Sandy Winton | |
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Born | Australia | 18 December 1970
Alma mater | Newington College NIDA |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1996–present |
Alexander Gordon (Sandy) Winton[1] (born 18 December 1970)[1] is an Australian actor. From 2010 to 2012, he portrayed Michael Williams in the soap opera Neighbours.
Winton attended Newington College (1983–1988)[1] and graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 1995.[2] In March 2010, it was announced that Winton would be joining the cast of Neighbours as Michael Williams.[3] On 7 November 2011, it was announced Winton would be leaving Neighbours in 2012.[4] Of Winton's departure, executive producer Susan Bower said "The Michael Williams character will be leaving Ramsay Street as part of a significant story coming up in April. Sandy's contribution to the show has been superb, enabling the character to be part of some milestone storylines."[4]
Winton is married to Tessa Winton with two children named Harrison (Harry) Gordon Winton and Amelie (Millie) Rose Winton. Upon landing the role of Michael Williams, Winton relocated to Melbourne from Sydney. He is a supporter of AFL team, Sydney Swans.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Oscar and Lucinda | Expeditioner | |
1999 | Me Myself I | Ben Monroe | |
2005 | Son of the Mask | Chris | |
2006 | Candy | Candy's Doctor | |
2014 | Unbroken | Coach | |
2018 | Sink | Father | Completed |
2018 | Fragmentary | Glenn Sanderson | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Police Rescue | Senior Constable | Episode: "The Only Constant" |
1996 | Twisted | Episode: "A Sure Thing" | |
1997 | Big Sky | Richard / Rob | Episode: "Sweet Revenge" |
1997 | The Devil Game | Steve | TV film |
1998 | All Saints | Greg Newman | Episode: "Night Shift" |
1998 | Good Guys, Bad Guys | Walter McLeod | Episode: "Blood Is Thicker Than Walter" |
1998 | Wildside | Doug Zelka | Episode: "1.31" |
1998 | The Genie from Down Under | Bruce | Main role (series 2) |
1999 | Murder Call | Peter Sharp | Episode: "Hide & Seek" |
2000 | Above the Law | Zac Wernholdt | Episodes: "Snapshots and Cottontails", "Send in the Clowns", "Chaos Theory" |
2000 | Dogwoman: Dead Dog Walking | Jeremy Maitland | TV film |
2000 | Something in the Air | Matt Bateman | Recurring role |
2001 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Prince Morloch | Episode: "Dangerous Prey" |
2001 | BeastMaster | Navas | Episode: "Mate for Life" |
2001 | Farscape | Rinic Tolven | Episode: "Thanks for Sharing" |
2001 | The Secret Life of Us | Vincent | Episodes: "The Unbelievable Truth", "Expect the Unexpected" |
2001 | Cold Feet | Shawn | Episode: "4.8" |
2002 | The Lost World | Thomas Duckart | Episode: "Phantoms" |
2002 | Counterstrike | Hart | TV film |
2002 | White Collar Blue | Simon | TV film |
2002 | McLeod's Daughters | Daniel Lewis | Season 2, Episode 13: "Steer Trek" |
2002 | Young Lions | Capt. Ian Martin | Episodes: "The Navy: Parts 1 & 2", "Bill's Death" |
2003 | White Collar Blue | Simon Ball | Guest role (series 1–2) |
2004 | The Alice | Nicky Marione | TV film |
2006 | Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America | Little League Father | TV film |
2006 | Two Twisted | Bill Banks | Episode: "There's Something About Kyanna" |
2006 | Tripping Over | Daniel | Episodes: "1.3", "1.4", "1.5" |
2007 | McLeod's Daughters | Heath Barrett | Recurring (Season 7) |
2009 | Home and Away | Rex Avent | Guest role (Season 22) |
2010 | The Pacific | Capt. Jameson | Episode: "Guadalcanal/Leckie" |
2010–2012 | Neighbours | Michael Williams | Regular role (Seasons 26–28) |
2012 | Tricky Business | Marcus Woodward | Recurring role |
2014 | INXS: Never Tear Us Apart | Det. Chambers | TV miniseries |
2015 | Wonderland | Liam | Recurring role (series 3) |
2016 | The Code | Michael McCray | Episodes: "2.1", "2.2", "2.3" |
2021 | Harrow | Ian Vanderhuust | 1 episode |
2022 | Barons | Bernie Hunter Snr | 5 episodes |