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Grant Bowler

New Zealand–Australian actor

Field	Value
name	Grant Bowler
image	Grant Bowler (8085973298).jpg
caption	Bowler at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival
birth_date
birth_place	Auckland, New Zealand
education	National Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA)
occupation	Actor, television presenter
years_active	1993–present
children	2
spouse

Grant Bowler (born 18 July 1968) is a New Zealand-Australian actor and television presenter who has worked in American, Australian, New Zealand, and Canadian film, television, and theatre.

He is known for playing the role of Constable Wayne Patterson in Blue Heelers and Wolfgang West in Outrageous Fortune. He also appeared as Wilhelmina Slater's love interest Connor Owens in Ugly Betty. He starred as Joshua Nolan on the Syfy television series Defiance.

As a presenter, he was best known for hosting reality game shows – including The Mole Australia and The Amazing Race Australia, both of which aired on the Seven Network.

Bowler has been the voiceover narrator for Border Security: Australia for the Seven Network since 2004. He has also provided the narration for the Canadian version and the American version when those versions air in Australia and New Zealand as Border Security: International on 7two.

Personal life

Bowler was born in Auckland, New Zealand, but moved to Australia when he was young, and was raised in Brisbane.

In 2011, he separated from his wife of nine years, Australian actress Roxane Wilson, with whom he has two children.

Career

Bowler is a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art.

He worked extensively in theatre with the Bell Shakespeare Company touring with the original company founded by John Bell.

His first television role was as Constable Wayne Patterson on Blue Heelers, from 1993 to 1996. After leaving that show, he spent time on Pacific Drive in 1996 and Medivac from 1996 to 1998. He had recurring roles on Always Greener and Stingers, starred in the television adaptation of On the Beach, spent a year on the ABC series Something in the Air, and starred in the 2004 miniseries Through My Eyes about the disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain. Bowler had a recurring role on All Saints from 2004 to 2005.

Bowler hosted the Australian version of The Mole from 2000 to 2003. He was replaced in the 2005 series by Tom Williams because of family commitments and his duties with Border Security: Australia's Front Line. He is the narrator of the latter show, having begun as on-camera host in 2004 and transitioning to the off-camera role after the first season.

Bowler appeared in the New Zealand series Outrageous Fortune in the recurring role of Wolfgang West. He was in greater demand since joining the program, but turned down other work to remain with the show.

Bowler guest starred as Gault, the captain of a freighter on the American television series Lost, starting with the season four episode "Ji Yeon".

In 2008, he began a recurring role on Ugly Betty as Connor Owens, corrupt CFO of Meade Publications and the love interest of the series' main villain. Bowler said of his character, "He's got a lot of evil secrets." In December 2009, he was cast as Cooter, a werewolf, in the HBO urban fantasy series True Blood, for that show's third season.

In late 2010, he was announced as the host of Seven Network's The Amazing Race Australia and remained for three seasons. He did not return for the 2019 Network 10 revival of the series, being replaced by Beau Ryan.

He played Hank Rearden in Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011), the first part of a planned three-part film adaptation of Ayn Rand's novel of the same name. He was also seen in 2011 in The City of Gardens, and the film Killer Elite.

In 2012, Bowler was cast as Richard Burton opposite Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor in the biographical TV-movie Liz & Dick for Lifetime in the US.

He was seen in the war drama Gallipoli, released in 2015 on Channel 9, Australia. Bowler was also seen in the psychological action film Swelter, alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme and Alfred Molina; in the sci-fi thriller 400 Days with Brandon Routh and Dane Cook; Lucky Dog with Amy Smart; and the family movie, Zooey to the Max.

In 2020, Bowler appeared in a recurring role in The Baker and the Beauty playing the Australian father of lead character Noa Hamilton, played by Nathalie Kelley.

Filmography

Film

Year		Title		Role		class="unsortable"	Notes
2003
2003
2004
2004
2007
2011
2011
2011
2011
2012
2014
2014
2015
2015
2018
2019
2019
2020

Television

Year		Title		Role		class="unsortable"	Notes
1993–1996
1996
1996–1998
1997
1998
1999
1999
1999–2001
2000–2003
2000
2000
2001
2001–2002
2002
2002
2004
2004–2005
2004–present
2005–2009
2008
2008
2008–2010
2010
2011
2011
2011–2012
2014
2012
2012
2012
2013–2015
2015
2015
2016
2016
2019
2019
2022
2022
2023

Video games

Year		Title		Role		class="unsortable"	Notes
2013

References

Shattuck, Kathryn. (4 December 2009). "What's On Today > 9 p.m. (ABC) ''Ugly Betty''". [[The New York Times]].
(20 March 2013). "'Defiance' Star Grant Bowler Reveals His Gaming Habits". Comcast TV Blog.
link. "Grant Bowler hosts Channel 7 and Active TV's The Amazing Race Australia". Alice. Coster. (11 May 2011). [[Herald Sun]]
"Grant Bowler Video: Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi". OV Guide.
(30 March 2011). "Amazing Race's Grant Bowler splits with wife". [[Herald Sun]].
"More New Blood – Both Vamp & Lycan Added to True Blood". Dreadcentral.com.
(17 June 2008). "Wolf at the door". [[Otago Daily Times]].
(16 September 2008). "SPOILER ALERT: The Ugly Betty Cast Dishes on Season 3". People.
(11 June 2010). "Final True Blood Season 3 Promo Poster Revealed". Dreadcentral.com.
(29 April 2011). "Atlas Shrugged Part One (2011) : A Utopian Society Made Up of Business Moguls in Fedoras". [[The New York Times]].
(27 May 2012). "Grant Bowler to play Richard Burton opposite Lindsay Lohan's Liz Taylor". Tvtonight.com.au.

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