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Jeffrey Wincott (born May 8, 1956) is a Canadian actor, producer and martial artist best known for his Gemini Award-nominated lead role in the television series Night Heat. Wincott was also the star of several martial arts films in the 1990s. In 1996 he was named one of the "Martial Arts Movie Stars of the Next Century" by Black Belt magazine.Wincott was born and raised in Toronto. His mother was of Italian descent and his father was British. Actor Michael Wincott is his younger brother. Wincott began studying kung fu and karate at age 12 and taekwondo at 13. Wincott was accepted to one of Canada's premiere theatre schools Ryerson University Theatre School in Toronto.One of Wincott's first acting jobs was in 1979 when he appeared on 2 episodes of the Canadian sitcom King of Kensington. He also appeared in an episode of the Canadian sitcom The Littlest Hobo that same year.In 1980, he toured with the Toronto-based Actors Touring Company in their production of Romeo and Juliet, followed by the Runnymede Theatre production Play it Again, Sam in which Wincott played the role of Humphrey Bogart. That same year he also had a small role in the horror movie Prom Night, and the following year he was cast in the film Quest for Fire, but turned it down to play Wolf in the Canadian Stage Premiere of Bent at the Bathurst Theatre.Wincott appeared in an episode of the Canadian drama series The Great Detective in 1982. In 1981 and 1983 he appeared again in episodes of The Littlest Hobo. He also appeared in episodes of the Canadian TV series Hangin' In in 1983 and 1984.From 1982 to 1984 Wincott lived in New York City, where he studied privately with Juilliard teacher Michael Kahn, before moving on to Los Angeles to film a beer commercial for Molson. While in L.A. he taught breakdancing and performed mime on Venice Beach for money.In 1984, Wincott returned to Toronto to begin working on the Canadian police drama series Night Heat. The series starred Scott Hylands as Detective Kevin O'Brien and Wincott as his partner, the brash and impulsive Detective Frank Giambone. The series ran for 4 seasons from 1985 to 1989 on CTV and also aired on CBS, making it the first Canadian-produced drama series to air on an American network. In 1986 he also appeared in the Canadian drama film The Boy in Blue starring Nicolas Cage.In the 1990's, Wincott was the star of several action films, often making use of his martial arts skills. Some of these films include Martial Law 2: Undercover (1991), "Mission of Justice" opposite Brigitte Nielsen (1992), Deadly Bet (1992), Martial Outlaw (1993), The Killing Machine (1994), Street Law (1995), Last Man Standing (1995), The Donor (1995), No Exit (1995), When the Bullet Hits the Bone (1996), and Future Fear (1997).After starring in USA Network's MOW Universal Soldier ll and lll with Gary Busey and Burt Reynolds, Wincott made the decision to move away from action roles and return to more dramatic roles. His first role was in 1998 as Rocco, the Italian mafia hit man opposite Adrien Brody in the independent romantic comedy The Undertakers Wedding. In 1999, he played Detective Dickerson with James Russo in the feature film Paper Bullets. In 2001, he appeared in the films Battle Queen 2020 with Julia Strain and Pressure Point with Michael Madson. He was also in Outside The Law (2002) and S.W.A.T (2003) with Samuel L. Jackson.In 2003, Wincott appeared in 2 episodes of the second season of TV series 24. He played the recurring role of James 'Jimmy' Cacuzza on the crime drama series Sons of Anarchy, appearing in episodes that aired in 2008, 2012, and 2013. In 2012, Wincott played Captain Mancuso in an episode in the third season of the TV series Blue Bloods, and reprised the role in the series fifth season. He also played recurring character Marshal Hilliard in the miniseries The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (2015) and Detective Lucas in the miniseries The Night Of (2016). - IMDb Mini Biography By: Laura Dean

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