Actor Biography
Eric Winter continues to display versatility as an actor with starring roles in both comedies and dramas in television and features. Winter started his career as a model landing high-profile campaigns for Tommy Hilfiger, appearing opposite Britney Spears in the campaign for her perfume Curious and, shortly after, transitioned to acting with a long-running role on the daytime soap opera "Days of Our Lives." He currently stars in the ABC series "The Rookie," opposite Nathan Fillion.
Most recently, Winter juggled back-to-back recurring roles on ABC's thriller "Secrets & Lies," Fox's drama "Rosewood" and ABC's drama "The Good Doctor." Prior to that, he starred in the Lifetime series "Witches of East End," opposite Julia Ormond and Jenna Dewan.
Winter's other television credits include CBS' "The Mentalist" as FBI agent Craig O'Laughlin and ABC's "GCB" playing Luke, Kristin Chenoweth's brother and Leslie Bibb's love interest. He also starred in Lifetime's television movie "Sundays at Tiffany's," opposite Alyssa Milano; ABC's "Brothers & Sisters"; CBS' cult vampire drama "Moonlight," "The Ex List" and "Viva Laughlin."
Winter has also been seen on the big screen, co-starring in the second installment of the cult comedy "Harold and Kumar," playing the role of Colton in "Harold & Kumar: Escape from Guantanamo Bay." He then starred in New Line's romantic comedy "The Ugly Truth," opposite Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler; and has also appeared in the action feature "Fire with Fire," alongside Josh Duhamel, Rosario Dawson and Bruce Willis.
Winter is also a producer, working behind the scenes on numerous television and feature projects that he is spearheading. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his family.