Actor
Will Bowes
Born June 14, 1990 in London, Ontario, Canada12 films
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.
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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.
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First watchScott Pilgrim vs. the World20107.5as Party GoerAs bass guitarist for a garage-rock band, Scott Pilgrim has never had trouble getting a girlfriend; usually, the problem is getting rid of them.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
12 films as actor- 2026I Come Home
- 2025A Country EncoreAdam
- 2023The Love SubscriptionPhil
- 2022Women TalkingCensus Driver
- 2022Mistletoe MatchChris
- 2021Death She WroteDerek Olson
- 2019The Kindness of StrangersHamilton
- 2018ClaraKiefer
- 2014The DependablesBarry Dempsey
- 2012House at the End of the StreetRobbie
- 2012Hunting SeasonSam
- 2010Scott Pilgrim vs. the WorldParty Goer