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Greg Rowe | |
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| Born | 1964 (age 58–59) |
| Occupation | Child actor |
| Years active | 1976–1982 |
| Children | 2 |
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]
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
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| 1976 | Storm Boy | Mike ‘Storm Boy’ Kingley | Feature film |
| 1977 | The Last Wave | Carl | Feature film |
| 1978 | Blue Fin | Steve ‘Snook’ Pascoe | Feature film |
| 1979 | Skyways | Jimmy D’Angelo | TV series |
| 1979 | Refugees from Space | Short film | |
| 1980 | Young Ramsay | Billy Foster | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1980 | Dead Man's Float (a.k.a. Smugglers Cove) | Johnny Bell | Feature film |
| 1982 | Freedom | Bowser Boy | Feature film |
| 1987 | The Time Guardian | Uncredited | Feature film |
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