Philip Winchester


Philip C. Winchester is an American actor. He is known for his roles in The Patriot, The Hi-Line, LD 50 Lethal Dose, Thunderbirds, ', King Lear, Strike Back, Flyboys, In My Sleep, The Heart of the Earth and Shaking Dream Land. He is mostly known for his role as Peter Stone |Peter Stone in Chicago Justice and '.

Life and career

Winchester graduated from Belgrade High School in Belgrade, Montana in 1999. He then lived and worked in London, England his mother's home country), and attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Career

Winchester's acting career started with a small role in the 1998 film The Patriot, which was filmed in and around the towns of Bozeman and Ennis, Montana. After graduating from high school, he began to take roles in plays, including that of Edmund in King Lear opposite Ian McKellen, in the 2007 Royal Shakespeare Company production.
In 2003, he starred in the independent film The Telephone, which was filmed in Bristol and produced by Robert Finlay. In 2008, he was cast as Robinson Crusoe in the NBC action TV series Crusoe. In 2009, he was cast in Maneater, a two-part Lifetime miniseries starring Sarah Chalke.
Winchester has also appeared in the films In My Sleep, and Solomon Kane and the Syfy TV mini-series Alice.
From 2010, he has played the role of Frank Stanton, parallel universe fiance of Olivia Dunham, in the Fox TV series Fringe. From 2011, he has appeared as Leontes in the Starz series Camelot.
Other credits include the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of Strike Back. The series follows the adventures of two Section 20 agents, Sgt. Michael Stonebridge and American former Delta Force officer Damien Scott. He also starred with Wesley Snipes and Charity Wakefield in the NBC drama The Player. He also starred in Chicago Justice as lead prosecutor Peter Stone |Peter Stone. This character then became the Assistant District Attorney on during season 19 after the previous ADA Rafael Barba resigned. In March 2019, Winchester announced that he would be leaving SVU ahead of its twenty-first season, making his last on the show.

Filmography

Television