Tony Winters is a multifaceted American actor, screenwriter, and producer whose illustrious career has spanned decades, showcasing his versatility on stage, screen, and television.
Born to John Clarence and Ann Verlene Winters, Tony is the third of five children. After graduating from Detroit's Redford High School, he headed west to attend San Diego City College and later the University of California San Diego.
It was during his college years that Tony caught the acting bug, and he began his theatrical training. His early roles included supporting parts in Little Murders and the lead role of Axel in Woody Allen's Don't Drink The Water.
Tony's passion for acting soon led him to the African American theater scene, where he was cast in a succession of pivotal roles, including Brick in the first all-black production of Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Lou in Spell #7, Prince in Moon On A Rainbow Shawl, and Homer in The Lilies Of The Field.
He even appeared in musicals such as Guys And Dolls and Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope. In an effort to expand his career into film and television, Tony moved north to Hollywood, where he earned a coveted SAG card with a supporting part in the prison drama Penitentiary III.
Subsequent roles included recurring parts on the daytime soap opera Days Of Our Lives and his breakthrough turn as Ossie Dunbar M.E. on NBC's long-running Hunter. Tony has since become one of Tinseltown's busiest talents, boasting of having worked with two Academy Award-winning directors, Phil Alden Robinson and Mike Nichols, and sharing the screen with his idol Sidney Poitier.
In addition to his work in nearly 100 television shows and movies, Tony has also acted in scores of television commercials and modeled in print advertising. He has never been one to rest on his laurels, and he began writing and producing his original screenplays, becoming a pioneer in the field of digital filmmaking.
Tony wrote, produced, and starred in the films Retiring Tatiana (2000) and Section 8 (2006),both of which won awards at prestigious film festivals. He has also remained an active player on the stage, with his self-penned, self-produced stage production of Section 8 garnering three NAACP Theater Awards nominations in 2004.
Later, Tony took on the role of The Storyteller in the one-man-show The Devil and Billy Markham by Shel Silverstein, which was nominated for "Best One Person Show" at the 2016 NAACP Theater Awards. Throughout his illustrious career, Tony has consistently demonstrated his versatility, talent, and dedication to his craft.
