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'''Stuart Bowman''' is a Scottish actor, born in [[Dundee]] and brought up in [[Fife]] and [[Clackmannanshire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/1/M1778.html|title=Stuart Bowman|website=Spotlight}}</ref> He is known for playing head of MI5, Stephen Hunter-Dunn in the BBC's ''Bodyguard'', his regular appearances as Sergeant Thomson in ''[[Gary: Tank Commander]]'' and for his portrayal of [[Alexandre Bontemps]] in the [[Canal+]] series ''[[Versailles (TV series)|Versailles]]''.
'''Stuart Bowman''' is a Scottish actor, born in [[Dundee]] and brought up in [[Fife]] and [[Clackmannanshire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/1/M1778.html|title=Stuart Bowman|website=Spotlight}}</ref> He is known for playing head of MI5, Stephen Hunter-Dunn in the BBC's ''[[Bodyguard (British TV series)|Bodyguard]]'', his regular appearances as Sergeant Thomson in ''[[Gary: Tank Commander]]'', and for his portrayal of [[Alexandre Bontemps]] in the [[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal+]] series ''[[Versailles (TV series)|Versailles]]''.


Bowman was an established character actor on television, but his role as Bontemps raised his public profile. It necessitated living in [[Paris]] for the three years that ''Versailles'' took to film. Afterwards he said that he did not regret the conclusion of the series. "With Bontemps I don't think there was much I would be able to do with him beyond season three...So, for me, it felt right and natural that it was finishing there."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts_ents/16596989.stuart-bowman-on-his-role-in-new-bbc-political-thriller-bodyguard/|title=Stuart Bowman on his role in new BBC political thriller Bodyguard|date=25 August 2018|author=Susan Swarbrick|website=The Herald|location=Glasgow|access-date=29 August 2018}}</ref>
Bowman was an established character actor on television, but his role as Bontemps raised his public profile. It necessitated living in [[Paris]] for the three years that ''Versailles'' took to film. Afterwards he said that he did not regret the conclusion of the series. "With Bontemps I don't think there was much I would be able to do with him beyond season three...So, for me, it felt right and natural that it was finishing there."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts_ents/16596989.stuart-bowman-on-his-role-in-new-bbc-political-thriller-bodyguard/|title=Stuart Bowman on his role in new BBC political thriller Bodyguard|date=25 August 2018|author=Susan Swarbrick|website=The Herald|location=Glasgow|access-date=29 August 2018}}</ref>
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Bowman lives with his partner, Candida Benson,<ref name=Candida>{{cite web|url=https://parade.com/525121/stephaniestephens/stuart-bowman-in-opulent-seductive-versailles-thrills-costume-envy-and-hair/|title=Stuart Bowman in Opulent, Seductive Versailles: Thrills, Costume Envy and Hair |date=18 November 2016|author=Stephanie Stephens|website=Parade|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref> and their two children, Tavish and Sholto, in [[London Borough of Hackney|Hackney]], East London. The children received their early education in France, while Bowman was filming ''Versailles''.<ref name=Candida/>
Bowman lives with his partner, Candida Benson,<ref name=Candida>{{cite web|url=https://parade.com/525121/stephaniestephens/stuart-bowman-in-opulent-seductive-versailles-thrills-costume-envy-and-hair/|title=Stuart Bowman in Opulent, Seductive Versailles: Thrills, Costume Envy and Hair |date=18 November 2016|author=Stephanie Stephens|website=Parade|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref> and their two children, Tavish and Sholto, in [[London Borough of Hackney|Hackney]], East London. The children received their early education in France, while Bowman was filming ''Versailles''.<ref name=Candida/>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
|Denotes works that have not yet been released
|}
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1996
| ''The Big Picnic''
| Russell Enoch
| TV film
|-
| 1998
| ''[[The Wisdom of Crocodiles]]''
| Car Crash Mechanic
|
|-
| 2000
| ''The Dreamer''
| Willis
| Short film
|-
| rowspan="2"|2003
| ''[[Young Adam (film)|Young Adam]]''
| Black Steet Pub Man
|
|-
| ''[[The Deal (2003 film)|The Deal]]''
| Journalist #1
| TV film
|-
| 2007
| ''Kitchen''
| Donald McQuillip
| TV film
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Macbeth on screen|Macbeth]]''
| [[Macduff (Macbeth)|Macduff]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2015
| ''[[Slow West]]''
| Gordon Shaw
|
|-
| ''[[Sunset Song (film)|Sunset Song]]''
| Alex Mutch
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2018
| ''Holy F__k''
| Father MacNally
| Short film
|-
| ''In the Fall''
| Archibald
| Short film
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Eight for Silver]]''
| Saul
|
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Taggart]]''
| P.C. McGann
| Episode: ''"Double Exposure"''
|-
| 1995
| ''[[The Bill]]''
| Dennis Hepworth
| Episode: ''"Strictly Personal"''
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Taggart]]''
| Gary Black
| Episode: ''"Angel Eyes"''
|-
| rowspan="2"|1997
| ''[[Thief Takers]]''
| DS Wallis
| Episode: ''"Black Mist"''
|-
| ''[[The Bill]]''
| Mick Bessant
| Episode: ''"Going Down"''
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Life Support (British TV series)|Life Support]]''
| Robbie Sutherland
| Episode: ''"Soul and Conscience"''
|-
| 2000
| ''[[London's Burning (TV series)|London's Burning]]''
| Hostage Negotiator
| Episode: ''"Series 12, Episode 10"''
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Holby City]]''
| Jack Moore
| Episode: ''"Shadow of Doubt"''
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Attachments (TV series)|Attachments]]''
| Steve
| Episode: ''"Tooting Broadway"''
|-
| rowspan="3"|2003
| ''[[A Touch of Frost]]''
| Russell
| Episode: ''"Hidden Truths"''
|-
| ''[[Red Cap (TV series)|Red Cap]]''
| RQMS Rufus Webb
| Episode: ''"Esprit de Corps"''
|-
| ''[[Taggart]]''
| Frank Calder
| Episode: ''"Bad Blood"''
|-
| 2005
| ''[[The Golden Hour (TV series)|The Golden Hour]]''
| PC Phil Carroll
| Mini-series, 1 episode
|-
| rowspan="3"|2007
| ''[[Coming Up (TV series)|Coming Up]]''
| Fat Pat
| Episode: ''"Brussels"''
|-
| ''[[The Bill]]''
| Carl Fraser
| Episode: ''"Diamonds Are Deadly"''
|-
| ''[[Dear Green Place]]''
| Crammond
| Episodes: ''"Bandstand"'' & ''"Uppers and Downers"''
|-
| rowspan="2"|2008
| ''[[Taggart]]''
| Ewan Burton
| Episode: ''"Genesis"''
|-
| ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''
| David Mason
| Episode: ''"The One"''
|-
| rowspan="2"|2009
| ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]''
| Chan Donovan
| Episode: ''"A Matter of Life and Debt"''
|-
| ''True Horror''
| Peter Stubbe
| Episode: ''"Werewolf"''
|-
| 2009-2012
| ''[[Gary: Tank Commander]]''
| Sergeant Thomson
| Series regular, 17 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"|2010
| ''[[Rab C. Nesbitt]]''
| Graeme Taplow
| Episode: ''"Signal"''
|-
| ''[[Taggart]]''
| Adam Turner
| Episode: ''"Abuse of Trust"''
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''
| Neville Johns
| Episode: ''"Because You're Mine"''
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Case Histories (TV series)|Case Histories]]''
| Steve
| Episode: ''"Started Early, Took My Dog"''
|-
| rowspan="2"|2014
| ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''
| John Dow
| Episode: ''"Blink"''
|-
| ''[[Edge of Heaven]]''
| Pat the Tattooist
| Episode: ''"Series 1, Episode 2"''
|-
| rowspan="2"|2015
| ''[[The Musketeers]]''
| Bruno Lemaitre
| Episode: ''"An Ordinary Man"''
|-
| ''[[Suspects (TV series)|Suspects]]''
| Neil Jenkins
| Episode: ''"Victim"''
|-
| 2015-2018
| ''[[Versailles (TV series)|Versailles]]''
| [[Alexandre Bontemps]]
| Series regular, 30 episodes
|-
| 2016
| ''[[The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret]]''
| Police Officer Tickles
| Episode: ''"The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret"''
|-
| rowspan="2"|2018
| ''[[Bodyguard (British TV series)|Bodyguard]]''
| Stephen Hunter-Dunn
| Mini-series, 5 episodes
|-
| ''[[Lore (TV series)|Lore]]''
| Sholto MacDonald
| Episode: ''"Burke and Hare: In The Name of Science"''
|-
|2019
|Still Game
|Andy Forrester
|Episode “Hitched”
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Deadwater Fell]]''
| Dr. Mark Denham-Johnson
| Mini-series, 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3"|2021
| ''[[The Serpent (TV series)|The Serpent]]''
| Graeme Stanton
| Mini-series, 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[Grantchester (TV series)|Grantchester]]''
| Bishop Aubrey Gray
| Recurring role, 4 episodes
|-
| ''[[Alex Rider (TV series)|Alex Rider]]''
| Sean Palmer
| Episode: ''"Series 2, Episode 8"''
|-
| 2021-2023
| ''[[Guilt (British TV series)|Guilt]]''
| Roy Lynch
| Recurring role, 5 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3"|2022
| ''[[The Pact (British TV series)|The Pact]]''
| Jerry
| Episode: ''"Series 2, Episode 2"''
|-
| ''[[The Control Room]]''
| Ian Maver
| Mini-series; 3 episodes
|-
| ''[[Karen Pirie (TV series)|Karen Pirie]]''
| Detective Chief Superintendent Jimmy Lawson Snr
| Series regular; 3 episodes
|-
| 2023
| ''[[The Chemistry of Death (TV series)|The Chemistry of Death]]''
| Iain Kinross
| Recurring role; 4 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2024
| ''[[Rebus (BBC series)|Rebus]]''
| Ger Cafferty
|
|-
|style="background:#FFFFCC;"|{{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power]]''
| TBA
| Season 2
|-
|}

===Theatre===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Venue
! Notes
|-
| 1993 || ''[[A Scots Quair]]'' || Ewan Tavendale || [[General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland|Assembly Hall]], Edinburgh|| Alastair Cording's adaptation of [[Lewis Grassic Gibbon]]'s trilogy
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Trainspotting (novel)|Trainspotting]]''
| Begbie
| [[Citizens Theatre]], [[Glasgow]]
|
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]''
| Brick
| [[Dundee Repertory Theatre]], [[Dundee]]
|
|-
| 1998
| ''[[The Homecoming]]''
| Teddy
| [[Citizens Theatre]], [[Glasgow]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2002
| ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]''
| Jack Worthing (Ernest)
| [[Citizens Theatre]], [[Glasgow]]
|
|-
| ''[[Blasted]]''
| Ian
| [[Citizens Theatre]], [[Glasgow]]
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[David Harrower|Knives in Hens]]''
| Pony Williams
| [[Royal Exchange, Manchester|Royal Exchange]], [[Manchester]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2007
| ''[[Henry V (play)|Henry V]]''
| [[Charles I d'Albret|Constable of France]]
| [[Royal Exchange, Manchester|Royal Exchange]], [[Manchester]]
|
|-
| ''[[A Conversation]]''
| Jack Manning
| [[Royal Exchange, Manchester|Royal Exchange]], [[Manchester]]
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Alexis Zegerman|Killing Brando]]''
| Daniel
| [[Òran Mór]], [[Glasgow]]
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|2009
| ''[[Peter and Wendy|Peter Pan]]''
| [[Captain Hook]]
| [[Royal Lyceum Theatre]], [[Edinburgh]]
|
|-
| ''[[David Harrower|Lucky Box]]''
| A
| [[Òran Mór]], [[Glasgow]]
|
|-
| ''An Argument About Sex''
| Charlie
| [[Tramway (arts centre)|Tramway]], [[Glasgow]] & [[Traverse Theatre]], [[Edinburgh]]
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Robert Forrest (dramatist)|The Curse of the Demeter]]''
| Captain Ripelski/Dracula
| Scotland Tour
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2011
| ''Watching the Detective''
| Detective
| [[Òran Mór]], [[Glasgow]] & [[Traverse Theatre]], [[Edinburgh]]
|
|-
| ''[[Pygmalion (play)|Pygmalion]]''
| Porter
| [[Garrick Theatre]], [[London]]
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[The Marriage of Figaro (play)|The Marriage of Figaro]]''
| The Chief
| [[Royal Lyceum Theatre]], [[Edinburgh]]
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|2013
| ''Wee Andy''
| Surgeon
| [[The Pleasance]], [[Edinburgh]]
|
|-
| ''[[Macbeth]]''
| [[Macduff (Macbeth)|Macduff]]
| [[Shakespeare's Globe]], [[London]]
|
|-
| ''Fleeto''
| Police Officer
| [[The Pleasance]], [[Edinburgh]]
|
|-
| 2015
| ''hamlet is dead. no gravity''
| Father
| [[Arcola Theatre]], [[London]]
| stylized as lowercase by playwright
|-
|}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 20:56, 2 August 2024

Stuart Bowman is a Scottish actor, born in Dundee and brought up in Fife and Clackmannanshire.[1] He is known for playing head of MI5, Stephen Hunter-Dunn in the BBC's Bodyguard, his regular appearances as Sergeant Thomson in Gary: Tank Commander, and for his portrayal of Alexandre Bontemps in the Canal+ series Versailles.

Bowman was an established character actor on television, but his role as Bontemps raised his public profile. It necessitated living in Paris for the three years that Versailles took to film. Afterwards he said that he did not regret the conclusion of the series. "With Bontemps I don't think there was much I would be able to do with him beyond season three...So, for me, it felt right and natural that it was finishing there."[2]

Personal life

Bowman lives with his partner, Candida Benson,[3] and their two children, Tavish and Sholto, in Hackney, East London. The children received their early education in France, while Bowman was filming Versailles.[3]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1996 The Big Picnic Russell Enoch TV film
1998 The Wisdom of Crocodiles Car Crash Mechanic
2000 The Dreamer Willis Short film
2003 Young Adam Black Steet Pub Man
The Deal Journalist #1 TV film
2007 Kitchen Donald McQuillip TV film
2014 Macbeth Macduff
2015 Slow West Gordon Shaw
Sunset Song Alex Mutch
2018 Holy F__k Father MacNally Short film
In the Fall Archibald Short film
2021 Eight for Silver Saul

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Taggart P.C. McGann Episode: "Double Exposure"
1995 The Bill Dennis Hepworth Episode: "Strictly Personal"
1996 Taggart Gary Black Episode: "Angel Eyes"
1997 Thief Takers DS Wallis Episode: "Black Mist"
The Bill Mick Bessant Episode: "Going Down"
1999 Life Support Robbie Sutherland Episode: "Soul and Conscience"
2000 London's Burning Hostage Negotiator Episode: "Series 12, Episode 10"
2001 Holby City Jack Moore Episode: "Shadow of Doubt"
2002 Attachments Steve Episode: "Tooting Broadway"
2003 A Touch of Frost Russell Episode: "Hidden Truths"
Red Cap RQMS Rufus Webb Episode: "Esprit de Corps"
Taggart Frank Calder Episode: "Bad Blood"
2005 The Golden Hour PC Phil Carroll Mini-series, 1 episode
2007 Coming Up Fat Pat Episode: "Brussels"
The Bill Carl Fraser Episode: "Diamonds Are Deadly"
Dear Green Place Crammond Episodes: "Bandstand" & "Uppers and Downers"
2008 Taggart Ewan Burton Episode: "Genesis"
Doctors David Mason Episode: "The One"
2009 Minder Chan Donovan Episode: "A Matter of Life and Debt"
True Horror Peter Stubbe Episode: "Werewolf"
2009-2012 Gary: Tank Commander Sergeant Thomson Series regular, 17 episodes
2010 Rab C. Nesbitt Graeme Taplow Episode: "Signal"
Taggart Adam Turner Episode: "Abuse of Trust"
2011 Doctors Neville Johns Episode: "Because You're Mine"
2013 Case Histories Steve Episode: "Started Early, Took My Dog"
2014 Doctors John Dow Episode: "Blink"
Edge of Heaven Pat the Tattooist Episode: "Series 1, Episode 2"
2015 The Musketeers Bruno Lemaitre Episode: "An Ordinary Man"
Suspects Neil Jenkins Episode: "Victim"
2015-2018 Versailles Alexandre Bontemps Series regular, 30 episodes
2016 The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret Police Officer Tickles Episode: "The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret"
2018 Bodyguard Stephen Hunter-Dunn Mini-series, 5 episodes
Lore Sholto MacDonald Episode: "Burke and Hare: In The Name of Science"
2019 Still Game Andy Forrester Episode “Hitched”
2020 Deadwater Fell Dr. Mark Denham-Johnson Mini-series, 3 episodes
2021 The Serpent Graeme Stanton Mini-series, 2 episodes
Grantchester Bishop Aubrey Gray Recurring role, 4 episodes
Alex Rider Sean Palmer Episode: "Series 2, Episode 8"
2021-2023 Guilt Roy Lynch Recurring role, 5 episodes
2022 The Pact Jerry Episode: "Series 2, Episode 2"
The Control Room Ian Maver Mini-series; 3 episodes
Karen Pirie Detective Chief Superintendent Jimmy Lawson Snr Series regular; 3 episodes
2023 The Chemistry of Death Iain Kinross Recurring role; 4 episodes
2024 Rebus Ger Cafferty
† The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power TBA Season 2

Theatre

Year Title Role Venue Notes
1993 A Scots Quair Ewan Tavendale Assembly Hall, Edinburgh Alastair Cording's adaptation of Lewis Grassic Gibbon's trilogy
1995 Trainspotting Begbie Citizens Theatre, Glasgow
1997 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Brick Dundee Repertory Theatre, Dundee
1998 The Homecoming Teddy Citizens Theatre, Glasgow
2002 The Importance of Being Earnest Jack Worthing (Ernest) Citizens Theatre, Glasgow
Blasted Ian Citizens Theatre, Glasgow
2004 Knives in Hens Pony Williams Royal Exchange, Manchester
2007 Henry V Constable of France Royal Exchange, Manchester
A Conversation Jack Manning Royal Exchange, Manchester
2008 Killing Brando Daniel Òran Mór, Glasgow
2009 Peter Pan Captain Hook Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
Lucky Box A Òran Mór, Glasgow
An Argument About Sex Charlie Tramway, Glasgow & Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
2010 The Curse of the Demeter Captain Ripelski/Dracula Scotland Tour
2011 Watching the Detective Detective Òran Mór, Glasgow & Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Pygmalion Porter Garrick Theatre, London
2012 The Marriage of Figaro The Chief Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
2013 Wee Andy Surgeon The Pleasance, Edinburgh
Macbeth Macduff Shakespeare's Globe, London
Fleeto Police Officer The Pleasance, Edinburgh
2015 hamlet is dead. no gravity Father Arcola Theatre, London stylized as lowercase by playwright

References

  1. ^ "Stuart Bowman". Spotlight.
  2. ^ Susan Swarbrick (25 August 2018). "Stuart Bowman on his role in new BBC political thriller Bodyguard". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b Stephanie Stephens (18 November 2016). "Stuart Bowman in Opulent, Seductive Versailles: Thrills, Costume Envy and Hair". Parade. Retrieved 1 February 2020.


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