Michael Wincott
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Michael Wincott as Rochefort in the 1993 The Three Musketeers |
Michael Wincott is a
Canadian actor best known for his deep, gravelly voice.
Born on
January 21,
1958[
1], in
Toronto,
Ontario,
Canada, Wincott was raised in Scarborough, Canada which is a
suburb of Toronto. He graduated from
Juilliard Drama School in
1986.
Wincott is most identifiable playing either small, character roles in
indie films or
villains in more mainstream fare. His most recognizable role was the
evil crime lord Top Dollar in
1994's
The Crow. Other roles include
Jean-Michel Basquiat's mentor
Rene Ricard in
Julian Schnabel's
biopic Basquiat (
1996),
Guy of Gisbourne in
Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves, Rochefort in the 1993 film
Three Musketeers,
Doors producer
Paul A. Rothchild in
Oliver Stone's
The Doors, a
sadistic prison warden in
2002's
The Count of Monte Cristo, and the equally despicable villain of the
1997 Eddie Murphy movie
Metro.
In
2006, Wincott will star in the
movie adaption of
Irvine Welsh's best-selling novel
Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance.
The Sicilian (
1987)—Cpl. Silvestro Canio
Talk Radio (
1988)—Kent/Michael/Joe
The Doors (
1991)—
Paul A. RothchildRobin Hood: Prince of Thieves (
1991)—
Guy of Gisbourne1492: Conquest of Paradise (
1992)—Adrian de Moxica
The Three Musketeers (
1993)—Rochefort
The Crow (
1994)—Top Dollar
Dead Man (
1995)—Conway Twill
Strange Days (
1996)—Philo Gant
Basquiat (
1996)—Rene Ricard
Metro (
1997)—Michael Korda
Alien: Resurrection (
1997)—Frank Elgyn
Gunshy (
1998)—Frankie McGregor
Before Night Falls (
1998)—Herberto Zorilla Ochoa
Along Came a Spider(
2001)—Gary Soneji
The Count of Monte Cristo (
2002)—Dorleac
Treasure Planet (
2002) (voice)—Scroop
The Assassination of Richard Nixon (
2004)—Julius Bicke
Seraphim Falls (
2006)—Hayes
Halo 2 (
2004)—
Prophet of TruthNARC (
2005)—Mr. Big
Halo 3 {
2007}—
Prophet of Truth*the many masques of Michael Wincott [
2]
