Will Bowes

Will Bowes

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.

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2025

A Country Encore
A Country Encore
as Adam
Movie - Released: 6/27/2025

2023

The Love Subscription
The Love Subscription
as Phil
Movie - Released: 1/4/2023

2022

Women Talking
Women Talking
as Census Driver
Movie - Released: 12/23/2022
Mistletoe Match
Mistletoe Match
as Chris
Movie - Released: 12/3/2022

2021

Death She Wrote
Death She Wrote
as Derek Olson
Movie - Released: 8/6/2021
Pretty Hard Cases
Pretty Hard Cases
as Kenneth Barbey
TV - Released: 2/3/2021

2020

A Teacher
A Teacher
as Dr. Riley
TV - Released: 11/10/2020

2019

The Kindness of Strangers
The Kindness of Strangers
as Hamilton
Movie - Released: 12/12/2019

2018

Clara
Clara
as Kiefer
Movie - Released: 11/30/2018

2017

Frankie Drake Mysteries
Frankie Drake Mysteries
as Douglas Macdonald
TV - Released: 11/6/2017

2014

The Dependables
The Dependables
as Barry Dempsey
Movie - Released: 6/3/2014

2012

House at the End of the Street
House at the End of the Street
as Robbie
Movie - Released: 9/21/2012
Movie
Hunting Season
as Sam
Movie - Released: 4/1/2012

2010

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
as Party Goer
Movie - Released: 8/12/2010
Connor Undercover
Connor Undercover
TV - Released: 4/12/2010
Rookie Blue
Rookie Blue
as Corey Sleeman
TV - Released: 6/24/2010

2009

The Listener
The Listener
as Tom Walton
TV - Released: 6/4/2009

2008

Murdoch Mysteries
Murdoch Mysteries
as Defence Counsel
TV - Released: 1/24/2008

2006

Jane and the Dragon
Jane and the Dragon
as Drake 'Rake' Gardener Junior (voice)
TV - Released: 1/8/2006

2005

Naturally, Sadie
Naturally, Sadie
TV - Released: 6/24/2005

2001

Degrassi
Degrassi
as Thomas
TV - Released: 10/14/2001