toronto Independent Film Festival	Won
2018	Behind Bars	Best Short Jury Award	Toronto Independent Film Festival	Won
2019	Ping Pong Pigeons	Best American Short Film	Mysticon Film Festival	Won
2019	Ping Pong Pigeons	Spirit Of The Fest	15 Minute Film Festival	Won
2019	Platitudes	Best Supporting Actor	Mindfield Film Festival	Won
2020	Dystopian Snow Globe	Best Actor	Mindfield Film Festival	Won
2020	Dystopian Snow Globe	Small Radical Films	Small Axe Film Festival	Semi-Finalist
2020	Dystopian Snow Globe	Best Quarantine Film	Poe Film Festival	Finalist
2021	Kringle Time	Best Supporting Actor	GenreBlast Film Festival	Nominated
2021	The Issue with Elvis	Best Producer	Washington Film Festival	Won
2021	The Issue with Elvis	Best Feature Film	Toronto Beaches Film Festival	Won
2021	The Issue with Elvis	Best Actor	Toronto Beaches Film Festival	Won
2021	The Issue with Elvis	Best Actor	Montgomery International Film Festival	Won
2021	The Issue with Elvis	Best Actor	Hollywood Women's Film Festival	Won
2021	The Issue with Elvis	Best Feature Film	Hollywood Women's Film Festival	Won
2021	The Issue with Elvis	Best Dramatic Feature	Care Awards	Won
2021	The Issue with Elvis	Best Original Film	Poe Film Festival	Won
2021	The Issue with Elvis	Audience Selection Best of Fest	Poe Film Festival	Won
2021	Fall Fight Shine	Best Documentary Feature Film	Hollywood Women's Film Festival	Won
2022	Fall Fight Shine	Best Documentary Feature	Toronto Independent Film Festival	Won
2023	Fall Fight Shine	Best Documentary Audience Award	Golden State Film Festival	Won
2024	A Philistine In Queens	Best Feature Film (2nd Place)	ReelHeart International Film and Screenplay Festival	Won
2024	A Philistine In Queens	Best Actor	ReelHeart International Film and Screenplay Festival	Nominated
2024	A Philistine In Queens	Best Drama Feature	Down East Flick Fest	Won

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Knutzen, Eirik (August 2, 1987). "Fighting crime, on the set and off". The Philadelphia Inquirer - TV Week (insert). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 4. Retrieved September 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Petrucelli, Alan W. (September 15, 1985). "TV Chatter". The Philadelphia Inquirer - TV Week (insert). Frankfort, Illinois. p. 9. Retrieved September 25, 2018 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Crew, Val (November 16, 1985). "Ask About TV". Baxter Bulletin - Passtimes (insert). Mountain Home, Arkansas. p. Page 8. Retrieved September 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Ross, Rene (December 31, 1985). "Home workouts keep Wincott looking trim". The Chilliwack Progress. Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. p. 43. Retrieved September 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Guttman, Monika (February 28, 1988). "Jeff Wincott has a lot in common with his 'Night Heat' character". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kuntucky. Gannet News Service. p. 165. Retrieved September 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b Witbeck, Charles (January 4, 1986). "Canada's 'Night Heat' Drawing Impressive Nighttime Numbers". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. p. 36. Archived from the original on May 19, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Boone, Mike (May 23, 1987). "Night Heat cruises on to American prime-time TV". The Montreal Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. p. 81. Retrieved September 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c Belcher, Walt (October 16, 1986). "Secret 'Night Heat' is innovative TV". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida. p. 68. Retrieved September 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c Allen, Terrence (January 1996). "Meet the Martial Arts Movie Stars of the Next Century". Black Belt. Vol. 34, no. 1. Valencia, California: Active Interest Media. p. 56. ISSN 0277-3066. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Crockett, Lane (March 14, 1986). "'Night Heat' a gritty, late-might success". Lansing State Journal. Lansing, Michigan. Gannet News Service. p. 2C. Retrieved September 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Croci, Roberto (November 12, 2014). "Michael Wincott: An impeccable cinephile". L'Uomo Vogue (in Italian). Milan, Italy: Condé Nast. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
^ Brown, Barry (August 1, 1987). "Tidy Toronto Yields Gritty 'Night Heat'". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Jeff Wincott at IMDb
^ ^a ^b ^c Knutzen, Eirik (August 2, 1987). "Fighting crime, on the set and off". The Philadelphia Inquirer - TV Week (insert). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 55. Retrieved September 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b Crockett, Lane (May 1, 1986). "Late night audiences warm up to 'Night Heat' actor". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 6B. Retrieved September 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Lott, M. Ray (2004). The American Martial Arts Film. McFarland. p. 222. ISBN 9780786418367. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
^ Sandoval, Lapacazo (July 24, 2021). "Kringle Time - a dark comedy about childhood heroes and their dark secrets". New York Amsterdam News. New York City, New York, United States. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
^ "Jeff". hollowmetropolisfilms.com. Hollow Metropolis Films. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Braun, Liz (March 9, 2022). "The Issue With Elvis – Review by Liz Braun". awfj.org. Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Tupponce, Joan (November 8, 2021). "Filmmaker, storyteller, neuroscientist: Charlotte Wincott's latest project is a reflection of her many skills". news.vcu.edu. Richmond, Virginia, United States: Virginia Commonwealth University. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
^ "Winners Announced – 10th Annual Toronto Beaches Film Festival". torontobeachesfilmfest.com. Toronto Beaches Film Festival. September 12, 2021. Archived from the original on February 19, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
^ "2021 MIFF Winners". miffus.com. Montgomery County, Maryland, United States: Montgomery International Film Festival. September 19, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2022.

External links

Official site
Jeff Wincott at IMDb

[PHILADELPHIA1-1] Knutzen, Eirik (August 2, 1987). "Fighting crime, on the set and off". The Philadelphia Inquirer - TV Week (insert). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 4. Retrieved September 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] Petrucelli, Alan W. (September 15, 1985). "TV Chatter". The Philadelphia Inquirer - TV Week (insert). Frankfort, Illinois. p. 9. Retrieved September 25, 2018 – via NewspaperArchive.com.

[BAXTERBULLETIN-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Crew, Val (November 16, 1985). "Ask About TV". Baxter Bulletin - Passtimes (insert). Mountain Home, Arkansas. p. Page 8. Retrieved September 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[CHILLIWACKPRO-4] Ross, Rene (December 31, 1985). "Home workouts keep Wincott looking trim". The Chilliwack Progress. Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. p. 43. Retrieved September 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[COURIERJOURNAL-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Guttman, Monika (February 28, 1988). "Jeff Wincott has a lot in common with his 'Night Heat' character". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kuntucky. Gannet News Service. p. 165. Retrieved September 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[TOWNTALK-6] Witbeck, Charles (January 4, 1986). "Canada's 'Night Heat' Drawing Impressive Nighttime Numbers". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. p. 36. Archived from the original on May 19, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[MONTREALGAZETTE-7] Boone, Mike (May 23, 1987). "Night Heat cruises on to American prime-time TV". The Montreal Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. p. 81. Retrieved September 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[TAMPATRIBUNE-8] Belcher, Walt (October 16, 1986). "Secret 'Night Heat' is innovative TV". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida. p. 68. Retrieved September 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[BLACKBELT-9] Allen, Terrence (January 1996). "Meet the Martial Arts Movie Stars of the Next Century". Black Belt. Vol. 34, no. 1. Valencia, California: Active Interest Media. p. 56. ISSN 0277-3066. Retrieved September 25, 2018.

[LANSINGSTATE-10] Crockett, Lane (March 14, 1986). "'Night Heat' a gritty, late-might success". Lansing State Journal. Lansing, Michigan. Gannet News Service. p. 2C. Retrieved September 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] Croci, Roberto (November 12, 2014). "Michael Wincott: An impeccable cinephile". L'Uomo Vogue (in Italian). Milan, Italy: Condé Nast. Retrieved June 1, 2018.

[12] Brown, Barry (August 1, 1987). "Tidy Toronto Yields Gritty 'Night Heat'". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

[IMDB-13] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Jeff Wincott at IMDb

[PHILADELPHIA2-14] Knutzen, Eirik (August 2, 1987). "Fighting crime, on the set and off". The Philadelphia Inquirer - TV Week (insert). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 55. Retrieved September 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[SHREVEPORT-15] Crockett, Lane (May 1, 1986). "Late night audiences warm up to 'Night Heat' actor". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 6B. Retrieved September 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[16] Lott, M. Ray (2004). The American Martial Arts Film. McFarland. p. 222. ISBN 9780786418367. Retrieved September 25, 2018.

[17] Sandoval, Lapacazo (July 24, 2021). "Kringle Time - a dark comedy about childhood heroes and their dark secrets". New York Amsterdam News. New York City, New York, United States. Retrieved March 23, 2022.

[18] "Jeff". hollowmetropolisfilms.com. Hollow Metropolis Films. Retrieved March 23, 2022.

[AWFJ-19] Braun, Liz (March 9, 2022). "The Issue With Elvis – Review by Liz Braun". awfj.org. Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Retrieved March 23, 2022.

[VCU-20] Tupponce, Joan (November 8, 2021). "Filmmaker, storyteller, neuroscientist: Charlotte Wincott's latest project is a reflection of her many skills". news.vcu.edu. Richmond, Virginia, United States: Virginia Commonwealth University. Retrieved March 23, 2022.

[21] "Winners Announced – 10th Annual Toronto Beaches Film Festival". torontobeachesfilmfest.com. Toronto Beaches Film Festival. September 12, 2021. Archived from the original on February 19, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2022.

[22] "2021 MIFF Winners". miffus.com. Montgomery County, Maryland, United States: Montgomery International Film Festival. September 19, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2022.

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Jeff Wincott

Early life and education

Career

Filmography

Film

Short film

Television

Theatre work

Awards and nominations

See also

References

External links

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