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.
Known For
Credits
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A Country Encore 2025Adam★ 8
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Phil★ 5
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Women Talking 2022Census Driver★ 6.9
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Mistletoe Match 2022Chris★ 5.5
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Death She Wrote 2021Derek Olson★ 3
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Pretty Hard Cases 2021Kenneth Barbey★ 6.1
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A Teacher 2020Dr. Riley★ 7.1
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Hamilton★ 6.3
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Clara 2018Kiefer★ 7.4
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Douglas Macdonald★ 6.3
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The Dependables 2014Barry Dempsey★ 3.1
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Robbie★ 5.8
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Hunting Season 2012Sam★ 6
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Party Goer★ 7.5
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Rookie Blue 2010Corey Sleeman★ 7.7
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Connor Undercover 2010★ NR
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The Listener 2009Tom Walton★ 6.9
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Murdoch Mysteries 2008Defence Counsel★ 7.7
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Jane and the Dragon 2006Drake 'Rake' Gardener Junior (voice)★ 5.4
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Naturally, Sadie 2005★ 3
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Degrassi 2001Thomas★ 7.5