Don Winsor

ABOUT

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Don Winsor is an American-born actor and baritone now living in Australia.

Currently, Don is focusing on fatherhood, taking (at least) something of an extended hiatus after he and his wife welcomed their first child in September 2018, their second in July 2020, and made it a trilogy in 2022. Then, like with all good trilogies, a fourth was produced and delivered in 2024. Still taking on occasional concert work and limited projects, as time and travel allows. Don was a guest star in the final season of PREACHER and appeared as Frank Terminelli on NEIGHBOURS in 2019. Later that year, Don resurrected his popular Dead Martin character for RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD MARTIN in the USA in August and in Melbourne with THE DEAD MARTIN HOLIDAY SPECIAL in December. Dead Martin again resurfaced in the USA post-pandemic for THE DEAD MARTIN VARIETY HOUR: BEATING A DEAD (MARTIN) HORSE in April 2024. In 2020, a spectacularly cast reading of Don's play BUMPWELL MANOR was part of Antipodes Theatre Company's online Ricochet Reading series, bootlegs of that surely exist somewhere.

Since moving to Australia, Don has also been seen Marvin in the recent Australian production of FALSETTOS, in the Julie Andrews-helmed 60th Anniversary production of MY FAIR LADY as principal cover for Henry Higgins, with Opera Australia/GFO, and as Thomas Andrews in the Australian premiere of the London chamber staging of TITANIC.

Don was also seen around the world as one of the faces of the current Hot Wheels "Home Commentators" ad campaign, directed by Tony Rogers (Wilfred, How To Talk Australians), and in the Olivia-Newton John biopic HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU starring Delta Goodrem for Fremantle Media. He’s also been seen in campaigns for Cole’s, Cooper’s, Sportsbet, and others.

Don Winsor has performed all over the world in theatrical productions, symphony tours, film and television, cruise, and concert work. Favorite roles include over 300 performances as The Beast and about half that many as Gaston in DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Anatoly in CHESS, The Phantom in Yeston/Kopit’s PHANTOM, Chauvelin in THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL, Billy Flynn in CHICAGO, Sam Carmichael on the national tour of MAMMA MIA, Harold Hill in THE MUSIC MAN, multiple productions as Thomas Andrews in TITANIC, and an award-winning Pontius Pilate in several productions of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. Don has performed as a guest soloist with several orchestras across the USA, toured as baritone soloist for the New Sigmund Romberg Symphony Orchestra, and been featured at corporate events all over the world and as a guest entertainer on many major cruise lines. Don is also a writer and regular contributor to various blogs and websites as a satirist, columnist, and blogger.

Don was the co-creator, (with Ray Wills) associate producer, and original writer of the Kansas Radio Theatre, currently airing across eleven US markets. Don is also the creator and star of THE DEAD MARTIN VARIETY HOUR, a late-night variety show that played a sold out run throughout 2015 and is currently in development for an Australian presence.

Don made his Australian debut in 2016, as Thomas Andrews in the Australasian premiere of the chamber version of TITANIC.

"Making his Australian debut, Don Winsor is immediately striking as Thomas Andrews, the Titanic's designer, with clear similarities to Simon Gleeson's Jean Valjean."

- Dani Rothwell, TheatrePeople

“Pitch perfect as the conflicted Pilate, every scene he's in has added nuance and depth."

- Jane Holhan, New Era

"The cast makes this evening worthwhile. In particular, Donald Winsor as the villain Chauvelin stands out with his powerful baritone voice and command of the stage.”

- Stuart Duncan, Princeton NJ Packet & TimeOFF

“As the Russian chess champion, Donald E. Winsor brings an air of steady, refined self-assuredness while his strong baritone makes the often-heard ‘Anthem’ a welcome, intimate surprise which betrays the vulnerability of a man lost at sea.”

- Santa Barbara CA Independent