Alex Winter
Biography
Alexander Ross "Alex" Winter (born July 17, 1965) is an English-born American actor, film director, and film writer, best known for his role as Bill S. Preston Esq. in the three films in the Bill & Ted series (1989-2020). He is also well known for his role as Marko in the 1987 cult classic The Lost Boys and for co-writing, co-directing and starring in the 1993 film Freaked.
Known For
TV
Bones
Monte Gold
2005
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
TV
The Equalizer
Jeffrey
1985
TV
Full Circle
Widmer
2023
Film
Smurfs
Hefty Smurf (voice)
2025
TV
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self
2018
Film
Adulthood
Doug Metzger
2025
TV
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Self
2018
TV
Horror's Greatest
Self - Actor & Co-Director, Freaked
2024
Film
The Lost Boys
Marko
1987
Film
Freaked
Ricky Coogan
1993
TV
The Real History of Science Fiction
Himself
2014
Film
Grand Piano
Assistant
2013
TV
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures
Bill S. Preston (voice)
1990
Film
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Bill S. Preston
1989
Film
Ben 10: Alien Swarm
Nanomech (voice)
2009
Film
Bill & Ted Face the Music
Bill
2020
Filmography
2025FilmAdulthoodas Doug Metzger2025FilmMedium Rare Cold Caseas Timmy2025FilmSmurfsas Hefty Smurf (voice)2025FilmAbsolute Dominion2024FilmIn Search of Darkness: 1990-1994as Self2024TVHorror's Greatestas Self - Actor & Co-Director, Freaked2024FilmDestroy All Neighborsas Vlad / Public Defender2023TVFull Circleas Widmer2023FilmThe YouTube Effectas Self2022FilmIn Search of Darkness: Part IIIas Self2022FilmBlue's Big City Adventureas Cab Driver2022TVGeorge Carlin's American Dreamas Self2022FilmIn Search of Tomorrowas Self - Interviewee2021FilmThis Is GWARas Self2020FilmIn Search of Darkness: Part IIas Self2020FilmBill & Ted Face the Musicas Bill2020FilmTime Flies When You Are Having Fun! A Look Back at a Most "Excellent Adventure"as Self2020FilmShowbiz Kidsas Self2019FilmIn Search of Darknessas Self2018TVEli Roth's History of Horroras Self2018FilmThe Bodyas The Voice2018TVJames Cameron's Story of Science Fictionas Self2016FilmBanking on Bitcoinas Himself2016FilmRelatively Freeas Himself, Filmmaker (uncredited)2016FilmAnyone Can Quantumas Cameo2015TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self - Guest2015FilmSmosh: The Movieas Uncle Keith (uncredited)2014FilmElectric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Filmsas Self - Actor2014TVThe Real History of Science Fictionas Himself2014TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Self2013FilmGrand Pianoas Assistant2009FilmBen 10: Alien Swarmas Nanomech (voice)2008FilmBen 10: Race Against Timeas Constantine Jacobs2007TVSaul of the Mole Menas King Mole Man (voice)2005TVBonesas Monte Gold2003TVJimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - Guest1997FilmThe Borrowersas TV Gangster1993FilmFreakedas Ricky Coogan1993TVLate Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - Guest1993FilmSex, Shock & Censorship in the 90'sas Stinx On Ice1992FilmMeals on Wheelsas Dweeb1991FilmBill & Ted's Bogus Journeyas Bill / Granny Preston1991TVThe Idiot Boxas Self1990TVBill & Ted's Excellent Adventuresas Bill S. Preston (voice)1990FilmHowie Meets the Ghost of Environmental Disasters Yet to Comeas Howie1990FilmGorgon Video Magazine Vol. 2as Self1990FilmSlammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1as Self1989FilmRosalie Goes Shoppingas Schatzi Greenspace1989FilmBill & Ted's Excellent Adventureas Bill S. Preston1989FilmImpact Video Magazine1989FilmAisles of Doomas Grendel T.W. Ulcerous1988FilmHaunted Summeras Dr. John William Polidori1988FilmBar-B-Que Movieas Mexican Hitchhiker1987FilmThe Lost Boysas Marko1987FilmMedium Rareas Timmy1985FilmDeath Wish 3as Hermosa1985TVThe Equalizeras Jeffrey1985FilmSqueal of Deathas Howie / Various Characters1980FilmGauguin the Savageas Clovis—FilmRelapseas Spoony