Philip Winchester is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Sgt. Michael Stonebridge in Strike Back (2011–2018), and Peter Stone in Chicago Justice (2017) and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2018–2019). He also appeared in The Patriot, The Hi-Line, LD 50 Lethal Dose, Thunderbirds, CSI: Miami, King Lear, Flyboys, In My Sleep, The Heart of the Earth and Shaking Dream Land.
Early life and education Winchester was born in Montana. He graduated from Belgrade High School in 1999. He then lived and worked in London, England (his mother's home country), and attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).
Career Winchester's acting career started with a small role in the 1998 film The Patriot, which was filmed in and around the towns of Bozeman and Ennis, Montana. After graduating from high school, he began to take roles in plays, including that of Edmund in King Lear opposite Ian McKellen, in the 2007 Royal Shakespeare Company production.
In 2003, he starred in the independent film The Telephone, which was filmed in Bristol and produced by Robert Finlay. In 2008, he was cast as Robinson Crusoe in the NBC action TV series Crusoe. In 2009, he was cast in Maneater, a two-part Lifetime miniseries starring Sarah Chalke.
Winchester has also appeared in the films Solomon Kane (2009) (as a former member of the title character's crew, turned freedom-fighter) and In My Sleep (2010) (as the lead), and the Syfy TV mini-series Alice.
From 2010, he has played the role of Frank Stanton, parallel universe fiancé of Olivia Dunham, in the Fox TV series Fringe. From 2011, he has appeared as Leontes in the Starz series Camelot. Other credits include the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of Strike Back along with a guest appearance in season six. The series follows the adventures of two Section 20 agents, Sgt. Michael Stonebridge (Winchester) and American former Delta Force officer Damien Scott (Sullivan Stapleton). He also starred with Wesley Snipes and Charity Wakefield in the NBC drama The Player in 2015. He also starred in Chicago Justice as lead prosecutor Peter Stone. This character then became the Assistant District Attorney (ADA) on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit during season 19 after the previous ADA Rafael Barba (Raúl Esparza) resigned. In March 2019, Winchester announced that he would be leaving SVU ahead of its twenty-first season, making season twenty his last on the show.
Personal life Winchester married Megan Coughlin in 2008. The two met in their hometown of Belgrade, Montana and were described as being "high-school sweethearts" by E! News. They have two daughters who were born in 2015 and 2019.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1998 Young Militiaman 1999 Cafe Waiter 2003 LD 50 Lethal Dose Vaughn 2004 Thunderbirds Scott Tracy 2006 Shaking Dream Land Robert 2006 Flyboys William Jensen 2007 The Heart of the Earth Robert Coyle 2009 Solomon Kane Henry Telford 2010 In My Sleep Marcus 2016 Undrafted Fotch 2020 Rogue Joey Kasinski 2021 Endangered Species Jack Halsey 2022 A Week In Paradise Sam 2024 Shadow Land Brett Cahill 2024 Duchess Robert McNaughton 2025 Man with No Past Jack 2025 Red Sonja Rathi 2026 The Internship Dick Jones
Television Year Title Role Notes 2004 Commando Nanny Miles Ross Unknown episodes 2005 CSI: Miami Chris Allen Episode: "Urban Hellraisers" 2008 King Lear Edmund Television film 2008–2009 Crusoe Robinson Crusoe 13 episodes 2009 Maneater Aaron Mason 2 episodes 2009 Alice Jack Chase 2 episodes 2010–2011 Fringe Frank Stanton 4 episodes 2010 Warehouse 13 Marine/Cowboy/Gladiator/Mad scientist Episode: "Beyond Our Control" 2010 A Walk in My Shoes Marcus Television film 2011 Camelot Leontes 10 episodes 2011–2018 Strike Back Sgt. Michael Stonebridge 42 episodes 2014 24: Live Another Day Colonel Shaw 3 episodes 2015 Alex Kane 9 episodes 2016–2017 Chicago P.D.A.S.A./A.D.A. Peter Stone 3 episodes 2017 Chicago Justice 13 episodes 2017 Chicago Med Episode: "Speak Your Truth" 2018–2019 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Main cast, 36 episodes 2022 Leopard Skin Max Hammond All 8 episodes2025Ransom CanyonSheriff Dan BrigmanGuest2025–2026NCIS: OriginsMason Franks5 episodes
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