Will Bowes
Born: 1990-06-14 in London, Ontario, Canada
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
2025
- A Country Encore as Adam
2024
- A Bestselling Kind of Love ... (Director)
- You Can't Teach Love ... (Director)
2023
- The Love Subscription as Phil
- Christmas Casanova ... (Director)
- Loving Every Minute ... (Director)
2022
- Women Talking as Census Driver
- Mistletoe Match as Chris
2021
- Pretty Hard Cases as Kenneth Barbey
- Death She Wrote as Derek Olson
2019
- The Kindness of Strangers as Hamilton
2018
- Clara as Kiefer
2017
- Frankie Drake Mysteries as Douglas Macdonald
2015
- Chalk Dust ... (Director)
2014
- The Dependables as Barry Dempsey
2012
- House at the End of the Street as Robbie
- Hunting Season as Sam
2010
- Rookie Blue as Corey Sleeman
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World as Party Goer
- Connor Undercover
2009
- The Listener as Tom Walton
2008
- Murdoch Mysteries as Defence Counsel
2006
- Jane and the Dragon as Drake 'Rake' Gardener Junior (voice)
2005
2001
- Degrassi as Thomas