Winson Won was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and grew up in Ottawa, Ontario where he was involved in many sports- winning the nation's capital CHSAA wrestling championships during his first year of high-school. After his first year of Law & Society at Carleton University, Winson switched majors and moved to Toronto, where he began his training at York University and The Second City. His first jobs were in commercials, print-work and on-stage in improvs & sketch-comedy. Winson currently resides in Vancouver BC, where he plays poker in his free time.