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Dean Winters

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  • Producer
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Dean Winters
An adaptation of the 2020 Wondery podcast "Joe Exotic: Tiger King," hosted and reported by Robert Moor. The limited series will center on Carole Baskin, a big cat enthusiast, who learns that fellow exotic animal lover Joe "Exotic" Schreibvogel is breeding and using his big cats for profit. She sets out to shut down his venture, inciting a quickly escalating rivalry. But Carole has a checkered past of her own and when the claws come out, Joe will stop at nothing to expose what he sees as her hypocrisy. The results prove dangerous.
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Dean Winters is known for his role as Ryan O'Reily on HBO's award-winning series Oz (1997) and as Tina Fey's character's "Beeper King" boyfriend on the Emmy-winning comedy, 30 Rock (2006). His noteworthy comedic performance was recently included in Entertainment Weekly's "Must List" as well as Variety's short-list of Emmy-worthy guest performances. In addition to being featured in the film P.S. I Love You (2007) with Hilary Swank, Winters was a series regular on FX's critically-acclaimed, one-hour drama Rescue Me (2004), in which he played Denis Leary's character's brother, Johnny Gavin, an NYPD police detective.

He recurred as Lena Headey's former love interest on the Fox series, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008). He can also be seen as the Allstate spokesmodel character known as Mayhem.

Winters also played Detective Brian Cassidy on NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999). Other television credits include guest-starring roles in CSI: Miami (2002), Sex and the City (1998), Third Watch (1999), The Twilight Zone (1985), Millennium (1996), New York Undercover (1994), NYPD Blue (1993) and Homicide: Life on the Street (1993). Some of Winters's film projects include Winter of Frozen Dreams (2009), Bristol Boys (2006), Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002), Bullet in the Brain (2001), Snipes (2001), Undercover Angel (1999), All Shook Up (1999), Conspiracy Theory (1997), starring Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts, Firehouse (1996), Sidney Lumet's television movie Strip Search (2004) and The Devil You Know (2013).
BornJuly 20, 1964
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BornJuly 20, 1964
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Known for

    Keanu Reeves in John Wick (2014)
    John Wick
    7.5
    • Avi
    • 2014
    Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler in P.S. I Love You (2007)
    P.S. I Love You
    7.0
    • Tom
    • 2007
    Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, and Jack McBrayer in 30 Rock (2006)
    30 Rock
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Dennis Duffy
    Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Detective Brian Cassidy
    • DA Investigator Brian Cassidy
    • Officer Brian Cassidy
    • I.A.B. Detective Brian Cassidy

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Highest 2 Lowest
      • Detective Higgins
      • Completed
      • 2025



    • Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Three (2024)
      Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Three
      6.1
      • Captain Storm (voice)
      • 2024
    • Lee Tergesen and Dean Winters in ZO (2024)
      ZO
      7.8
      Short
      • Ryan O'Reily
      • 2024
    • Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin in So Help Me Todd (2022)
      So Help Me Todd
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Dick Frank
      • 2024
    • Busy Philipps, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell, and Sara Bareilles in Girls5eva (2021)
      Girls5eva
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Nick
      • 2021–2024
    • Clive Owen in Monsieur Spade (2024)
      Monsieur Spade
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Father Morgan
      • 2024
    • Pierce Brosnan, Ellen Barkin, Nina Dobrev, and Adam Devine in The Out-Laws (2023)
      The Out-Laws
      5.4
      • Vince Millen
      • 2023
    • Kate McKinnon and John Cameron Mitchell in Joe vs. Carole (2022)
      Joe vs. Carole
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Jeff Lowe
      • 2022
    • Caroline Aaron, Bruce Dern, Richard Thomas, Chris Elliott, Jack McGee, Kresh Novakovic, Shawnee Smith, Dean Winters, Christopher Riley, Nate Torrence, Paris Bravo, and Gianni Ciardiello in Christmas vs. The Walters (2021)
      Christmas vs. The Walters
      4.5
      • Brian Walters
      • 2021
    • DC Showcase: The Losers (2021)
      DC Showcase: The Losers
      5.6
      Short
      • Storm (voice)
      • 2021
    • Justin Timberlake and Ryder Allen in Palmer (2021)
      Palmer
      7.3
      • Jerry
      • 2021
    • Amy Ryan and Sarah Wisser in Lost Girls (2020)
      Lost Girls
      6.2
      • Dean Bostick
      • 2020
    • Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi in Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (2017)
      Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Andrew (voice)
      • 2017–2019
    • Ruby Black: Sriracha (2019)
      Ruby Black: Sriracha
      Music Video
      • Dean Winters
      • 2019
    • Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge in City on a Hill (2019)
      City on a Hill
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Ralph Hook
      • 2019
    • Dirk Blocker, Andre Braugher, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Joe Lo Truglio, Joel McKinnon Miller, Andy Samberg, and Stephanie Beatriz in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
      Brooklyn Nine-Nine
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Keith 'The Vulture' Pembroke
      • 2013–2019

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    • Lee Tergesen and Dean Winters in ZO (2024)
      ZO
      7.8
      Short
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Lawrence Bender, Chilly Nathan, Ethan Peck, Dean Winters, Ninet Tayeb, Caleb Heymann, Tanya Fischer, Britt Lower, Victoria Keon-Cohen, Lucinda Jubb, Stoan Maslev, Daniel Sheiman, and Rian Antonelli in A Civilized Life (2018)
      A Civilized Life
      6.9
      Short
      • producer
      • 2018

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    • Height
      • 6′ (1.83 m)
    • Born
      • July 20, 1964
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Relatives
        Scott William Winters(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Appeared in Shyne's video for the single "Bonnie and Shyne".

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    • Trivia
      Died in the back of an ambulance going through Central Park in 2009 after suffering from a bacterial infection. He was brought back to life 3-1/2 minutes later by the emergency response team at Lenox Hill Hospital. In a span of two years he had 16 surgeries, lost 2-1/2 toes and half a thumb after contracting gangrene. He also had major reconstructive surgery on his left arm. He was offered the role of "Mayhem" for Allstate's ad campaign while in the hospital.
    • Quotes
      Life is short, I learned the hard way.
    • Trademarks
        Often plays immoral yet charming characters

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