Before Jeff got his role on the TV series Night Heat, he worked at Domino's Pizza.
Jeff was the inspiration for the character Ram Punchington, on the Canadian animated TV series, Sons of Butcher.
When Jeff was first starting out as an actor, he pitched himself as being able to do anything if given twenty-four hours.
Jeff learned how to do an Australian accent.
In 1983, Jeff lived in a two-room apartment on 16th Street, in New York City, with a fellow struggling actor.
Jeff won The Ontario Open and The North American Open championships.
Jeff is a big fan of Harley Davidson motorcycles.
Jeff was once mugged in New York City, New York.
Jeff once worked as a lifeguard.
Jeff won a swimming scholarship to Waterloo University, and an athletic scholarship to college.
In 1986, Jeff was nominated for a Best Actor award, at the Gemini Awards, for his starring role in Night Heat.
Jeff worked as a breakdancer and a mime when he was just first starting out.
Jeff has a younger brother, Michael Wincott. He is also an actor.