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]
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