Eric Barrett Winter is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and former
fashion modelA model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
. He is also ambassador for Operation Smile.
Career
Before his acting roles, Winter was a male model and had some high profile campaigns, such as one print campaign for
Tommy HilfigerThomas Jacob "Tommy" Hilfiger is an American fashion designer and founder of the premium lifestyle brand Tommy Hilfiger.-Early life:...
. He also landed a part in a television commercial ad with
Britney SpearsBritney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
for her perfume called
Curious. Winter is best known for playing the role of
Rex BradyRex Brady is a fictional character in the soap opera Days of our Lives. The role was played by actor Eric Winter. Rex first appeared on July 8, 2002 and left town on July 26, 2005....
on the daytime soap opera
Days of our LivesDays of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
. Winter joined the show from July 8, 2002 until his final appearance on July 26, 2005.
After leaving
Days of our Lives, Winter had many small roles in television shows, such as
CSICSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
, Love, Inc.Love, Inc. is an American sitcom that began airing on UPN on September 22, 2005 until May 11, 2006. In its first and only season, it was aired right after Everybody Hates Chris. It was created by Andrew Secunda a former writer at "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" and "Saturday TV Funhouse" who...
, CharmedCharmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...
and the now-cancelled
Just LegalJust Legal is a television courtroom drama that stars Don Johnson and Jay Baruchel as two courtroom lawyers in Venice, California. The series premiered on The WB on September 19, 2005 and was canceled on October 3, 2005 after only three episodes had been aired. Almost a year later The WB decided...
. He has guest starred on ABC Family's
WildfireWildfire is a US television series that aired on ABC Family, which was produced by Lions Gate Television, Piller2 and The Segan Company . The show premiered June 20, 2005; its fourth and final season ended May 16, 2008 due to low ratings...
for five episodes. His character, R.J. Blake, a bull-rider who dated the character of Dani Davis (played by
Nicole TubiolaNicole Tubiola is an American actress. She is known for her role as Danielle "Dani" Davis on Wildfire .-Private life:She grew up in Bullhead City, Arizona and graduated in 1997 at Mohave High School...
), was killed in the episode "Heartless" which aired originally on Monday, February 28, 2007. Winter has also appeared on
The ParkersThe Parkers is an American sitcom . A spin-off of UPN's Moesha, The Parkers featured the mother-daughter team of Nikki and Kim Parker . The Parkers' signature "Heeyyy" greeting made its way into popular vernacular in the early 2000s.-Premise:The series centered around a mother and daughter who...
in the episode
The Boomerang Effect.
More recently, Winter has appeared in an episode of the CBS series
The Ex-ListThe Ex List is an American dramedy television series based on the Israeli series The Mythological X created and written by Sigal Avin. The Americanized version, developed by Diane Ruggiero and produced by Fox Television Studios, premiered on CBS on October 3, 2008. Avin and Ruggiero acted as...
, and a recurring role of Jason McCallister, the brother of Senator Robert McCallister (
Rob LoweRobert Hepler "Rob" Lowe is an American actor. Lowe came to prominence after appearing in films such as The Outsiders, Oxford Blues, About Last Night..., St. Elmo's Fire, and Wayne's World. On television, Lowe is known for his role as Sam Seaborn on The West Wing and his role as Senator Robert...
) and love interest of
Kevin WalkerKevin Herbert Walker is the name of a fictional character on ABC's family drama Brothers & Sisters. He is portrayed by actor Matthew Rhys. In a two-part 2010 episode, actor Kasey Campbell played a teenage Kevin in flashback sequences set in 1986....
(
Matthew RhysMatthew Rhys Evans , known professionally as Matthew Rhys, is a Welsh actor, best known as Kevin Walker on the U.S. ABC family drama Brothers & Sisters, and as Dylan Thomas in The Edge of Love.-Early life:...
) on the ABC drama
Brothers & Sisters. He was also a regular on the CBS series
Viva LaughlinViva Laughlin is an American musical–dramedy series adapted by Bob Lowry and Peter Bowker from the popular BBC British serial, Blackpool. They also served as executive producers alongside Hugh Jackman, John Palermo, Paul Telegdy and Gabriele Muccino. The latter also directed the pilot...
. However, that show was canceled after only two episodes on October 22, 2007. He also appeared on the cancelled CBS series
MoonlightMoonlight was an American paranormal romance television drama created by Ron Koslow and Trevor Munson, who was also executive producer for all episodes with Joel Silver, Gerard Bocaccio, Gabrielle Stanton and Harry Werksman. The series follows private investigator Mick St...
as ADA Benjamin Talbot.
Winter also recently signed a one-year talent holding deal with
20th Century Fox Television20th Century Fox Television is the television production division of 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, and a production arm of the Fox Broadcasting Company...
.
He also starred in the 2008 film,
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay and 2009 film
The Ugly TruthThe Ugly Truth is a 2009 American romantic comedy film starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler. The film was released in North America on July 24, 2009, produced by Lakeshore Entertainment for Columbia Pictures .- Plot :...
. According to his official website, Winter is set to appear in the CBS drama, "
The MentalistThe Mentalist is an American police procedural television series which debuted on September 23, 2008, on CBS. The show was created by Bruno Heller, who is also the show's executive producer...
". In the Mentalist season finale, Eric finally became known as the rogue agent in the FBI. He was working for Red John and was shot dead by his fiance.
Personal life
Eric Barrett Winter was born an only child in
La Mirada, CaliforniaLa Mirada is a city in southeast Los Angeles County, California, United States, and is one of the Gateway Cities. The population was 48,527 at the 2010 census, up from 46,783 at the 2000 census....
. Some references site him as Eric Barnett Winter. Son of Wayne Winter and his second wife Gwen Macomber Winter Zaborniak. He went to Los Altos High School and from there attended and graduated from UCLA with a degree in psychology. Although an only child he has an older half-brother Robert W. Winter (born 1962) from his father's first marriage to Barbara L. Worthey. Eric's cousin Anney Tesloyn Gomez, the choreorapher and singer, were brought up together during their childhood. They both appear in many small films and as cameos.
Eric Winter was married to actress Allison Christine Ford from 2001 until 2005. He dated actress
Roselyn SánchezRoselyn Sánchez is a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, model, actress, producer and writer of film and television.-Early life:...
for two years prior to their engagement on January 1, 2008 during a holiday vacation on the island of Vieques, just east of mainland
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. The couple wed on November 29, 2008, at a historic San Juan fort in Puerto Rico. In August 2011, Sánchez announced she and Winter are expecting their first child together.
Filmography
| Film |
| Year |
Film |
Role |
Notes |
| 2008 |
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay |
Colton Graham |
|
| 2009 |
The Ugly Truth The Ugly Truth is a 2009 American romantic comedy film starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler. The film was released in North America on July 24, 2009, produced by Lakeshore Entertainment for Columbia Pictures .- Plot :...
|
Dr. Colin Anderson |
|
| Television |
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
| 1999 |
ProfilerProfiler was an American crime drama that aired on NBC from 1996 to 2000. The series follows the exploits of a criminal profiler working with the fictional FBI's Violent Crimes Task Force based in Atlanta, Georgia....
|
Todd |
Episode 3.13: "Heads, You Lose" |
| Undressed Undressed is an American anthology series that aired on MTV from July 26, 1999 to September 5, 2002. The series was created and executive produced by British director Roland Joffé.-Synopsis:...
|
Eric |
3 episodes |
| The Parkers The Parkers is an American sitcom . A spin-off of UPN's Moesha, The Parkers featured the mother-daughter team of Nikki and Kim Parker . The Parkers' signature "Heeyyy" greeting made its way into popular vernacular in the early 2000s.-Premise:The series centered around a mother and daughter who...
|
Anthony |
Episode 1.05: "The Boomerang Effect" |
| 2002 |
The Andy Dick Show The Andy Dick Show is an American sketch comedy series that aired on MTV from February 2001 to May 2002. The series was created by and stars comedian Andy Dick.-Synopsis:Every episode of the series was written and directed by Dick...
|
Unknown role |
Episode: "Andy's Tinseltown Chow-House" |
CharmedCharmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...
|
Trevor |
Episode 5.09: "Sam I AmThe fifth season of Charmed, an American supernatural drama television series, began airing on September 22, 2002 on The WB. Airing on Sundays at 8 P.M., the season consisted of 23 episodes and concluded its airing on May 11, 2003....
" |
| 2002–2006 |
Days of Our LivesDays of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
|
Rex Brady Rex Brady is a fictional character in the soap opera Days of our Lives. The role was played by actor Eric Winter. Rex first appeared on July 8, 2002 and left town on July 26, 2005....
|
674 episodes
Role held: July 8, 2002 - March 16, 2006 |
| 2004 |
Back When We Were Grownups Back When We Were Grownups is a 2001 novel written by Anne Tyler in memory of her husband, who died in 1997.Tyler's 15th novel, like most of her work, is set in Baltimore, Maryland...
|
Hunk |
Made-for-televisionHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The second longest-running television program in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2011...
movie |
| 2005 |
The Magic of Ordinary Days The Magic of Ordinary Days is a Hallmark Hall of Fame production based on a novel of the same name by Ann Howard Creel and adapted as a teleplay by Camille Thomasson...
|
Walter |
Made-for-televisionHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The second longest-running television program in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2011...
movie |
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationCSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
|
Julian Harper |
Episode 6.02: "Room Service The sixth season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005 and ended May 18, 2006.-Notable cast members:-Episodes:-External links:* at TVShowsOnDVD.com....
" |
| 2005–2006 |
Love, Inc. Love, Inc. is an American sitcom that began airing on UPN on September 22, 2005 until May 11, 2006. In its first and only season, it was aired right after Everybody Hates Chris. It was created by Andrew Secunda a former writer at "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" and "Saturday TV Funhouse" who...
|
Mike Smith |
Episode 1.01: "Pilot"
Episode 1.22: "Friends" |
| 2006 |
South Beach South Beach is a primetime television drama that ran from January 4, 2006 until February 22, 2006 on UPN. Created by Matt Cirulnick, one of its executive producers was singer/actress Jennifer Lopez. The program was panned by critics and shunned by viewers, finishing 152nd in the Nielsen TV ratings...
|
Ford Davenport III |
Episode 1.04: "Every Day Above Ground Is a Good Day" |
| Pepper Dennis Pepper Dennis is a comedy-drama television series that aired on The WB from April to July 4, 2006. It was quickly announced on May 17, 2006 that Pepper Dennis would not be one of the WB shows transferred to The CW Television Network....
|
Connor Blanchard |
Episode 1.04: "Heiress Bridenapped: Film at Eleven" |
| Break-In |
Cameron |
Made-for-television movie |
Just LegalJust Legal is a television courtroom drama that stars Don Johnson and Jay Baruchel as two courtroom lawyers in Venice, California. The series premiered on The WB on September 19, 2005 and was canceled on October 3, 2005 after only three episodes had been aired. Almost a year later The WB decided...
|
Jared Kale |
Episode 1.06: "The Rainmaker" |
| 2007 |
Wildfire Wildfire is a US television series that aired on ABC Family, which was produced by Lions Gate Television, Piller2 and The Segan Company . The show premiered June 20, 2005; its fourth and final season ended May 16, 2008 due to low ratings...
|
R.J. Blake |
Season three; 5 episodes |
| Viva Laughlin Viva Laughlin is an American musical–dramedy series adapted by Bob Lowry and Peter Bowker from the popular BBC British serial, Blackpool. They also served as executive producers alongside Hugh Jackman, John Palermo, Paul Telegdy and Gabriele Muccino. The latter also directed the pilot...
|
Peter Carlyle |
Main cast
8 episodes (6 unaired) |
| 2007–2008 |
Brothers & Sisters |
Jason McCallister |
5 episodes |
| 2008 |
Single with Parents |
Charlie |
Made-for-television movie |
MoonlightMoonlight was an American paranormal romance television drama created by Ron Koslow and Trevor Munson, who was also executive producer for all episodes with Joel Silver, Gerard Bocaccio, Gabrielle Stanton and Harry Werksman. The series follows private investigator Mick St...
|
ADA Benjamin Talbot |
Season one; 4 episodes |
| The Ex List |
Jake Turner |
Episode 1.02: "Climb Every Mountain Biker" |
| 2010–2011 |
The MentalistThe Mentalist is an American police procedural television series which debuted on September 23, 2008, on CBS. The show was created by Bruno Heller, who is also the show's executive producer...
|
Agent Craig O'Laughlin |
6 episodes |
| 2010 |
Sundays at Tiffany'sSundays at Tiffany's is a romance novel by the bestselling author James Patterson and co-author Gabrielle Charbonnet released on April 29, 2008. It has also recently been adapted into a Lifetime Television original movie that premiered on December 6, 2010....
|
Michael |
Made-for-television Lifetime Movie Network is a cable channel that is part of Lifetime Entertainment Services, LLC, a subsidiary of A&E Television Networks, LLC. A&E Television Networks is a joint venture of the Disney-ABC Television Group, Hearst Corporation and NBCUniversal. LMN offers women-oriented movies...
movie |
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