Detailed Biography

Sarah Wynter is an Australian actress, most widely known for her roles on American television – such as Kate Warner on the television drama 24 and as Beth on Windfall.

Personal life

Wynter was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, the daughter of Helen Williams, a worker in the Australian federal judicial system, and Stuart Wynter, a physician. Her grandmother, the late Joy Cummings, was the Lord Mayor of Newcastle - Australia's first female Lord Mayor.

On August 20, 2005 Wynter married Details magazine editor-in-chief Dan Peres in Sydney. Wynter's first child, Oscar Dallas Wynter Peres, was born on January 14, 2008.

Career

Wynter's interest in acting led her to move to New York City when she was seventeen to study drama.

Television

Wynter earned her SAG card by landing a role on the Sex and the City pilot, playing what she later summarized as the first woman to have sex on that show. A few years later, she was recognized by SAG again, as part of the second season cast of 24 when it earned a SAG Award nomination as Best Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. Wynter played Kate Warner and appeared in all 24 episodes, plus the third season premiere and she provided her voice for 24: The Game.

Wynter also had a recurring role in The Dead Zone and starred in the series Windfall in 2006. In 2009, Sarah appeared in an episode of the second season of Flight Of The Conchords.

Sarah Wynter has signed on to Damages in a recurring role. She will play a mysterious security specialist who helps an assistant district attorney solve a financial scheme.

Film

Wynter's first movie was Species 2. Wynter appeared in The 6th Day alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lost Souls with Winona Ryder as well as numerous independent movies such as Shooting Livien. Her Australian feature film debut Three Dollars, was released in 2005. She was also cast as Daisy Adair in Dead Like Me: Life After Death, the straight-to-DVD movie version of Showtime TV series Dead Like Me.