Anecdotes

He plays a multitude of instruments including drums, harmonica, guitar and piano.

He is known for his apathetic stance on celebrity and the ideals of Hollywood, often stating that he holds art in higher regard than money.

Has appeared in two films based on Alexandre Dumas' works: Les trois mousquetaires (1993) and La vengeance de Monte Cristo (2002).

The Juilliard School (Drama Division), 1982-1986 (graduated).

Of English and Italian descent.

His favorite musician is Keith Richards.

In 2011 he appeared in a test scene for a movie project about American multiple murderer Richard Kuklinski. In the short, directed by Ariel Vromen, he played Robert "Mr. Softee" Pronge while Michael Shannon impersonated Kuklinski. The movie, called The Iceman (2012), entered production at the end of the same year; Shannon kept his role while Chris Evans was chosen to play Pronge because Vromen wanted someone younger for that part. The director offered Wincott another role, but the actor wasn't happy with it and amicably refused. Wincott was thanked in the end credits.

He's the youngest of three brothers.

Younger brother of Jeff Wincott.

In 2006 he was going to star in the movie adaptation of Irvine Welsh's "Ecstasy" together with Hugh Dancy, Billy Boyd, Scott Cleverdon, Richard E. Grant and Sarah Carter, under the direction of Robert Heydon. The film was shot 4 years later with a different cast, except for Billy Boyd.