He is portrayed by Travis Van Winkle. She has appeared as Leslie Winkle, a colleague in the Big Bang Theory. In 2008, she starred alongside Travis Van Winkle and Ellen Hollman in "Asylum". Robert Matthew Van Winkle was born in Dallas, Texas, on October 31, 1967. Travis Scott Van Winkle (born November 4, 1982) is an American actor. Seger wrote it in 1972 while touring with Teegarden & Van Winkle. Knight and his bodyguards confronted Van Winkle several times. His name is a reference to the fictional character Rip Van Winkle. When Van Winkle was four, his mother divorced. It is hosted by construction contractor and rapper Rob Van Winkle, a.k.a. The Royal Crescent is the venue for a chase between two characters, Dowler and Winkle.