Dean Winters

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Dean Winters
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Winters in October 2010
Born
Dean Gerard Winters

(1964-07-20) July 20, 1964 (age 60)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1995–present
Relatives Scott William Winters (brother)

Dean Gerard Winters (born July 20, 1964) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Ryan O'Reily on the HBO prison drama Oz and his roles in the TV series Millennium , Rescue Me , 30 Rock , Sex and the City , and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , as well as portraying "Mayhem" in a series of Allstate Insurance commercials. He co-starred in one season of the CBS Network cop drama series Battle Creek and had a recurring role as "The Vulture" on the comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine . He also appeared in the 2023 Netflix film The Out-Laws and the 2024 AMC series Monsieur Spade .

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Early life

Winters was born in New York City on July 30, 1964. [1] He was raised on Long Island. He is of Irish and Italian descent, and speaks fluent Italian. [1] He has two brothers, actor Scott and writer Bradford, and a sister, Blair. [2] Winters spent his teenage years in Scottsdale, Arizona. He attended Chaparral High School and graduated from Brophy College Preparatory, a Jesuit school in Phoenix, in 1982, [1] and from Colorado College in 1986.

Career

Winters has appeared in two of the Law & Order television series: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , where he was a regular in the first season, and as a guest star in the Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode "Purgatory". He also made an appearance in Season 2 of the television series Sex and the City as John McFadden. More than ten years after his final appearance on SVU, he again portrayed Detective Brian Cassidy in the 13th-season finale "Rhodium Nights", became a recurring character in the 14th season and, in the 15th season, also became Captain Olivia Benson's love interest. He has also made guest appearances on Homicide: Life on the Street , Third Watch , NYPD Blue , CSI: Miami and as Dennis Duffy in 30 Rock as well as previously having an accompanying role in Rescue Me .

He starred in the 1999 romantic comedy Undercover Angel with Yasmine Bleeth and the 2002 direct-to-video horror film Hellraiser: Hellseeker . He played Tom in P.S. I Love You . Winters played Detective Sam Tyler's father in the US version of Life on Mars . He also played Charley Dixon, Sarah Connor's love interest, in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles . [3]

Winters performed stand-up comedy at Catch a Rising Star, The Comic Strip, and the Comedy Cellar alongside notable comedians Jerry Seinfeld, Paul Reiser, and Chris Rock. An HBO comedy special led him to the role he portrayed on Oz , the HBO-produced prison drama.

Winters was cast in the ABC drama pilot Happy Town, from the creators of October Road , but was replaced by Steven Weber after shooting the pilot. [4] [5]

Winters was away from acting until 2010, when Tina Fey brought him back to 30 Rock . Also that year, Winters was introduced as "Mayhem", a recurring character in a television and radio advertising campaign for Allstate Insurance created by the advertising agency Leo Burnett Chicago. [6] In 2019, Fey joined Winters in a series of "Mayhem" commercials. [7]

Winters played Avi in John Wick . Winters co-starred in one season of the CBS cop drama series Battle Creek , playing a small-town police force detective opposite Josh Duhamel, the FBI resident agent assigned to the town. The series was canceled in May 2015. He had a recurring role on Brooklyn Nine-Nine as The Vulture and had a supporting role as a divorce attorney on the HBO series Divorce . [8]

In 2018, he was cast as Mr. Town in the second season of Starz's American Gods . [9]

In 2019, he was in the film Framing John DeLorean .

Personal life

Winters has neuropathy, resulting in numbness and sensitivity issues in his hands and feet. In 2009, Winters contracted a bacterial infection and went into cardiac arrest. He underwent multiple surgeries and developed gangrene, resulting in the amputation of two of his toes and half of one of his thumbs. [10] [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Conspiracy Theory Cleet
LifebreathChrystie's Lover
1999 Undercover Angel Harrison Tyler
2001 Snipes Bobby Starr
2002 Hellraiser: Hellseeker TrevorDirect to video
2004Brooklyn BoundDanny
Love RomeDean
2006 Bristol Boys Randy
Dead CallingNick
2007 P.S. I Love You Tom
2009 Winter of Frozen Dreams Ken Curtis
Splinterheads Reggie
Today's Special Steve
2013 The Devil You Know Jake Kelly
2014 Don Peyote Gun Dealer
John Wick Avi
2016 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows Bartender
2017 Rough Night Detective Frazier
2018 After Everything Blake
Father of the Year Geoff
2019 Framing John DeLorean John ValestraDocumentary
2020 Lost Girls Dean Bostick
2021 Palmer Jerry
Christmas vs. the Walters Brian Walters
2023 The Out-Laws Vince Millen
2024 Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Three Captain Storm (voice)Direct-to-video
2025 High and Low TBAPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995–1996 Homicide: Life on the Street Tom Marans3 episodes
1996 NYPD Blue LarryEpisode: "Where'd the Van Gogh?"
The PlayroomUnknownShort
1997 Firehouse Nick WilkinsonTelevision film
1997–1999 Millennium Young Michael Lanyard/Mr. Crocell2 episodes
1997–2003 Oz Ryan O'Reily Series regular; 56 episodes
1998 New York Undercover Paul DelaneyEpisode: "Rat Trap"
1999 Sex and the City John McFaddenEpisode: "The F**k Buddy"
Saturday Night Live Ryan O'ReilyUncredited; Episode: "Jerry Seinfeld/David Bowie"
1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Brian Cassidy 9 episodes
2001 Deadline Des LoneganEpisode: "Shock"
2002 Third Watch Bill StramEpisode: "The Unforgiven"
The Twilight Zone GordonEpisode: "Future Trade"
2004 Strip Search Ned McGarthTelevision film
2004–2011 Rescue Me Johnny GavinMain role
2005 CSI: Miami Raymond Caine Episode: "10-7"
2006–2012 30 Rock Dennis Duffy Recurring role
Nominated – Gold Derby Award for Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominated – Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
2008 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Mike StoatEpisode: "Purgatory"
2008–2009 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Charley DixonRecurring role
Life on Mars Vic Tyler3 episodes
2011–2014 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Brian Cassidy Recurring role
2012 Up All Night Casey BrinkleyEpisode: "Preschool Auction"
2013 Westside Robbie CarverTelevision film
2013–2019 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Detective Keith 'The Vulture' PembrokeRecurring role
2014 American Dad! EdwardVoice role; Episode: "News Glances with Genevieve Vavance"
2015 Battle Creek Russ AgnewMain role
2016 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt BunnyEpisode: "Kimmy Kidnaps Gretchen!"
2016–2018 Divorce Tony SilvercreekRecurring role
2017–2019 Tangled: The Series AndrewVoice role
2018–2019 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Brian Cassidy Recurring role
2019 Berlin Station BirdmanEpisode: "The Dream of the Four Policemen"
Wayne Daddy/Bobby LucettiRecurring roles
American Gods Mr. TownEpisode: "The Beguiling Man"
City on a Hill Ralph HookEpisode: "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City"
2021 Girls5eva Nick3 episodes
2022 Joe vs. Carole Jeff LoweLimited series
2024 Monsieur Spade Father MorganMiniseries
So Help Me Todd Dick FranksEpisodes: "Dial M for Margaret" & "Is the Jury Out?"

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