Grant Bowler Actor Profile

Grant Bowler is a highly acclaimed international actor working primarily in the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, with an impressive list of film and television credits. Grant is renowned for his performance playing the lead role 'Nolan' in Syfy’s three seasons of "Defiance". He is also well-known for his work as recurring character ‘Connor Owens’ on "Ugly Betty" and as ‘Captain Gault’ in TV blockbuster "Lost". He had a widely popular turn as ‘Cooter’ in the award-winning vampire franchise "True Blood" on HBO and also starred as Richard Burton in Lifetime’s television movie "Liz & Dick". Recent television appearances include the Australian mini-series "Gallipoli", as well as the US series "Hawaii Five-O", "Getting On", "Dead of Summer" and "Still Star Crossed". Grant carried many successful Australian TV roles including dramas "Blue Heelers", "Pacific Drive", "All Saints", "Something in the Air", as well as starring in the mini-series "Through My Eyes" about the disappearance of Azaria Chamberlin, Lindy Chamberlin’s baby and the Australian TV movie "The Great Mint Swindle". He’s also been seen in the widely viewed NZ crime drama "Outrageous Fortune", where he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2010 Qantas Film and Television Awards. Recent film work includes the action thriller "The Car: Road to Revenge", the drama "Painkillers", and "JL Ranch" in the US and in New Zealand "Guns Akimbo". Grant has also been seen in "Swelter" alongside Jean Claude Van Damme & Alfred Molina, "Lucky Dog", "Zooey to the Max", "400 Days", "One and Two", "The Killer Elite", "Steve Niles Remains", "I Do", "Atlas Shrugged", "186 Dollars to Freedom" and "Midnight Reckoning". Grant played the lead role in features "Calling Jerry Malloy", "Close Contact" and "A Change of Heart". Grant has hosted "The Amazing Race Australia" for all three seasons with the show winning an International Emmy Award for Non-Scripted Entertainment in 2012. In addition, Grant hosted "The Mole" for four seasons and is well-renowned for narrating "Border Security" for fourteen seasons.