Philip Winchester

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Philip Winchester
Born
Montana, U.S.
Alma mater London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Spouse
Megan Coughlin
(m. 2008)
Children2

Philip Winchester is an American actor. He is known for his roles in The Patriot , The Hi-Line, LD 50 Lethal Dose , Thunderbirds , CSI: Miami , King Lear , Strike Back , Flyboys , In My Sleep , [1] The Heart of the Earth and Shaking Dream Land. He is also known for his role as Peter Stone in Chicago Justice and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit .

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Early life and education

Winchester was born in Montana. He graduated from Belgrade High School in 1999. He then lived and worked in London, England (his mother's home country), [2] and attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). [3]

Career

Winchester's acting career started with a small role in the 1998 film The Patriot , which was filmed in and around the towns of Bozeman and Ennis, Montana. After graduating from high school, he began to take roles in plays, including that of Edmund in King Lear opposite Ian McKellen, in the 2007 Royal Shakespeare Company production.

In 2003, he starred in the independent film The Telephone, which was filmed in Bristol and produced by Robert Finlay. [4] In 2008, he was cast as Robinson Crusoe in the NBC action TV series Crusoe . [5] [6] In 2009, he was cast in Maneater , a two-part Lifetime miniseries starring Sarah Chalke.

Winchester has also appeared in the films Solomon Kane (2009) (as a former member of the title character's crew, turned freedom-fighter) and In My Sleep (2010) (as the lead), [1] and the Syfy TV mini-series Alice .

From 2010, he has played the role of Frank Stanton, parallel universe fiance of Olivia Dunham, in the Fox TV series Fringe . From 2011, he has appeared as Leontes in the Starz series Camelot . Other credits include the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of Strike Back along with a guest appearance in season six. The series follows the adventures of two Section 20 agents, Sgt. Michael Stonebridge (Winchester) and American former Delta Force officer Damien Scott (Sullivan Stapleton). He also starred with Wesley Snipes and Charity Wakefield in the NBC drama The Player in 2015. He also starred in Chicago Justice as lead prosecutor Peter Stone. This character then became the Assistant District Attorney (ADA) on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit during season 19 after the previous ADA Rafael Barba (Raúl Esparza) resigned. In March 2019, Winchester announced that he would be leaving SVU ahead of its twenty-first season, making season twenty his last on the show. [7]

Personal life

Winchester married Megan Coughlin in 2008. The two met in their hometown of Belgrade, Montana and were described as being "high-school sweethearts" by E! News. [8] They have two daughters who were born in 2015 and 2019. [9] [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 The Patriot Young Militiaman
1999The Hi-LineCafe Waiter
2003 LD 50 Lethal Dose Vaughn
2004 Thunderbirds Scott Tracy
2006Shaking Dream LandRobert
2006 Flyboys William Jensen
2007 The Heart of the Earth Robert Coyle
2009 Solomon Kane Henry Telford
2010 In My Sleep Marcus
2016 Undrafted Fotch
2020 Rogue Joey Kasinski
2021 Endangered Species Jack Halsey
2022A Week In ParadiseSam
2024Shadow LandBrett Cahill
2024 Duchess Robert McNaughton
2025Man with No PastJack

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004Commando NannyMiles RossUnknown episodes
2005 CSI: Miami Chris AllenEpisode: "Urban Hellraisers"
2008 King Lear EdmundTelevision film
2008–2009 Crusoe Robinson Crusoe 13 episodes
2009 Maneater Aaron Mason2 episodes
2009 Alice Jack Chase2 episodes
2010–2011 Fringe Frank Stanton4 episodes
2010 Warehouse 13 Marine/Cowboy/Gladiator/Mad scientistEpisode: "Beyond Our Control"
2010A Walk in My ShoesMarcusTelevision film
2011 Camelot Leontes10 episodes
2011–2018 Strike Back Sgt. Michael Stonebridge42 episodes
2014 24: Live Another Day Colonel Shaw3 episodes
2015 The Player Alex Kane9 episodes
2016–2017 Chicago P.D. A.S.A./A.D.A. Peter Stone 3 episodes
2017 Chicago Justice 13 episodes
2017 Chicago Med Episode: "Speak Your Truth"
2018–2019 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Main Cast 36 Episodes
2022Leopard SkinMax HammondAll 8 episodes

References

  1. 1 2 "In My Sleep (2010): Movie Info and Reviews". Cinemamontreal.com. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  2. "Crusoe's Philip Winchester Previews NBC's New Island Adventure - Today's News: Our Take". TVGuide.com. October 17, 2008. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  3. "Philip Winchester Biography". TVGuide. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  4. "About". Rob Finlay. Archived from the original on 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
  5. "NBC's Crusoe: Behind the Scenes in the Makeup Trailer". fring.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2008.
  6. "Crusoe: Bios Philip Winchester". NBC . Retrieved August 12, 2008.
  7. "Philip Winchester Leaving 'Law & Order: SVU' Ahead Of Historic 21st Season". Deadline Hollywood. March 29, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  8. "'The Next Adventure!' 'Law & Order: SVU' 's Philip Winchester Welcomes Second Child with Wife Megan". people.com.
  9. "'Law & Order: SVU' Star Philip Winchester Welcomes His Second Child!". okmagazine.com.
  10. "'The Next Adventure!' Law & Order: SVU's Philip Winchester Welcomes Second Child with Wife Megan". www.yahoo.com.