PHILIP WINCHESTER
We all know successful actors are often handsome, but how often are
they THIS handsome? 6'1" Philip Winchester has probably LOST
roles for being too good looking. You can't play Tom Cruise's
best friend if you are taller and handsomer than the star of the
movie. Born in 1981, 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, The Heart of the Earth and Shaking
Dream Land. Winchester graduated from Belgrade High School in Belgrade, Montana, in 1999. He then lived and worked in London, United Kingdom (his mother's native country), attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Winchester's acting career started with a small role in the 1998 film The Patriot starring staggering jerk Steven Segal. It 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. In 2008, he was cast as Robinson Crusoe in the NBC action TV series Crusoe. In 2009, he was cast in Maneater, a two-part Lifetime miniseries starring Sarah Chalke. Winchester has also appeared in the films In My Sleep (as the lead), and Solomon Kane (as a former member of the title character's crew, turned freedom-fighter) and the Syfy TV mini-series Alice.  From 2010, he has played the role of Frank
Stanton, parallel universe fiancé 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. –(Season 1 featured Richard Armitage and
other cast)–. Series 2: Project Dawn, Series 3: Vengeance (2012),
Series 4: Shadow Warfare (2013), Series 5: Legacy (2015), which aired
on Sky1 in the UK and Cinemax in the US. 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. He currently stars in Chicago Justice as lead prosecutor Peter Stone. That is one of those "Chicago" shows that postulates how every person working in civil service in Chicago is actually super-hot looking. |
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| PHILIP WINCHESTER GETS EMOTIONAL ON SHOW ENDING |
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Philip Winchester gets emotional while discussing the end of his
Cinemax series "Strike Back" during an exclusive interview July 9
at San Diego Comic Con International. TV shows get
cancelled practically the minute they are greenlit any more, but
it is still very traumatic for an actor. Wannabees are many and
good roles are few, so it's quite possible a role like this on a
major series may be the only chance at the spotlight many actors
get. Even the tall ones!
That explains why Philip got all teary eyed in this interview. Some people wish they were famous. Don't! |
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