Michael Wincott

Michael Wincott is a Canadian-American character actor best known for his deep, gravelly voice.

Born in 1958 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Wincott also lived in London as a child. He graduated from the Juilliard School of Drama 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 1996's Basquiat, a sadistic prison warden in 2002's The Count of Monte Cristo, and the equally despicable villain of the 1997 Eddie Murphy movie Metro.

Brief Filmography

• The Sicilian (1987)-- Cpl. Silvestro Canio
• Talk Radio (1988)-- Kent/Michael/Joe
• The Doors (1991)--Paul A. Rothchild
• Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)--Guy of Gisborne
• 1492: 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 Elgin
• 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
• The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2005)--Julius Bicke