Dean Winters
Dean Winters
Dean Winters is an American actor. Best known for his role as Ryan O'Reily on the HBO prison drama Oz, he has also appeared on such television series as Rescue Me, 30 Rock, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, as well as the character "Mayhem" in a series of Allstate Insurance commercials. Winters co-starred with Josh Duhamel in one season of the CBS Network series cop drama Battle Creek...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth20 July 1964
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I grew up in New York, and I've always been surrounded by fashion. My grandmother used to write for 'Vogue' in the '50s, and my mother was a dancer and a model.
When theres not ten feet of snow on the ground, I ride my bike down the streets of New York, and I literally hear two things out of car windows as cabs pass by me: They either yell, Hey, dummy, or Hey, Mayhem.
As an actor, I tend to enjoy going to the dark side.
I have yet to do a job where I would really get to rock the great clothes. Id love to do a job where I could wear Thom Browne.
Obviously, David [Shore] probably has pressure because House was such an amazing show. But I try not to go into these jobs, thinking that I have to live up to people's expectations.
People are lazy, and they want their fast food via the television.
I really love Paul Smith. And Chrome Hearts. They make the most beautiful, high-end leather and outerwear and jewelry youve ever seen. But Im not a big fan of shopping. I certainly am a fan of clothes and especially people that put time into the construction of them.
I think I was raised by a really good mother.
You don't really think The Terminator exists, but you want him to exist.
I was born and raised in New York and I'm of an age where I want to just be home. But, you know, when you sign up to be an actor it's like joining the circus and the circus is not always going to be in your hometown.
for me the most fun of my career is to bring a little bit of irreverence to characters. And, you know, I don't think that the producers were expecting me to be as irreverent as I am.
When there's not ten feet of snow on the ground, I ride my bike down the streets of New York, and I literally hear two things out of car windows as cabs pass by me: They either yell, 'Hey, dummy,' or 'Hey, Mayhem.'