Sandy Winton

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Sandy Winton
Born (1970-12-18) 18 December 1970 (age 54)
Australia
Alma mater Newington College
NIDA
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
SpouseTessa Winton
Children2

Alexander Gordon Winton [1] (born 18 December 1970) [1] is an Australian actor. From 2010 to 2012, he portrayed Michael Williams in the soap opera Neighbours .

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Career

Winton attended Newington College (1983–1988) [1] and graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 1995. [2] In March 2010, it was announced that Winton would be joining the cast of Neighbours as Michael Williams. [3] On 7 November 2011, it was announced Winton would be leaving Neighbours in 2012. [4] Of Winton's departure, executive producer Susan Bower said "The Michael Williams character will be leaving Ramsay Street as part of a significant story coming up in April. Sandy's contribution to the show has been superb, enabling the character to be part of some milestone storylines." [4]

Personal life

Winton is married to Tessa Winton with two children named Harrison Gordon "Harry" Winton and Amalie Rose "Millie" Winton. Upon landing the role of Michael Williams, Winton relocated to Melbourne from Sydney. He is a supporter of AFL team, Sydney Swans.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Oscar and Lucinda Expeditioner
1999 Me Myself I Ben Monroe
2005 Son of the Mask Chris
2006 Candy Candy's Doctor
2014 Unbroken Coach
2018SinkFatherCompleted
2018FragmentaryGlenn Sanderson

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Police Rescue Senior ConstableEpisode: "The Only Constant"
1996 Twisted Episode: "A Sure Thing"
1997 Big Sky Richard / RobEpisode: "Sweet Revenge"
1997The Devil GameSteveTV film
1998 All Saints Greg NewmanEpisode: "Night Shift"
1998 Good Guys, Bad Guys Walter McLeodEpisode: "Blood Is Thicker Than Walter"
1998 Wildside Doug ZelkaEpisode: "1.31"
1998 The Genie from Down Under BruceMain role (series 2)
1999 Murder Call Peter SharpEpisode: "Hide & Seek"
2000 Above the Law Zac WernholdtEpisodes: "Snapshots and Cottontails", "Send in the Clowns", "Chaos Theory"
2000Dogwoman: Dead Dog WalkingJeremy MaitlandTV film
2000 Something in the Air Matt BatemanRecurring role
2001 Xena: Warrior Princess Prince MorlochEpisode: "Dangerous Prey"
2001 BeastMaster NavasEpisode: "Mate for Life"
2001 Farscape Rinic TolvenEpisode: "Thanks for Sharing"
2001 The Secret Life of Us VincentEpisodes: "The Unbelievable Truth", "Expect the Unexpected"
2001 Cold Feet ShawnEpisode: "4.8"
2002 The Lost World Thomas DuckartEpisode: "Phantoms"
2002CounterstrikeHartTV film
2002 White Collar Blue SimonTV film
2002 McLeod's Daughters Daniel LewisSeason 2, Episode 13: "Steer Trek"
2002 Young Lions Capt. Ian MartinEpisodes: "The Navy: Parts 1 & 2", "Bill's Death"
2003 White Collar Blue Simon BallGuest role (series 1–2)
2004 The Alice Nicky MarioneTV film
2006 Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America Little League FatherTV film
2006 Two Twisted Bill BanksEpisode: "There's Something About Kyanna"
2006 Tripping Over DanielEpisodes: "1.3", "1.4", "1.5"
2007 McLeod's Daughters Heath BarrettRecurring (Season 7)
2009 Home and Away Rex AventGuest role (Season 22)
2010 The Pacific Capt. JamesonEpisode: "Guadalcanal/Leckie"
2010–2012 Neighbours Michael Williams Regular role (Seasons 26–28)
2012 Tricky Business Marcus WoodwardRecurring role
2014 INXS: Never Tear Us Apart Det. ChambersTV miniseries
2015 Wonderland LiamRecurring role (series 3)
2016 The Code Michael McCrayEpisodes: "2.1", "2.2", "2.3"
2021HarrowIan Vanderhuust1 episode
2022BaronsBernie Hunter Snr5 episodes

References

  1. 1 2 3 Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 218
  2. Biography for Sandy Winton imdb. Retrieved 1 July 2010
  3. "New family for Ramsay Street". Holy Soap . Channel 5. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  4. 1 2 Kilkelly, Daniel (7 November 2011). "'Neighbours' confirms Michael Williams exit". Digital Spy . Hearst Magazines UK . Retrieved 21 December 2011.