Brad Rowe (actor)
Bradley Thomas Rowe (born May 15, 1970) is an American actor, writer, producer, and public policy advocate. He appeared in Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1998) and TNT's Purgatory. Other roles include a short stint as recurring character Walt on NewsRadio, Murphy Sinclair on General Hospital, Ty Swindle on Wasteland, and Dan Murphy on Leap of Faith.
Brad Rowe | |
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| Born | May 15, 1970 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, activist |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Spouse |
Lisa Fiori (m. 1999) |
| Children | 1 |
Early life
Rowe was born and raised in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
He attended University of Wisconsin–Madison as Spanish major, and later worked as a finance manager for political campaigns in Washington, D.C., before moving to Los Angeles, California, to pursue acting and screenwriting.
Career
Rowe started his career in the United Talent Agency library and mailroom.
He appeared in the TV movies Vanished, Lucky 7 and Though None Go with Me and the NBC mini-series The 70s, as well as appearing on Perception as FBI Agent Bobby Dalton, and as Agent Jack Burgess on 1-800-MISSING.
In 1998, he portrayed a recurring character named Walt in the sitcom NewsRadio. The character was the nephew of the eccentric billionaire Jimmy James boss of the WNYX crew.
In 2007, he played Shaun, the romantic interest of the central character (Trevor Wright) of Shelter.
He took part in Tony Zierra's 2011 documentary My Big Break, which follows the early careers of Rowe, Wes Bentley, Chad Lindberg and Greg Fawcett.
Rowe is the host of the talk radio podcast series MIPtalk: Conversations with the World's Most Interesting People, with writer Noam Dromi.
Rowe founded Bright Angel Productions, a video and documentary company.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss | Gabriel | |
| The Pandora Project | Lieutenant Tim Lacy | ||
| 1999 | Body Shots | Shawn Denigan | |
| Stonebrook | Erik | ||
| Purgatory | Leo 'Sonny' Miller | (TV Movie) | |
| 2000 | Christina's House | Howie Rhodes | |
| The '70s | Byron Shales | (TV Movie) | |
| 2001 | According to Spencer | Craig | |
| Feather Pimento | Detective Murphy | (Short) | |
| Nailed | Jeff Romano | starred Harvey Keitel | |
| 2002 | Would I Lie to You? | Paul | Direct-to-Video film |
| Full Frontal | Sam Osborne | ||
| 2003 | Certainly Not a Fairytale | Ken Doll #1 | (Short, by Vivi Friedman) |
| Fish Without a Bicycle | Danny | ||
| Lucky 7 | Daniel McCandles | (TV Movie) | |
| October | (Short) | ||
| The Uninvited | Gabriel | (Short) | |
| Getting Hal | Hal | ||
| 2004 | Jessica | Mike | (Short) |
| Shut Up and Kiss Me | Pete Waddle | ||
| 2005 | Four Corners of Suburbia | Doug Lathrop | winner of both the Crossroads Film Festival in Best Narrative Feature (2006) |
| Love for Rent | Jesse | ||
| Nadine in Date Land | Adam | (TV Movie) | |
| Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder | Jason | (TV Movie for Hallmark Channel) | |
| 2006 | Last Day | Tyso | (Short) |
| The Insatiable | Ronnie Klein | ||
| Vanished | Jake | (TV Movie) | |
| Though None Go with Me | Young Ben Phillips | (TV Movie for Hallmark Channel) | |
| 2007 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | Agent Hopper | |
| Shelter | Shaun | winner of "Outstanding Film – Limited Release" at the 2009 GLAAD Media Awards | |
| 2011 | A Christmas Wedding Tail | Jake | (TV Movie, Hallmark Channel movie) |
| Carnal Innocence | Murphy Sinclair | (TV Movie) | |
| A Valentine's Date | Dylan Connors | (TV Movie) | |
| 2012 | The Knightswood | Dad - White Knight | (Short) |
| 2013 | All I Want for Christmas | Robert | (TV Movie) |
| The Contractor | Paul Chase | ||
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Clueless | Brian | 1 Episode |
| Pensacola: Wings of Gold | Zack Rossler | 2 Episodes | |
| 1998 | Pacific Blue | Kyle Cavanaugh | 1 Episode |
| NewsRadio | Walt | 4 Episodes | |
| 1999 | Wasteland | Tyler 'Ty' Swindell | 13 Episodes |
| 2000 | The Wild Thornberrys | Big Ibex (voice) | 1 Episode |
| 2001 | The Outer Limits | Daniel | 1 Episode |
| 1999 | Wasteland | Tyler 'Ty' Swindell | 13 Episodes |
| 2002 | Leap of Faith | Dan Murphy | 6 Episodes |
| 2003 | Miss Match | Dave Hillman | 1 Episode |
| 2003-2006 | Missing | Jack Burgess / Agent Jack Burgess | 5 Episodes |
| 2005 | The Bad Girl's Guide | Dirk Flederhosen | 1 Episode |
| The Closer | Dean Kingsley | 1 Episode | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mark Kyman | 1 Episode | |
| 2006-2008 | Happy Hour | Ross | 2 Episodes |
| 2006 | CSI: Miami | Stephen Rowe | 1 Episode |
| Criminal Minds | Tony Canardo | 1 Episode | |
| 2007 | CSI: NY | Benjamin Sutor | 1 Episode |
| Tell Me You Love Me | Doctor | 3 Episodes | |
| How I Met Your Mother | George | 1 Episode | |
| Drive | Richard Patrakas | 1 Episode | |
| Ghost Whisperer | Hugh Bristow | 1 Episode | |
| 2008 | IQ-145 | Jake Berringer | 10 Episodes |
| The Mentalist | Det. Marco Francis | 1 Episode | |
| Cold Case | Cyrus Brill '08 | 1 Episode | |
| 2009 | Make It or Break It | Joe | 1 Episode |
| 2010 | Freckle and Bean | Devin | 1 Episode |
| General Hospital | Murphy Sinclair | 11 Episodes | |
| 2013-2014 | Perception | FBI Agent Bobby Dalton | 6 Episode |
| 2018 | Gods of Medicine | Terrance Edwards | 1 Episode |
Public policy work
Rowe advocated for same-sex marriage rights during the California Proposition 8 campaign in 2008.[2]
He spent 10 years teaching and volunteering at Chrysalis in Los Angeles. In the early 2010s, Rowe worked in educational policy for the United Way of Greater Los Angeles, organizing HomeWalk, an event that raised money to fight homelessness.[3]
Rowe graduated with a master's degree in public policy (MPP) from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs in 2013. He was awarded the Ann C. Rosenfield Fellowship in Education Policy by the United Way of Greater Los Angeles.[4]
Until 2017, Rowe was the managing director of BOTEC Analysis, a public policy research and consulting firm based in Los Angeles,[5] and a contributor to the Crime and Justice Program at New York University's Marron Institute of Urban Management.[6]
References
- "The Out In Hollywood Interview: "Shelter" star Brad Rowe…". March 23, 2008.
- Hernandez, Greg (21 Apr 2009). "George Takei and others speak out on gay marriage". Greg in Hollywood. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- "There Is Much to Be Thankful For". United Way of Greater Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- "Leaders at Luskin: Brad Rowe". UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
- "Brad Rowe - BOTEC Analysis". botecanalysis.com. Archived from the original on 2015-08-28. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- "Brad Rowe and Lowry Heussler join Marron Institute". NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management. 22 Feb 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- Hernandez, Greg (23 March 2008). "The Out In Hollywood Interview: "Shelter" star Brad Rowe". Out in Hollywood. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- "Hopper Wrigley Rowe". Variety. 25 Nov 2002. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2016.