Danny Lee Wynter

Danny Wynter , known professionally as Danny Lee Wynter, is an English actor, writer, and campaigner. He is best known for playing the lead role of Joe in Stephen Poliakoffs BBC films Joes Palace and Capturing Mary, alongside Sir Michael Gambon and Dame Maggie Smith. He is also recognised for his stage work.

Lee Wynter was born in Barking, East London and grew up in a single parent family in Essex. His mother, a train attendant, is of Romany Gypsy and Italian ancestry, and his father, a local businessman, is of Jamaican descent. He is openly gay.

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