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Quick Facts

Born:
1990-06-14

Birthplace:
London, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
21 Total Roles

Will Bowes

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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.

Known For

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

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