Alexander Gordon (Sandy) WintonNewington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 218 (born 18 December 1970) is an Australian actor. From 2010 to 2012, he portrayed Michael Williams in the soap opera '' Neighbours''.

Career

Winton attended

Newington College , motto_translation = To Faith Add Knowledge , location = Inner West and Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales , country = Australia , coordinates = , pushpin_map = A ...

(1983–1988) and graduated from Australia's

National Institute of Dramatic Art The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts is based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, many of Australia's leading actors and directors trained at NIDA, including C ...

(NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 1995.Biography for Sandy Winton
imdb. Retrieved 1 July 2010 In March 2010, it was announced that Winton would be joining the cast of ''Neighbours'' as Michael Williams. On 7 November 2011, it was announced Winton would be leaving ''Neighbours'' in 2012. Of Winton's departure, executive producer

Susan Bower Susan Bower is an Australian television producer and television writer best known for her work on the soap opera '' Neighbours''. Bower is also the founder of the production company ''Bower Bird Productions''. Career Bower is a former nurse wh ...

said "The Michael Williams character will be leaving Ramsay Street as part of a significant story coming up in April. Sandy's contribution to the show has been superb, enabling the character to be part of some milestone storylines."

Personal life

Winton is married to Tessa Winton with two children named Harrison (Harry) Gordon Winton and Amelie (Millie) Rose Winton. Upon landing the role of Michael Williams, Winton relocated to Melbourne from Sydney. He is a supporter of

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team, Sydney Swans.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Winton, Sandy 1970 births Australian male soap opera actors Australian male film actors Living people People educated at Newington College