Grant Bowler

Grant Bowler
Born (1968-07-18) 18 July 1968
Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation Actor, television presenter
Years active 1993–present
Spouse(s) Roxane Wilson (2001–2011; divorced)
Children 2

Grant Bowler (born 18 July 1968) is a New Zealand-born Australian actor who has worked in American, Australian, New Zealand, and Canadian film, television, and theatre.

He is known for playing the role of Constable Wayne Patterson in Blue Heelers and Wolfgang West in Outrageous Fortune. He also appeared as Wilhelmina Slater's love interest Connor Owens in Ugly Betty.[1] In 2010, he hosted The Amazing Race Australia.[2] He starred as Joshua Nolan on the Syfy television series Defiance.[3]

Bowler has been the voiceover for Border Security:Australia for the Seven Network since 2004. He also provided the voiceover for a Canadian version of the show, often screened back to back with the Australian episodes, which can be seen on Seven Two at present.

Personal life

Bowler was born in Auckland, New Zealand, but moved to Australia when he was young, and was raised in Brisbane.[4]

In 2011, he separated from his wife of nine years, Australian actress Roxane Wilson, with whom he has two children.[5]

Career

Bowler is a graduate of the Australian drama school National Institute of Dramatic Art, alongside other graduates including Mel Gibson, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Baz Luhrmann, and Sam Worthington.

His first television role was as Constable Wayne Patterson on Blue Heelers, from 1993 to 1996. After leaving that show, he spent time on Pacific Drive in 1996 and Medivac from 1996 to 1998. He had recurring roles on Always Greener and Stingers, starred in the television adaptation of On the Beach, spent a year on the ABC series Something in the Air, and starred in the 2004 miniseries Through My Eyes about the disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain. Bowler had a recurring role on All Saints from 2004 to 2005.

Bowler also hosted the Australian version of The Mole, hosting the show from 2000 to 2003. He was replaced as host on the 2005 series by Tom Williams because of family commitments and hosting duties with Border Security.

Bowler serves as the narrator of the reality show Border Security: Australia's Front Line, a duty which he began as host in 2004, though he stopped appearing on camera after the first season. Bowler starred in the New Zealand series Outrageous Fortune.[6] Bowler's acting career has developed since he first began playing Wolf, but although the character is not in every episode, he has turned down other roles to continue in Outrageous Fortune.[7]

Starting with the season four episode "Ji Yeon", Bowler plays the guest role of Captain Gault, the captain of a freighter on the popular American television series Lost. He also appeared in Canal Road.

In 2008, he became a recurring regular on Ugly Betty, in which he played the corrupt CFO of Meade Publications (Connor Owens) who romanced the series' main villain Wilhelmina Slater. Bowler said of his character, "He's got a lot of evil secrets."[8] In December 2009, he was cast in the role of Cooter, a werewolf, in the HBO urban fantasy series True Blood, for that show's third season.[9]

He played Hank Rearden in Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011), the first part of a planned three-part film adaptation of Ayn Rand's novel of the same name.[10] He was also seen in 2011 in The City of Gardens, as well as the film Killer Elite.

In 2012, Bowler was cast as Richard Burton opposite Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor in the biographical TV-movie Liz & Dick for Lifetime in the US.[11]

He was seen in the war drama Gallipoli, released in 2015 on Channel 9, Australia. Bowler will next be seen in psychological action film Swelter, alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme and Alfred Molina, in the sci-fi thriller 400 Days with Brandon Routh and Dane Cook, Lucky Dog with Amy Smart, and the family movie, Zooey to the Max.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993–1996Blue HeelersConstable Wayne Patterson96 episodes
1996Pacific DriveGarth StephensEpisode: "#1.10"
1996–1998MedivacDr. Arch Craven48 episodes
1998WildsidePeter SimmsEpisode: "#1.27"
1999FarscapeShaman LikoEpisode: "That Old Black Magic"
1999–2001StingersSean Peck3 episodes
2000The Lost WorldMontague FitzsimmondsEpisode: "London Calling"
2000–2003The MoleHost10 episodes
2001–2002Something in the AirMark Waters26 episodes
2002White Collar BlueSteve PetrovicEpisode: "#1.9"
2002Always GreenerGreg Steele11 episodes
2004McLeod's DaughtersJarred WuchowskiEpisode: "Fool for Love"
2004–2005All SaintsNigel "Mac" MacPherson20 episodes
2004 – presentBorder Security: Australia's Front LineNarrator105 episodes
2005–2009Outrageous FortuneWolfgang West54 episodes
2008LostCaptain Gault3 episodes
2008Canal RoadDetective Ray Driscoll10 episodes
2008–2010Ugly BettyConnor Owens17 episodes
2010True BloodCooter7 episodes
2011Panic at Rock IslandJim Quinn(TV Movie)
2011–2012, 2014The Amazing Race AustraliaHost34 episodes
2012GCBMason Massey2 episodes
2013–2015DefianceJoshua Nolan38 episodes
2015GallipoliLieutenant Colonel William Malone7 episodes
2015Getting OnDr. Ron Rudd8 episodes
2016 Still Star-Crossed Damiano Montague Series regular
2016 JL Ranch Sheriff Henry Whitlock TV movie

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997Halifax f.p: Someone You KnowBob PalanceEpisode 13
1999Close ContactMike Heyns
2000On the BeachLt. Peter Holmes
2001Finding HopeJack
2003NedTown priest
2003Calling Gerry MolloyOliver Laird
2004One of the Oldest Con GamesSam
2004Through My Eyes: The Lindy Chamberlain StoryBlack Rat
2007The Fall of NightHarry
2011Killer EliteCapt. James Cregg
2011City of GardensJesus Christ
2011Atlas Shrugged: Part IHank Rearden
2011Steve Niles's RemainsTom
2012The Great Mint SwindleRay MickelbergChannel 9
2012Liz & DickRichard Burton
2012I DoPeter
2013Defiance (video game)Chief Lawkeeper Jeb Nolan(voice)
2014SwelterCole
2014Lucky DogPreston Spencer
2015400 DaysWalter
2018PainkillersHerb Morris

References

  1. ↑ Shattuck, Kathryn (4 December 2009). "What's On Today > 9 p.m. (ABC) Ugly Betty". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  2. ↑ Coster, Alice (11 May 2011). "Grant Bowler hosts Channel 7 and Active TV's The Amazing Race Australia". Herald Sun. Melbourne, Australia. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "'Defiance' Star Grant Bowler Reveals His Gaming Habits". Comcast TV Blog. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
  4. ↑ "Grant Bowler Video: Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi". OV Guide. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "Amazing Race's Grant Bowler splits with wife". Herald Sun. Melbourne, Australia. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "More New Blood – Both Vamp & Lycan Added to True Blood". Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  7. ↑ "Wolf at the door". Otago Daily Times. 17 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  8. ↑ "SPOILER ALERT: The Ugly Betty Cast Dishes on Season 3 From People.com (September 16, 2008)". Tvwatch.people.com. 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  9. ↑ "Final True Blood Season 3 Promo Poster Revealed". Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  10. ↑ "Atlas Shrugged Part One (2011) : A Utopian Society Made Up of Business Moguls in Fedoras". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Grant Bowler to play Richard Burton opposite Lindsay Lohan's Liz Taylor". Tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  • Grant Bowler on IMDb
  • Outrageous Fortune Official site
  • Sue Barnett & Associates | Grant Bowler
  • "Grant Bowler Signs On For Lead In Syfy's Upcoming Epic Science Fiction Series, 'Defiance'". Syfy press release via Zap2It.com. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  • "Grant Bowler on Gallipoli, the 2015 TV miniseries". Stuff/Fairfax. 9 February 2015.
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