You might remember him from the HBO's legendary prison series "Oz" or the popular drama series "Rescue Me" - a story about a bunch of charismatic fire fighters struggling through their personal lives and relationships, as well as their work in a post-9/11 world.
Winters also played Detective Brian Cassidy on NBC's "Law & Order: SVU", and had guest-starring roles in "CSI: Miami," "Sex and the City," "Third Watch," "Twilight Zone," "Millennium," "New York Undercover," "NYPD Blue," and "Homicide: Life on the Street."
Some of Winters' film projects include "Bristol Boys," "Hellraiser: Hellseeker," "Conspiracy Theory," and the upcoming love story "P.S., I Love You" with Gerard Butler and Hilary Swank.
Date of Birth
20 July 1964, New York, New York, USA
Birth Name
Dean Gerard Winters
Height
6' 1½" (1.87 m)
Mini Biography
Dean Winters was born on July 20, 1964 in New York City. He has three younger siblings: Scott (an actor), Bradford (a poet/writer), and youngest sister, Blair (who runs a pediatric AIDS unit in a Manhattan hospital).
He grew up on Long Island and spent his teenage years in Scottsdale, AZ where his father had been transferred for his job. The Winters family eventually moved back to NYC, while Dean was attending Colorado College.
He graduated with honors from college. After graduating from college, Dean spent time in Europe (where he did some modeling on the side), Asia, and on the West Coast. At age 27, he moved back to New York City and bartended at various bars and clubs all over the city with his brother Scott. Scott persuaded Dean to attend acting school in order to do something with his life.
Dean enjoyed acting almost immediately. It was through one of their 17 bartending gigs that they met Tom Fontana (creator of Oz) and befriended him. He eventually offered them work. Dean's previous roles then led Tom Fontana to offering him the role of cunning Ryan O'Reily on the popular HBO series "Oz."
Biography from imdb.com
Random Facts:
- Brother of Scott William Winters and Bradford Winters.
- Attended college in Colorado.
- Is skilled in boxing and tai chi.
- Is fluent in Italian.
- Is of Irish and Italian descent