Eric Winter

Eric Winter is an American actor who grew up in the Los Angeles area, born in La Mirada and raised in La Puente. He studied psychology at UCLA, then started out modeling and taking small soap opera auditions to help pay for college. He had a print campaign for Tommy Hilfiger and appeared in a television ad for Britney Spears's Curious fragrance. From 2002 to 2005 he played Rex Brady on Days of Our Lives, a daytime soap, followed by guest roles and a recurring part as Jason McCallister on Brothers & Sisters. His film work includes Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) and The Ugly Truth (2009), and in 2010 he starred in the Lifetime movie Sundays at Tiffany's. On television he was FBI agent Craig O'Laughlin on The Mentalist from 2010 to 2012, then played Dash Gardiner on Witches of East End beginning in 2013, and has portrayed Officer Tim Bradford on The Rookie since 2018.