Jeffrey Howard Piero Wincott (born May 8, 1956) is a Canadian actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

 and athlete.

Personal life

Jeff is the elder brother of actor Michael Wincott

Michael Wincott

Michael Anthony Claudio Wincott is a Canadian actor.Wincott was born in Toronto, Ontario and is renown for playing villainous roles-Filmography:*Title Shot - Robber*Wild Horse Hank - Charlie Connors...

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Wincott met his wife Charlotte (then a singer/songwriter) 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 Fitzgerald scholar and English professor, and Jeff's brother Michael. "Wolfie" weighed seven pounds and five ounces at birth. Charlotte is a doctoral student in the biomedical sciences (neuroscience) at New York University School of Medicine.

Career

Jeff grew up in Toronto, Canada. After attending Ryerson University for Theatre, Jeff began doing stand-up comedy at the famed Yuk-Yuks in Toronto which led to a continuing role in the comedy series sitcom King Of Kensington and Hanging In. His break out role was starring in the award-winning TV series Night Heat as the Italian police Detective, Frank Giambone. After completing 96 episodes and being nominated for best actor, Jeff combined his skills as a black belt in Taekwondo and became a full-fledged martial arts star. Starring in more than 14 Hollywood action films, including, Martial Outlaw, Mission Of Justice, Last Man Standing, and Universal Soldier. Lately, he has worked on the TV shows JAG, Matlock, 24, N.C.I.S., The Wire, Sons Of Anarchy, and just recently Person Of Interest. Also in the films, S.W.A.T., The Invasion, Undertakers Wedding, Lake City, Unstoppable, and soon to be released Bolden.

External links

• Official site