Josh Bowman

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Bowman in 2018
Born
Joshua Tobias Bowman

(1988-03-04) 4 March 1988 (age 36)
Berkshire, England
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present
Spouse
(m. 2018)
Children2
Relatives Scarlett Bowman (sister)

Joshua Tobias Bowman (born 4 March 1988) [1] is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Daniel Grayson in the TV series Revenge .

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Early life

Bowman was born in Berkshire on 4 March 1988. [1] He was educated at the Wellington College boarding school. His sister, Scarlett Bowman, is a former Hollyoaks star. Bowman states that his father is Jewish, and said in the interview that he "feels Jewish, ish." [2] [3] Bowman's other ancestry is English, Irish, and distant Italian. [4]

At the age of 18, Bowman was briefly a professional rugby player for Saracens F.C., before suffering two shoulder dislocations in his first year and being asked to leave. [5]

Career

Bowman made his acting debut in 2007 playing Dimitri in the TV series Genie in the House . He then spent two years on the British series Holby City and went on to appear in the films 13Hrs , Prowl , Exteriors and Love’s Kitchen. In 2011, he joined the ABC Family show Make It or Break It , playing a gymnast named Max Spencer. [6]

In 2011 he was selected as one of the Stars of Tomorrow by Screen International . [7] Bowman played Daniel Grayson, a series regular, in the ABC series Revenge . Bowman starred in the ABC series Time After Time , about the adventures of a young H. G. Wells; it was cancelled in 2017. [8]

Bowman studied method acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York.[ citation needed ]

Bowman played Krasko in the Doctor Who episode "Rosa". [9]

Personal life

Bowman began dating his Revenge co-star Emily VanCamp in late 2011. The couple became engaged on 11 May 2017 and married on 15 December 2018 in The Bahamas. [10] In 2021, VanCamp announced the birth of their first child, a daughter, on her Instagram account. [11] [12] In 2024, VanCamp announced that she gave birth to their second daughter. [13] [14]

Filmography

Film and television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Genie in the House Dimitri/Royal Hunk2 episodes
2009MythsZeus
2009BetwixtLukeUnsold television pilot
2009–10 Holby City Scott James9 episodes
2010 13Hrs Doug Walker
2010 Prowl Peter
2011ExteriorsAdam
2011 Love's Kitchen Roberto Alesandro
2011 Make It or Break It MaxRecurring role (season 2)
2011–15 Revenge Daniel GraysonMain role, 77 episodes
Nominated - Teen Choice Awards TV Breakout Star: Male
2012 So Undercover Nicholas
2013 The Last Keepers Taylor
2016 Level Up Matt
2017 Time After Time John Stevenson / Jack the Ripper Main role
2018 Doctor Who Krasko1 episode: "Rosa"
2018 Lore Jack Parsons 1 episode: "Jack Parsons: The Devil and the Divine"
2019Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly StoryDr. JosiahLifetime television movie
2020 Our Girl (Dr.) Captain Antonio6 episodes
2021 The Desperate Hour Emergency Police
2023 Miranda's Victim Charles
Video game roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2020 Final Fantasy VII Remake Rufus Shinra Supporting (voice)
2024 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Rufus ShinraSupporting (voice) [15]

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