A. J. Bowen | |
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 Bowen at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival | |
| Born | Alfred Charles Bowen Jr. December 21, 1977 Marietta, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
Alfred Charles "A. J." Bowen Jr. [1] (born December 21, 1977) [2] is an American actor and producer. He starred in The Signal (2007) [3] and A Horrible Way To Die (2010). [4]
Bowen was born in Marietta, Georgia, and attended the University of Georgia along with Jacob Gentry and David Bruckner. He was initially a musician. [5]
LA Weekly called Bowen "mumblegore's go-to star". [5] He starred in The Signal (2007) and The House of the Devil (2009). [6] The first feature from his production company, Normaltown, was Maidenhead, in which he stars. [7] He also starred in Hatchet II (2010). [8] He was part of the Christmas episode of Dread Central's Dinner for Friends ("Shark Alarm 2009", the holiday edition of the site's podcast). [9] He also starred in the thriller film Rites of Spring. [10] He starred in the science fiction film Synchronicity. [11] He co-starred in the film You're Next (2011) and appeared in The Reconstruction of William Zero (2014). [12]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Gnome | |
| 2003 | Good Friday | |
| 2004 | Last Goodbye | Gabriel |
| 2006 | Gnome 2 | |
| 2006 | Creepshow III | Jerry |
| 2007 | The Signal | Lewis Denton |
| 2008 | The Season | Hank |
| 2008 | Maidenhead | Martin |
| 2009 | The House of the Devil | Victor Ulman |
| 2010 | A Horrible Way to Die | Garrick Turrell |
| 2010 | Hatchet 2 | Layton |
| 2011 | You're Next | Crispian |
| 2011 | What Fun We Were Having | |
| 2011 | Rites of Spring | Ben Geringer |
| 2013 | The Sacrament | Sam |
| 2013 | Twisted Tales | Fred |
| 2013 | Grow Up, Tony Phillips | Pete |
| 2014 | Faults | |
| 2014 | The Reconstruction of William Zero | Mr. Bragg |
| 2014 | The Guest | Austin |
| 2015 | Synchronicity | Chuck |
| 2016 | Teenage Cocktail | Joseph Damone |
| 2016 | Sun Don't Shine | Highway Angel |
| 2018 | Dead Night | James Pollack |
| 2019 | Satanic Panic | Duncan |
| 2019 | I Trapped the Devil | Matt |
| 2020 | The Old Ways | Carson |
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