Alex Winter
Known for acting · Born 17 July 1965 · 61 · London, England, UK
97 credits
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
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
1989
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
1991
Bill & Ted Face the Music
2020
Blue Mountain State
2010
Ben 10: Alien Swarm
2009
Ben 10: Race Against Time
2008
Deep Web
2015
Smosh: The Movie
2015
Freaked
1993
Grand Piano
2013
Adulthood
2025
Downloaded
2013
Acting (63)
2026PrimetimeBill ConradtFilm
2025SmurfsHefty Smurf (voice)Film
2025AdulthoodDoug MetzgerFilm
2025Absolute DominionDr. Jehuda BrunoFilm
2025Medium Rare Cold CaseTimmyFilm
2025Waiting for GodotVladimirFilm
2024Destroy All NeighborsVlad / Public DefenderFilm
2024Horror's GreatestSelf - Actor & Co-Director, Freaked · 7 episodesSeries
2024In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994SelfFilm
2023Full CircleWidmer · 2 episodesSeries
2023The YouTube EffectSelfFilm
2022Blue's Big City AdventureCab DriverFilm
2022George Carlin's American DreamSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2022In Search of TomorrowSelf - IntervieweeFilm
2022In Search of Darkness: Part IIISelfFilm
2021This Is GWARSelfFilm
2020Bill & Ted Face the MusicBillFilm
2020Showbiz KidsSelfFilm
2020In Search of Darkness: Part IISelfFilm
2020Time Flies When You Are Having Fun! A Look Back at a Most "Excellent Adventure"SelfFilm
2019In Search of DarknessSelfFilm
2018The BodyThe VoiceFilm
2018Eli Roth's History of HorrorSelfSeries
2018James Cameron's Story of Science FictionSelfSeries
2016Banking on BitcoinHimselfFilm
2016Anyone Can QuantumCameoFilm
2016Relatively FreeHimself, Filmmaker (uncredited)Film
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest · 2 episodesSeries
2015Smosh: The MovieUncle Keith (uncredited)Film
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelfSeries
2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsSelf - ActorFilm
2014The Real History of Science FictionSelfSeries
2013Grand PianoAssistantFilm
2009Ben 10: Alien SwarmNanomech (voice)Film
2008Ben 10: Race Against TimeConstantine JacobsFilm
2007Saul of the Mole MenKing Mole Man (voice) · 5 episodesSeries
2005BonesMonte GoldSeries
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - GuestSeries
1997The BorrowersTV GangsterFilm
1993FreakedRicky CooganFilm
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - GuestSeries
1993Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90'sStinx On IceFilm
1992Meals on WheelsDweebFilm
1991Bill & Ted's Bogus JourneyBill / Granny PrestonFilm
1991The Idiot BoxSelf · 7 episodesSeries
1990Bill & Ted's Excellent AdventuresBill S. Preston (voice) · 13 episodesSeries
1990The WordSeries
1990Howie Meets the Ghost of Environmental Disasters Yet to ComeHowieFilm
1990Gorgon Video Magazine Vol. 2SelfFilm
1990Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1SelfFilm
1989Bill & Ted's Excellent AdventureBill S. PrestonFilm
1989Rosalie Goes ShoppingSchatzi GreenspaceFilm
1989Aisles of DoomGrendel T.W. UlcerousFilm
1989Impact Video MagazineFilm
1988Haunted SummerDr. John William PolidoriFilm
1988Bar-B-Que MovieMexican HitchhikerFilm
1987The Lost BoysMarkoFilm
1987Medium RareTimmyFilm
1985Death Wish 3HermosaFilm
1985The EqualizerJeffreySeries
1985Squeal of DeathHowie / Various CharactersFilm
1980Gauguin the SavageClovisFilm
—RelapseSpoonyFilm
Crew (1)
—61 SunsThanksFilm
Directing (19)
2023The YouTube EffectDirector, Producer, WriterFilm
2020ZappaDirector, ProducerFilm
2020Showbiz KidsDirector, Producer, WriterFilm
2017Trump's LobbyDirector, ProducerFilm
2016Anyone Can QuantumDirectorFilm
2016Relatively FreeDirector, ProducerFilm
2015Deep WebDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2015Smosh: The MovieDirectorFilm
2013DownloadedDirectorFilm
2013BetasDirectorSeries
2012Level UpDirectorSeries
2010Blue Mountain StateDirectorSeries
2010Blue Beetle: Test TrailerDirectorFilm
2009Ben 10: Alien SwarmDirector, Executive ProducerFilm
2008Ben 10: Race Against TimeDirector, Executive ProducerFilm
2003Tabla Beat Science: Talamanam Sound ClashDirectorFilm
1991The Idiot BoxDirector, CreatorSeries
1988Bar-B-Que MovieDirectorFilm
1985Squeal of DeathDirector, WriterFilm
Production (8)
2025AdulthoodProducer, DirectorFilm
2025Absolute DominionProducerFilm
2024Destroy All NeighborsProducerFilm
2023SandtownExecutive ProducerFilm
2020Bill & Ted Face the MusicExecutive ProducerFilm
2020Green BloodProducerSeries
2018Trust Machine: The Story of BlockchainProducer, Director, WriterFilm
2016Quantum Is CallingProducer, DirectorFilm
Writing (6)
2018The Panama PapersWriter, Producer, DirectorFilm
1999FeverWriter, DirectorFilm
1993FreakedWriter, Director, Co-ProducerFilm
1992Meals on WheelsWriter, DirectorFilm
1990Howie Meets the Ghost of Environmental Disasters Yet to ComeWriter, DirectorFilm
1989Aisles of DoomWriter, DirectorFilm