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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.

Known for

A Country Encore
A Country Encore
2025 • Adam
The Love Subscription
The Love Subscription
2023 • Phil
Women Talking
Women Talking
2022 • Census Driver
Mistletoe Match
Mistletoe Match
2022 • Chris
Death She Wrote
Death She Wrote
2021 • Derek Olson
The Kindness of Strangers
The Kindness of Strangers
2019 • Hamilton
Clara
Clara
2018 • Kiefer
The Dependables
The Dependables
2014 • Barry Dempsey

Full filmography

Women Talking
Women Talking
2022 • Census Driver
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Death She Wrote
Death She Wrote
2021 • Derek Olson
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Clara
Clara
2018 • Kiefer
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The Dependables
The Dependables
2014 • Barry Dempsey
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Will Bowes – Biography, Known For & Filmography