Grant Bowler | |
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Born | Auckland, New Zealand | 18 July 1968
Education | National Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA) |
Occupation(s) | Actor, television presenter |
Years active | 1993–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
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.
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]
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.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Ned | Town priest | |
2003 | Calling Gerry Molloy | Oliver Laird | |
2004 | One of the Oldest Con Games | Sam | |
2004 | Through My Eyes: The Lindy Chamberlain Story | Black Rat | |
2007 | The Fall of Night | Harry | |
2011 | Killer Elite | Warwick Cregg | |
2011 | City of Gardens | Jesus Christ | |
2011 | Atlas Shrugged: Part I | Hank Rearden | |
2011 | Steve Niles's Remains | Tom | |
2012 | I Do | Peter | |
2014 | Swelter | Cole | |
2014 | Lucky Dog | Preston Spencer | |
2015 | 400 Days | Walter | |
2015 | One & Two | Daniel | |
2018 | Painkillers | Herb Morris | |
2019 | The Car: Road to Revenge | Rainer | |
2019 | Guns Akimbo | Degraves | |
2020 | Bad Impulse | Henry Sharpe |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993–1996 | Blue Heelers | Wayne Patterson | Main role (seasons 1–3) |
1996 | Pacific Drive | Garth Stephens | Episode: "#1.10" |
1996–1998 | Medivac | Dr. Arch Craven | Main role |
1997 | Halifax f.p: Someone You Know | Bob Palance | Episode 13 |
1998 | Wildside | Peter Simms | Episode: "#1.27" |
1999 | Farscape | Shaman Liko | Episode: "That Old Black Magic" |
1999 | Close Contact | Mike Heyns | Television film |
1999–2001 | Stingers | Sean Peck | 3 episodes |
2000–2003 | The Mole | Himself (host) | 30 episodes |
2000 | On the Beach | Lt. Peter Holmes | Television film |
2000 | The Lost World | Montague Fitzsimmonds | Episode: "London Calling" |
2001 | Finding Hope | Jack | Television film |
2001–2002 | Something in the Air | Mark Waters | 26 episodes |
2002 | White Collar Blue | Steve Petrovic | Episode: "#1.9" |
2002 | Always Greener | Greg Steele | 11 episodes |
2004 | McLeod's Daughters | Jarred Wuchowski | Episode: "Fool for Love" |
2004–2005 | All Saints | Nigel "Mac" MacPherson | 20 episodes |
2004–present | Border Security: Australia's Front Line | Narrator | 105 episodes |
2005–2009 | Outrageous Fortune | Wolfgang West | Main role |
2008 | Lost | Captain Gault | 3 episodes |
2008 | Canal Road | Detective Ray Driscoll | 10 episodes |
2008–2010 | Ugly Betty | Connor Owens | 17 episodes |
2010 | True Blood | Cooter | 7 episodes |
2011 | Panic at Rock Island | Jim Quinn | Television film |
2011 | The Cape | Razer | Episode: "Razer" |
2011–2012 2014 | The Amazing Race Australia | Himself (host) | 34 episodes |
2012 | The Great Mint Swindle | Ray Mickelberg | Television film |
2012 | GCB | Mason Massey | 2 episodes |
2012 | Liz & Dick | Richard Burton | Television film |
2013–2015 | Defiance | Joshua Nolan | 38 episodes |
2015 | Gallipoli | Lieutenant Colonel William Malone | 7 episodes |
2015 | Getting On | Dr. Ron Rudd | 8 episodes |
2016 | Still Star-Crossed | Damiano Montague | Main role |
2016 | J.L. Family Ranch | Sheriff Henry Whitlock | Television film |
2019 | Harrow | Francis Chester | 10 episodes |
2019 | Reef Break | Carter Eastland | 6 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Defiance | Chief Lawkeeper Jeb Nolan | Voice |
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