Eric Barrett Winter (born July 17, 1976) is an American actor. He has appeared in the television roles as Sergeant Tim Bradford on the ABC show The Rookie (2018–present), Rex Brady on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives, FBI Special Agent Craig O'Laughlin on the CBS drama series The Mentalist (2010–2012), Dash Gardiner on the Lifetime fantasy-drama series Witches of East End (2013–2014), and The Good Doctor (2017–2018). His film appearances include Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008), The Ugly Truth (2009), and Sundays at Tiffany's (2010).

Early life A native of the Los Angeles area, Winter was born in La Mirada and grew up in nearby La Puente. He graduated from Los Altos High School and UCLA with a degree in psychology. Initially he began modeling and auditioning for small roles in soap operas with the intention of only earning extra money for college tuition.

Career Modeling Before his acting roles, Winter was a model and had some high-profile campaigns, such as one print campaign for Tommy Hilfiger. He appeared in a television commercial with Britney Spears for her fragrance, Curious.

Acting Winter played the role of Rex Brady on the daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives from July 8, 2002, until July 26, 2005. After leaving Days of Our Lives, he had many small roles in television shows, such as CSI; Love, Inc.; Charmed; and Just Legal. He guest-starred on ABC Family's Wildfire for five episodes. His character, R.J. Blake, a bull-rider who dated the character of Dani Davis (played by Nicole Tubiola), was killed in the episode "Heartless", which aired originally on February 28, 2007. Winter also appeared on The Parkers in the episode "The Boomerang Effect". He appeared in an episode of the CBS series The Ex-List, and in the recurring role of Jason McCallister, the brother of Senator Robert McCallister (Rob Lowe) and the love interest of Kevin Walker (Matthew Rhys) on the ABC drama Brothers & Sisters. Winter was a regular on the short-lived CBS series Viva Laughlin and Moonlight. He appears in the feature films Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) and The Ugly Truth (2009).

In 2010, Winter starred as the character Michael Friend, the imaginary friend of Jane (Alyssa Milano) in the Lifetime television movie Sundays at Tiffany's.

From 2010 to 2012, Winter appeared in the CBS crime drama The Mentalist as FBI agent Craig O'Laughlin, the boyfriend and later fiancé of Amanda Righetti's character Grace Van Pelt. In 2012, he had a recurring role as Luke Lourd on the ABC comedy-drama series GCB. Winter appeared in the video game Beyond: Two Souls.

In 2013, Winter began starring in the Lifetime television series Witches of East End as Dash Gardiner. The series was canceled on November 4, 2014, after two seasons.

In October 2018, he began co-starring in the ABC police procedural drama The Rookie as Officer Tim Bradford. He has appeared in all eight seasons of this series starring Nathan Fillion.

Personal life He was married to actress Allison Ford from 2001 until 2005. He then dated Roselyn Sanchez for two years prior to their engagement in 2007, during a holiday vacation in Puerto Rico. The couple got married on November 29, 2008, at a historic fort in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Sanchez and Winter have two children, a daughter born in January 2012 and a son born in November 2017.

A fan of association football, Winter shares a friendship with Thibaut Courtois.

Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes 2004 Back When We Were Grownups Hunk Television film (Hallmark Hall of Fame) 2005 Walter Television film (Hallmark Hall of Fame) 2006 Break-In Cameron Television film (Lifetime) 2008 Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay Colton Graham 2009 Colin Anderson 2010 Sundays at Tiffany's Michael Friend Television film (Lifetime) 2012 Fire with Fire Adam 2014 Comet Josh 2015 Dead End Short film; also producer 2017 Finding Santa Ben Television film (Hallmark)2019 Taste of Summer Caleb Television film (Hallmark)

+ Television Year Title Role Notes1999 Profiler Todd Episode: "Heads, You Lose" Undressed Eric 2 episodes Anthony Episode: "The Boomerang Effect"2002 Episode: "Andy's Tinseltown Chow-House" Charmed Trevor Episode: "Sam, I Am" 2002–2005 Days of Our Lives Rex Brady Role held: July 2, 2002 – August 1, 2005 2005–2006 Love, Inc. Mike Smith 2 episodes 2005 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Julian Harper Episode: "Room Service"2006 South Beach Ford Davenport III Episode: "Every Day Above Ground Is a Good Day" Pepper Dennis Connor Blanchard Episode: "Heiress Bridenapped" Just Legal Jared Kale Episode: "The Rainmaker"2007 Viva Laughlin Peter Carlyle Main cast; 2 episodes Wildfire R.J. Blake 5 episodes 2007–2008 Brothers & Sisters Jason McCallister 5 episodes2008 Single with Parents Charlie Main cast; rejected ABC pilot Moonlight ADA Benjamin Talbot 4 episodes Jake Turner Episode: "Climb Every Mountain Biker" 2010–2012 Craig O'Laughlin 8 episodes2011 Weekends at Bellevue Jared Knox Main cast; rejected Fox pilot CSI: Miami Joe Grafton Episode: "Stiff"2012 Scent of the Missing Jake Main cast; rejected TNT pilot GCB Luke Lourd 5 episodes 2013 Rizzoli & Isles Brandon Thomas 'B.T.' Sarron Episode: "Built for Speed" 2013–2014 Witches of East End Dash GardinerDan Main cast: 23 episodes1 episode 2016 Secrets and Lies Neil Oliver 8 episodes 2016–2017 Rosewood Adrian Webb 9 episodes 2017 Las Reinas Robert Ellison Main cast; rejected ABC pilot 2017–2018 The Good Doctor Dr. Matt Coyle 2 episodes 2018–present The Rookie Tim Bradford Main cast; 144 episodesJake "Dim" ButlerEpisodes: "Day in the Hole" (2022) and "Double Down" (2022) 2021 Fantasy Island Brian Cole Episode: "The Romance & The Bromance" 2022 The Rookie: Feds Tim Bradford Episodes: "Face Off" and "To Die For"

+ Video games Year Title Role Notes 2013 Beyond: Two Souls Ryan Clayton Voice, 3D model and motion capture

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