Greg Rowe

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Greg Rowe
Born1964 (age 5859)
Occupation Child actor
Years active1976–1982
Children2

Greg Rowe (born 1964 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian former child actor who starred in Australian films such as Storm Boy (1976) and Blue Fin (1978), both based on novels by Colin Thiele. His last film was Freedom (1982), directed by Academy Award nominee Scott Hicks. As of 2016, he lives with his wife and two children in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [1]

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Filmography

YearTitleRoleType
1976 Storm Boy Mike ‘Storm Boy’ KingleyFeature film
1977 The Last Wave CarlFeature film
1978 Blue Fin Steve ‘Snook’ PascoeFeature film
1979 Skyways Jimmy D’AngeloTV series
1979Refugees from SpaceShort film
1980 Young Ramsay Billy FosterTV series, 1 episode
1980 Dead Man's Float (a.k.a. Smugglers Cove)Johnny BellFeature film
1982 Freedom Bowser BoyFeature film
1987 The Time Guardian UncreditedFeature film

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