Alex Winter

Acting

Alex Winter

Born July 17, 1965London, England, UK74 credits

Alexander Ross "Alex" Winter (born July 17, 1965) is an English-born American actor, film director, and film writer, best known for his role as Bill S. Preston Esq. in the three films in the Bill & Ted series (1989-2020). He is also well known for his role as Marko in the 1987 cult classic The Lost Boys and for co-writing, co-directing and starring in the 1993 film Freaked.

Known For

Adulthood
5.9

Adulthood

Movie

2025

Medium Rare Cold Case

Medium Rare Cold Case

Movie

2025

Smurfs
5.8

Smurfs

Movie

2025

Absolute Dominion
5.6

Absolute Dominion

Movie

2025

In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
7.9

In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994

Movie

2024

Horror's Greatest
6.3

Horror's Greatest

TV

2024

Filmography

Adulthood
2025Adulthoodas Doug MetzgerMovie
Medium Rare Cold Case
2025Medium Rare Cold Caseas TimmyMovie
Smurfs
2025Smurfsas Hefty Smurf (voice)Movie
Absolute Dominion
2025Absolute Dominionas Dr. Jehuda BrunoMovie
In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
2024In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994as SelfMovie
Horror's Greatest
2024Horror's Greatestas Self - Actor & Co-Director, FreakedTV
Destroy All Neighbors
2024Destroy All Neighborsas Vlad / Public DefenderMovie
Sandtown
2023SandtownExecutive ProducerMovie
Full Circle
2023Full Circleas WidmerTV
The YouTube Effect
2023The YouTube Effectas SelfMovie
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022In Search of Darkness: Part IIIas SelfMovie
Blue's Big City Adventure
2022Blue's Big City Adventureas Cab DriverMovie
George Carlin's American Dream
2022George Carlin's American Dreamas SelfTV
In Search of Tomorrow
2022In Search of Tomorrowas Self - IntervieweeMovie
This Is GWAR
2021This Is GWARas SelfMovie
Zappa
2020ZappaDirectorMovie
In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020In Search of Darkness: Part IIas SelfMovie
Bill & Ted Face the Music
2020Bill & Ted Face the Musicas BillMovie
Time Flies When You Are Having Fun! A Look Back at a Most "Excellent Adventure"
2020Time Flies When You Are Having Fun! A Look Back at a Most "Excellent Adventure"as SelfMovie
Showbiz Kids
2020Showbiz Kidsas SelfMovie
In Search of Darkness
2019In Search of Darknessas SelfMovie
Trust Machine: The Story of Blockchain
2018Trust Machine: The Story of BlockchainDirectorMovie
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018Eli Roth's History of Horroras SelfTV
The Panama Papers
2018The Panama PapersWriterMovie
The Body
2018The Bodyas The VoiceMovie
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2018James Cameron's Story of Science Fictionas SelfTV
Trump's Lobby
2017Trump's LobbyDirectorMovie
Banking on Bitcoin
2016Banking on Bitcoinas HimselfMovie
Relatively Free
2016Relatively Freeas Himself, Filmmaker (uncredited)Movie
Quantum Is Calling
2016Quantum Is CallingDirectorMovie
A
2016Anyone Can Quantumas CameoMovie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self - GuestTV
Smosh: The Movie
2015Smosh: The Movieas Uncle Keith (uncredited)Movie
Deep Web
2015Deep WebDirectorMovie
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Filmsas Self - ActorMovie
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014The Real History of Science Fictionas HimselfTV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas SelfTV
Grand Piano
2013Grand Pianoas AssistantMovie
Downloaded
2013DownloadedDirectorMovie
Betas
2013BetasDirectorTV
Level Up
2012Level UpDirectorTV
Blue Beetle: Test Trailer
2010Blue Beetle: Test TrailerDirectorMovie
Blue Mountain State
2010Blue Mountain StateDirectorTV
Ben 10: Alien Swarm
2009Ben 10: Alien Swarmas Nanomech (voice)Movie
Ben 10: Race Against Time
2008Ben 10: Race Against Timeas Constantine JacobsMovie
Saul of the Mole Men
2007Saul of the Mole Menas King Mole Man (voice)TV
Bones
2005Bonesas Monte GoldTV
Tabla Beat Science: Talamanam Sound Clash
2003Tabla Beat Science: Talamanam Sound ClashDirectorMovie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - GuestTV
Fever
1999FeverDirectorMovie
The Borrowers
1997The Borrowersas TV GangsterMovie
Freaked
1993Freakedas Ricky CooganMovie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - GuestTV
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
1993Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90'sas Stinx On IceMovie
Meals on Wheels
1992Meals on Wheelsas DweebMovie
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
1991Bill & Ted's Bogus Journeyas Bill / Granny PrestonMovie
The Idiot Box
1991The Idiot Boxas SelfTV
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures
1990Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventuresas Bill S. Preston (voice)TV
Howie Meets the Ghost of Environmental Disasters Yet to Come
1990Howie Meets the Ghost of Environmental Disasters Yet to Comeas HowieMovie
G
1990Gorgon Video Magazine Vol. 2as SelfMovie
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
1990Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1as SelfMovie
Rosalie Goes Shopping
1989Rosalie Goes Shoppingas Schatzi GreenspaceMovie
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
1989Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventureas Bill S. PrestonMovie
Impact Video Magazine
1989Impact Video MagazineMovie
Aisles of Doom
1989Aisles of Doomas Grendel T.W. UlcerousMovie
Haunted Summer
1988Haunted Summeras Dr. John William PolidoriMovie
Bar-B-Que Movie
1988Bar-B-Que Movieas Mexican HitchhikerMovie
The Lost Boys
1987The Lost Boysas MarkoMovie
Medium Rare
1987Medium Rareas TimmyMovie
Death Wish 3
1985Death Wish 3as HermosaMovie
The Equalizer
1985The Equalizeras JeffreyTV
Squeal of Death
1985Squeal of Deathas Howie / Various CharactersMovie
Gauguin the Savage
1980Gauguin the Savageas ClovisMovie
Relapse
—Relapseas SpoonyMovie