Christopher Winchester | |
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Born | Liverpool |
Alma mater | Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian, writer, musician, director |
Years active | 1990–present |
Spouse | Nikky Winchester |
Christopher Winchester is a British/New Zealand actor, writer, comedian, musician, and director, currently living in Pukerua Bay, New Zealand.
Biography
He was born in Liverpool, England and educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge.
Winchester is known for his portrayal of Sawtooth Sam in international techno-bluegrass franchise Rednex, and for his musical comedy videos Who the 'ell is Tauriel? and Dwarf On A Pig, performed with his "folk mock" group The Esgaroth Three.
In addition to work in short films and TV, Winchester acted as an extra in Lake-town and Dale in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.
References
- Care, Adam (12 December 2014). "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies: Watch Cambridge graduate's musical spoof YouTube movie". Cambridge News.
- Lawson, Ruth (12 January 2014). "North East family star in viral Hobbit spoof video". Sunday Sun.
- Scott, Charlie (14 January 2014). "VIDEO: Cambridge University graduate takes on Middle Earth - comedy music video aimed at Hobbit fans' Desolation of Smaug complaints goes viral" Archived 1 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Cambridge News
- "Good Morning Episode dated 10 July 2013" IMDb.
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