Will Bowes

Acting

Will Bowes

Born June 14, 1990 London, Ontario, Canada28 credits

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

Filmography

Women Talking
2022Women Talking
as Census DriverMovie
Mistletoe Match
2022Mistletoe Match
as ChrisMovie
Death She Wrote
2021Death She Wrote
as Derek OlsonMovie
Pretty Hard Cases
2021Pretty Hard Cases
as Kenneth BarbeyTV
A Teacher
2020A Teacher
as Dr. RileyTV
Hey Lady!
2020Hey Lady!
DirectorTV
Clara
2018Clara
as KieferMovie
Frankie Drake Mysteries
2017Frankie Drake Mysteries
as Douglas MacdonaldTV
Chalk Dust
2015Chalk Dust
DirectorMovie
The Dependables
2014The Dependables
as Barry DempseyMovie
Rookie Blue
2010Rookie Blue
as Corey SleemanTV
The Listener
2009The Listener
as Tom WaltonTV
Murdoch Mysteries
2008Murdoch Mysteries
as Defence CounselTV
Jane and the Dragon
2006Jane and the Dragon
as Drake 'Rake' Gardener Junior (voice)TV
Degrassi
2001Degrassi
as ThomasTV
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The Fallers
DirectorMovie