Christopher Bowen

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Christopher Bowen (born 20 October 1959) is a British actor.

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Bowen was educated at the Cathedral School, Llandaff, Radley College, [1] and Magdalene College, Cambridge University.[ citation needed ] He trained at the Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol and spent three years with the RSC in the 1980s.[ citation needed ] Other theatre credits include the title role in "Macbeth" at the Southwark Playhouse, Laertes in "Hamlet" at the Young Vic, Veit Kunz in "Franziska" at the Gate Theatre, Oberon in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" for the City of London Festival, Maecenas in "Antony and Cleopatra" at the Haymarket Theatre.

His television credits include: Mr Briggs in "Jane Eyre" for the BBC, Alastair Campbell in "Why We Went to War" for C4, Ant Johnson in "Holby City", Richard Carey in "Murder in Mesopotamia" (Poirot), Dempsey and Makepeace , Knights of God , John Dexter in Tanamera – Lion of Singapore , Mordred in the Doctor Who serial "Battlefield", Little Lord Fauntleroy, Waiting for God , Castles, Peak Practice , Heartbeat , Doctors , Rosemary & Thyme and the title role in an unaired pilot of Darkman .

His film credits include: Commander Day in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies , Charles Fairford in Cold Comfort Farm directed by John Schlesinger, the Prince of Wales in Richard III , Hamilton in Gaudi Afternoon directed by Susan Seidelman.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Richard III Prince EdwardFeature film
1995 Cold Comfort Farm Charles FairfordOriginally a TV Movie, but then theatrically released
1997 Tomorrow Never Dies Cmdr. Richard Day (HMS Devonshire)Feature film
2001 Gaudi Afternoon HamiltonFeature film
2003 Monsieur N. Col. BinghamFeature film
2016Maigret Sets a TrapInspector LeforsTV movie
2017 On Chesil Beach Cricket CaptainFeature film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987 Knights of God Helicopter Pilot7 episodes
1989 Tanamera – Lion of Singapore John Dexter7 episodes
1989 Doctor Who Mordred 4 episodes
1995 Castles Alex Milburn24 episodes

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References

  1. "News & Notes". The Old Radleian. UK: Radley College. 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2017.