Iain Winter

Iain Winter (19**-) is an actor.

Formerly known as Iain Smith, he is also billed as Iain Winter-Smith or as Iain Winter Smith.

Biography

He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, he studied at Italia Conti School in London.

His stage career began in repertory at Billingham, Canterbury, Ipswich, and he appeared in Mandrake and Big Bad Mouse in the West End.

He later relocated to South Africa.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Since coming to South Africa he has had stage roles in Grease (for Brickhill-Burke), Rebecca (with NAPAC), Aladdin (with NAPAC) and The Merchant of Venice (with NAPAC).

He appeared in Mothers and Fathers (Toerien-Firth Company 1980), Romantic Comedy (Pieter Toerien), Rose (Toerien-Firth Company 1980), Moving (Pieter Toerien 1981), Stevie (1986), Breaker Morant (NAPAC 1987), The Taming of the Shrew (NAPAC 1991). Other productions for NAPAC include Terra Nova and Winnie-the-Pooh.

His early television work in South Africa includes Canuck in The Diggers, Dr Ronald Warren in Hospital and Murder on Demand (screened in 1981). Later appearances in film and TV productions include Dirty Games (1989), The Tangent Affair (1989), Kwagga Strikes Back (1990), Pursuit (1991),The Making of the Mahatma (1996), The Adventures of Sinbad (1996), Operation Delta Force 2: Mayday (1997), Black Velvet Band (1997), Legend of the Hidden City (1997), Hooded Angels (2002).