Alex Winter
Alex Winter (born 17 July 1965, London) is a British-American actor, director, and screenwriter. Best known as Bill S. Preston in the Bill & Ted trilogy (1989, 1991, 2020) (Keanu Reeves) and for directing the documentaries Zappa (2006) and The YouTube Effect (2022). In Primetime (2026, dir. Lance Oppenheim) he plays Bill Conradt, a role he was handpicked for as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. His filmography includes: Death Wish 3 (1985) (Charles Bronson, Marcia Gay Harden); The Lost Boys (1987) (Michael J. Fox, Corey Haim); Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) (Keanu Reeves, Amy Yasbeck); Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) (Keanu Reeves, Amy Yasbeck); Freaked (1993) (Robin Tunney, Tara Reid); Zoolander (2001) (Ben Stiller, Christoph Waltz); Grand Piano (2013) (Edgar Ramírez, Holly Hunter); Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020) (Keanu Reeves, Amy Yasbeck); Destroy All Neighbors (2024) (Jesse Eisenberg, Zoe Kazan); Adulthood (2025) (Josh Gad, Kaya Scodelario); Absolute Dominion (2025) (Mila Kunis, John David Washington); Primetime (2026) (Robert Pattinson, Merritt Wever). TV: The Idiot Box (1995–1999, co-writer, co-director, star) (Jenny Lewis, Matt Walsh).
Known for
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
- Bones (2005)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
- Primetime (2026)
- The Equalizer (1985)
- The Word (1990)
- Eli Roth's History of Horror (2018)
- Smurfs (2025)
- The Lost Boys (1987)
- Full Circle (2023)
- Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
- James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction (2018)
- Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
- Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990)
- The Real History of Science Fiction (2014)
- Saul of the Mole Men (2007)
- Ben 10: Alien Swarm (2009)
- Ben 10: Race Against Time (2008)