Grant Bowler
Bowler at 2012 Toronto International Film Festival
Born (1968-07-18) 18 July 1968
Auckland, New Zealand
EducationNational Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA)
Occupation(s)Actor, television presenter
Years active1993–present
Spouse
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(m. 2001; div. 2011)​
Children2

Grant Bowler (born 18 July 1968) is a New Zealand-Australian actor and television presenter 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] He starred as Joshua Nolan on the Syfy television series Defiance.[2]

As a presenter, he was best known for hosting reality game shows – including The Mole Australia and The Amazing Race Australia, both of which aired on the Seven Network.[3]

Bowler has been the voiceover for Border Security: Australia for the Seven Network since 2004. He has also provided the voiceover for the Canadian version of the show and the American version of the show when those version screen in Australia & New Zealand as Border Security: International, which often air on 7two.

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 National Institute of Dramatic Art.

He worked extensively in theatre with the Bell Shakespeare Company touring with the original company founded by John Bell.

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.

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]

In late 2010, he was announced as the host of Seven Network's The Amazing Race Australia and hosted the show for 3 seasons. He did not return to host for the 2019 Network 10 revival of the series, being replaced by Beau Ryan.

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 was also seen in the 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.

In 2020, Bowler appeared in a recurring role in The Baker and the Beauty playing the Australian father of lead character Noa Hamilton, played by Nathalie Kelley.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
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 EliteWarwick Cregg
2011City of GardensJesus Christ
2011Atlas Shrugged: Part IHank Rearden
2011Steve Niles's RemainsTom
2012I DoPeter
2014SwelterCole
2014Lucky DogPreston Spencer
2015400 DaysWalter
2015One & TwoDaniel
2018PainkillersHerb Morris
2019The Car: Road to RevengeRainer
2019Guns AkimboDegraves
2020Bad ImpulseHenry Sharpe

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993–1996Blue HeelersWayne PattersonMain role (seasons 1–3)
1996Pacific DriveGarth StephensEpisode: "#1.10"
1996–1998MedivacDr. Arch CravenMain role
1997Halifax f.p: Someone You KnowBob PalanceEpisode 13
1998WildsidePeter SimmsEpisode: "#1.27"
1999FarscapeShaman LikoEpisode: "That Old Black Magic"
1999Close ContactMike HeynsTelevision film
1999–2001StingersSean Peck3 episodes
2000–2003The MoleHimself (host)30 episodes
2000On the BeachLt. Peter HolmesTelevision film
2000The Lost WorldMontague FitzsimmondsEpisode: "London Calling"
2001Finding HopeJackTelevision film
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 WestMain role
2008LostCaptain Gault3 episodes
2008Canal RoadDetective Ray Driscoll10 episodes
2008–2010Ugly BettyConnor Owens17 episodes
2010True BloodCooter7 episodes
2011Panic at Rock IslandJim QuinnTelevision film
2011The CapeRazerEpisode: "Razer"
2011–2012
2014		The Amazing Race AustraliaHimself (host)34 episodes
2012The Great Mint SwindleRay MickelbergTelevision film
2012GCBMason Massey2 episodes
2012Liz & DickRichard BurtonTelevision film
2013–2015DefianceJoshua Nolan38 episodes
2015GallipoliLieutenant Colonel William Malone7 episodes
2015Getting OnDr. Ron Rudd8 episodes
2016 Still Star-Crossed Damiano Montague Main role
2016 J.L. Family Ranch Sheriff Henry Whitlock Television film
2019HarrowFrancis Chester10 episodes
2019Reef BreakCarter Eastland6 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013DefianceChief Lawkeeper Jeb NolanVoice

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. ↑ "'Defiance' Star Grant Bowler Reveals His Gaming Habits". Comcast TV Blog. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Coster, Alice (11 May 2011). "Grant Bowler hosts Channel 7 and Active TV's The Amazing Race Australia". Herald Sun. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Grant Bowler Video: Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi". OV Guide. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. 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 14 August 2010.
  7. ↑ "Wolf at the door". Otago Daily Times. 17 June 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
  8. ↑ "SPOILER ALERT: The Ugly Betty Cast Dishes on Season 3". People. 16 September 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  9. ↑ "Final True Blood Season 3 Promo Poster Revealed". Dreadcentral.com. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  10. ↑ Chocano, Carina (29 April 2011). "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. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
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