Mark Leonard Winter

Mark Leonard Winter is an Australian actor who works in film, television and theater. Born in Australia, he spent part of his youth in Washington DC, which he credits with sparking his passion for the arts, and he later studied acting at the Victorian College of Arts. His film credits include Balibo (2009), The Dressmaker, and Little Tornadoes (2021), and he starred in the 2020 thriller Escape from Pretoria. On television, he appeared in Pine Gap and earned an AACTA Award nomination for Halifax: Retribution, and he played roles in Inside and The Newsreader. On stage, he performed with the Sydney Theatre Company and Melbourne Theatre Company, co-founded the independent company Black Lung, and won a Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor for Birdland. He wrote and directed his first film, The Rooster, which premiered in 2023 and was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Indie Film.