Quick Facts
Born:
1990-06-14
Birthplace:
London, Ontario, Canada
Credits:
21 Total Roles
Will Bowes
Acting
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Biography
Will Bowes is a Canadian Screen Award-winning director, actor, and singer/songwriter. He co-directed the series Hey Lady! with Sarah Polley and Adriana Maggs, which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. He directed Netflix’s Christmas Casanova (2025) and is a two-time DGC Award nominee for various television projects, including Degrassi. His feature-length directorial debut, The Fallers, a dramatic thriller starring Georgina Campbell and Paul Gross, is due out in 2026.
As an actor, he is best known for Netflix’s Alias Grace, Spinning Out, and Murdoch Mysteries, with film credits including Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Women Talking, and House at the End of the Street, opposite Jennifer Lawrence. As a singer/songwriter, Will is a two-time first-place winner in the International Songwriting Competition (2018–2019), and his music has been licensed in various films and television series. He has released four records, including EPs and full-length albums, both with the soul/R&B group Gold Complex and as a solo pop artist, amassing over 10 million streams globally.
As an actor, he is best known for Netflix’s Alias Grace, Spinning Out, and Murdoch Mysteries, with film credits including Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Women Talking, and House at the End of the Street, opposite Jennifer Lawrence. As a singer/songwriter, Will is a two-time first-place winner in the International Songwriting Competition (2018–2019), and his music has been licensed in various films and television series. He has released four records, including EPs and full-length albums, both with the soul/R&B group Gold Complex and as a solo pop artist, amassing over 10 million streams globally.
Known For
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Party Goer
House at the End of the Street
Robbie
Women Talking
Census Driver
A Teacher
Dr. Riley
Murdoch Mysteries
Defence Counsel
Clara
Kiefer
Rookie Blue
Corey Sleeman
The Kindness of Strangers
Hamilton
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | A Country Encore MOVIE | Adam |
| 2023 | The Love Subscription MOVIE | Phil |
| 2022 | Women Talking MOVIE | Census Driver |
| 2022 | Mistletoe Match MOVIE | Chris |
| 2021 | Death She Wrote MOVIE | Derek Olson |
| 2021 | Pretty Hard Cases TV | Kenneth Barbey |
| 2020 | A Teacher TV | Dr. Riley |
| 2019 | The Kindness of Strangers MOVIE | Hamilton |
| 2018 | Clara MOVIE | Kiefer |
| 2017 | Frankie Drake Mysteries TV | Douglas Macdonald |