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American actor (born 1965) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Scott William Winters (born August 5, 1965) is an American actor.
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Scott William Winters | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1996–present |
Spouse | Jennifer Logan Winters |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Dean Winters (brother) |
Winters is of Irish and Italian descent,[1] and grew up on Long Island and in Scottsdale, Arizona. He attended Brophy College Preparatory, a Jesuit school in Phoenix. Winters has three siblings: brothers Dean (an actor) and Bradford (a poet/writer), and a sister, Blair Winters. Scott is best known for playing Cyril O'Reily in the HBO drama Oz opposite his brother, Dean, who appeared as Cyril's brother, Ryan.
Winters had a notable role in the film Good Will Hunting as Clark, a pompous rival for Minnie Driver's attention who is bested by Matt Damon. He reprised the role, along with Damon and Ben Affleck, in a parody scene in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. He played Det. Stan Hatcher, a recurring character on the TV series NYPD Blue. He appeared in a few episodes of Season 6 of 24, as FBI Agent Samuels, and in Season 3 of The Americans as EST seminar leader Lawrence. He made an appearance in the show The Book of Daniel, in an episode that was only aired online.[2]
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