Opie Winston

Harry "Opie" Winston is a fictional character on the FX television series Sons of Anarchy, played by Ryan Hurst. He is a member of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, but struggles to fit in at times as he is reluctant to participate in illegal activity because of his preference for not returning to prison.

Biography
Winston is in his early 30s and is a member of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club's Charming, California chapter. He is the son of Piney Winston, who co-founded the club, and lived in Charming until he was 16 years old when his mother took him away. He eventually returned, however, and became a full-patch member of the club. He is married to Donna Winston and the couple have a son and daughter. He has also been best friends with Jax Teller, who is now club Vice-President, since childhood.

He was sentenced to five years in Chino prison following his conviction for a botched robbery with ex-SOA member Kyle Hobart. Hobart was the get-away driver during the heist but fled the scene when he heard police sirens, leaving Opie stranded. When he was paroled, he got a job as a lumberjack at a local lumber mill and is now struggling to support his family earning "clean" money. He faces conflicting pressure from his wife Donna, who wants him to leave the club, and from SOA members, due to his reluctance to participate in their frequently illegal activities. Facing a deteriorating marriage, he has begun to participate in all of SOA's activities to end the "half in" mentality he had taken regarding his devotion to his family and to SAMCRO.

Season One
Opie was released from prison on parole at the beginning of the first series. The Mayans had recently destroyed the Sons of Anarchy's weapon storage, and Clay Morrow, Chibs Telford, Tig Trager and Jax Teller were planning on getting some revenge by attacking the Mayans. Jax invited Opie to come along and he reluctantly accepted. Later on, however, Jax told him not to come because he could see he was having trouble with his family.

When he was struggling for money, Opie went to his father, Piney, to borrow some. Piney refused and told him to "grow a dick". He did, however, tell him to join Clay and Bobby Munson on a protection run to make some extra cash. He took his father's advice, and helped them secure a shipment of electronics on the way to Mexico. The trio eventually hijacked the truck, to send a warning to the local sheriff who owns the trucking company.

Later in the series, his wife, Donna, was killed during a botched hit against him, after the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives set him up as a "snitch" against the club in an attempt to break open SAMCRO.