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Dean Winters was born on 20 July 1964 in New York City, New York, USA .
He is an American actor best known for his portrayal of the machiavellian Ryan O'Reilly on HBO's "Oz", side by side with his real life brother Scott William Winters.
They used to bartender around New York's bars, until Tom Fontana found the talented brothers and invite them to work with him.
He has also appeared in the television series "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" and "Homicide: Life On the Street". He made guest appearances on "Sex and the City", "Third Watch", "NYPD Blue", "CSI: Miami" and "Rescue Me" ( where he played Denis Leary’s brother Johnny Gavin<> )...
In "Law and Order:SVU" with Christopher Meloni
Dean also starred in movies , such as "Undercover Angel", "Bristol Boys", "Hellraiser Hellseeker", "Snipes" and "Conspiracy Theory"…
Dean has three younger siblings, Bradford Winters (a poet/writer who worked in OZ too ), Scott William Winters and his sister Blair who runs the Children's HIV ward of St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital in New York...
Scott is also an actor who portrayed Ryan O'Reily's brother Cyril O'Reilly on the T.V. show Oz.
Dean has Italian and Irish heritage and can speak fluent Italian.
His latest works were in the FX show "Rescue Me" as Johnny Gavin and in "30 Rock" as Dennis Puffy...
As Johnny Gavin on "Rescue Me"
ABOUT RYAN O'REILY:
Prisoner #97P904
Convicted July 12, 1997.
Two counts, vehicular manslaughter; Five counts, reckless endangerment; possession of controlled substances; criminal possession of a weapon; parole violation.
Sentence: Life imprisonment.
Eligible for parole in twelve years.
40 years added to his Life sentence for the murder of Preston Nathan.
O’Reily is an Irish American gangster sentenced to life imprisonment after he went on a drug and alcohol fuelled rampage through the city.
He was charged with crimes including possession of a weapon, possession of narcotics, parole violation and vehicular manslaughter.
A cunning sociopath, O’Reily survives in Oz by manipulating everyone around him, using a variety of inmate gangs to get whatever he wants; series creator Tom Fontana has likened him to Iago, the villain of Shakespeare's Othello.
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