Michael Wincott

Michael Anthony Claudio Wincott (born January 21, 1958) is a Canadian actor. His deep, raspy voice has often led to his being cast in villainous roles.

Some of his best-known roles include Guy of Gisbourne 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); hacker Adrian Cross on the TV miniseries 24: Live Another Day (2014); and cinematographer Antlers Holst in Nope (2022). He has frequently worked with directors Oliver Stone and Julian Schnabel, and appeared in films by Ridley Scott, Terrence Malick, Michael Cimino and Jim Jarmusch.

Early life and education Wincott was born in Toronto and grew up in an east-end suburb. His father is English while his mother was from Piacenza, Italy.

In a 2014 interview with L'Uomo Vogue, Wincott said he fell in love with cinema as a young child and took drama classes in high school. Wincott credited director Des McAnuff, as well as his father, with encouraging him to enroll at the prestigious acting school. Kate Reid and Gerard Parkes played his parents in the film.

After graduating from Juilliard, Wincott was cast in the 1987 film, The Sicilian in the role of Corporal Silvestro Canio. The following year Wincott appeared in Oliver Stone's film based on the play. He appeared on Broadway starring in the play Serious Money (1988) alongside Kate Nelligan, Alec Baldwin and John Pankow, as well as appearing in The Secret Rapture (1989) starring Blair Brown.

Wincott again worked with Oliver Stone in 1989, appearing in the film Born on the Fourth of July as a bedridden Vietnam veteran, and also played the part of Rochefort in the Disney film The Three Musketeers. In 2004 he played Julius Bicke in The Assassination of Richard Nixon.

In 2006, Wincott appeared in the western film Seraphim Falls. He also appeared in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly and What Just Happened in 2007 and 2008 respectively. In early 2012, he was cast as notorious serial killer Ed Gein in the biographical drama film Hitchcock. The following year he starred in the Canadian western drama film Forsaken. In 2016 he also played the role of Old Bill in two episodes in season 1 of the science fiction western TV series Westworld.

In 2017, he appeared in the MTG drama series Veni Vidi Vici. The Swedish series stars Danish actor Thomas Bo Larsen and centers around the porn industry. He also provided the voice of Mr. Big in the 2005 re-launch of the video game Narc. In 2012 he provided the voices for several video game characters: Jules Merit in the game Syndicate, Griffin in the interactive graphic novel Infex, and Death in the game Darksiders II.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1979 Title Shot Robber 1980 Nothing Personal Peter Wild Horse Hank Charlie Connors 1981 Ticket to Heaven Gerry Circle of Two Paul 1983 Curtains Matthew 1987 The Sicilian Cpl. Silvestro Canio 1988 Talk Radio Kent/Michael/Joe 1989 Suffering Bastards Chazz Bloodhounds of Broadway Soupy Mike Born on the Fourth of July Veteran 1991 The Doors Paul A. Rothchild Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Guy of Gisbourne 1992 1492: Conquest of Paradise Adrián de Moxica 1993 Romeo Is Bleeding Sal The Three Musketeers Rochefort 1994 The Crow Top Dollar 1995 Dead Man Conway Twill Strange Days Philo Gant Panther Tynan 1996 Basquiat Rene Ricard Dead Girl Mark in the Park 1997 Alien Resurrection Captain Frank Elgyn Metro Michael Korda 1998 Gunshy Frankie McGregor 1999 Hidden Agenda Larry Gleason 2000 Before Night Falls Herberto Zorilla Ochoa 2001 Along Came a Spider Gary Soneji 2002 The Count of Monte Cristo Armand Dorléac Treasure Planet Scroop Voice 2004 The Assassination of Richard Nixon Julius Bicke 2006 Seraphim Falls Hayes 2007 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Fashion Photographer 2008 What Just Happened Jeremy Brunell 2009 A Lonely Place for Dying Anthony Greenglass 2012 Hitchcock Ed Gein 2013 The Girl from Nagasaki Goro 2014 Grand Street Reuben 2015 Knight of Cups Herb Forsaken Dave Turner 2017 Ghost in the Shell Dr. Osmond Uncredited 2022 Nope Antlers Holst

Television Year Title Role Notes 1976 Earthbound Cole Buckley Television film directed by Mike Newell 1979 An American Christmas Carol Choir Leader Television film The Family Man Charlie Television film 1979–81 The Littlest Hobo Charlie, Jeff 2 episodes 1981 Clown White Peter Television film 1985 Night Heat Jack Tenelli Episode: "Mother's Day" 1987–88 Crime Story Bobby Meeker 3 episodes 1987 The Equalizer Jordan Episode: "High Performance" 1989 The Equalizer Jarrow Episode: "The Caper" 1988 Miami Vice Wilson Cook Episode: "Blood & Roses" 1990 The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story Ulrich Weber Television film 1996 Strangers Arnaud Episode: "Leave" 2002 The Red Phone: Manhunt Hans Peter Van Eyck Television film 2014 24: Live Another Day Adrian Cross 8 episodes 2016 Westworld Old Bill 2 episodes 2017 Veni Vidi Vici Georgina Series for Viaplay (Scandinavia) and Hulu (Australia and United States)

Self Year Title Role Notes 1993 The Making of The Three Musketeers Himself 2001 The Making of Along Came a Spider Himself 2005 Me and Graham: The Soundtrack of Our Lives Himself 2007 Behind the Scenes of Seraphim Falls Himself 2014 Jack is Back Himself The 'Making of' documentary 2016 The Making of Forsaken Himself

Short film Year Title Role Notes 2008 Sketches from Great Gull Narrator Voice 2011 The Iceman Mr. Softee Test scene for The Iceman (2012) 2011 The Farewell He

Video shorts The Treasure Planet Read-Along DVD (2003) – Scroop (voice)

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2002 Treasure Planet Scroop Voice 2004 Halo 2 The Prophet of Truth Voice 2005 Narc Mr. Big Voice2012 Infex Griffin Voice Syndicate Jules Merit Voice Darksiders II Death Voice

Theatre 1987 – Talk Radio – Kent 1988 – Serious Money – Grevett, Frosby, Jake Todd 1988 – Road – Eddy, DJ, Skin Lad 1989 – The Secret Rapture – Irwin Posner 1991 – State of Shock – Stubbs