Grant Bowler (born 18 July 1968) is a New Zealand-Australian actor who has made appearances on American, Australian, New Zealand, and Canadian movies and television shows. He is known for playing the role of Constable Wayne Patterson in Blue Heelers and also appeared as Wilhelmina Slater's love interest Connor Owens in Ugly Betty. In November 2010, he was announced as the host of The Amazing Race Australia which will air on the Seven Network in 2011.
Bowler was married to South African actress Roxane Wilson from 2001 to 2011 and has two children.
Disaster Strike Force
2025
Ice Storm
Eric
2023
20.0 Megaquake
Eric
2023
Super Volcano
Eric
2022
The Baker and the Beauty
Gideon Hamilton · (2 episodes)
2020
Guns Akimbo
Degraves
2020
Bad Impulse
Henry Sharpe
2019
Reef Break
Carter Eastland · (6 episodes)
2019
Painkillers
Herb Morris
2019
The Car: Road to Revenge
Rainer
2019
Harrow
Francis Chester (voice) · (1 episode)
2018
Harrow
Francis Chester · (9 episodes)
2018
Still Star-Crossed
Lord Damiano Montague · (7 episodes)
2017
J.L. Family Ranch
Sheriff Whitlock
2016
400 Days
Walter
2015
One & Two
Daniel
2015
Zoey to the Max
Sheriff Tom Jenkins
2015
Lucky Dog
Preston Spencer III
2014
Swelter
Cole
2014
Defiance: The Lost Ones
Joshua Nolan · (5 episodes)
2014
Getting On
Dr. Ron Rudd · (6 episodes)
2013
Defiance
Joshua Nolan · (38 episodes)
2013
Liz & Dick
Richard Burton
2012
I Do
Peter Edwards
2012
186 Dollars to Freedom
Jesus Christ
2012
The Great Mint Swindle
Ray Mickelberg
2012
Remains
Tom
2011
Killer Elite
Cregg
2011
The Amazing Race Australia
Himself - Host · (34 episodes)
2011
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
Henry "Hank" Rearden
2011
The Cape
Razer · (1 episode)
2011
Panic at Rock Island
Jim
2011
Hawaii Five-0
Ben Hamilton · (1 episode)
2010
True Blood
Cooter · (7 episodes)
2008
Canal Road
Detective Ray Driscoll · (10 episodes)
2008
Satisfaction
Daniel · (2 episodes)
2007
The Fall of Night
Harry
2007
Outrageous Fortune: The Movie
Wolfgang West
2006
Ugly Betty
Connor Owens · (6 episodes)
2006
Outrageous Fortune
Wolfgang 'Wolf' West · (106 episodes)
2005
Through My Eyes
Black Rat · (2 episodes)
2004
Border Security: Australia's Front Line
(248 episodes)
2004
Lost
Captain Gault · (3 episodes)
2004
White Collar Blue
Steve Petrovic · (1 episode)
2002
Always Greener
Greg Steele · (3 episodes)
2001
On the Beach
Lt. Peter Holmes
2000
Close Contact
Mike Heyns
1999
The Lost World
Montague Fitzsimmons · (1 episode)
1999
Farscape
Shaman Liko · (1 episode)
1999
Change Of Heart
Jason
1999
All Saints
Darren Rigg · (2 episodes)
1998
Medivac
(48 episodes)
1996
Pacific Drive
Garth Stephens · (101 episodes)
1996
Halifax f.p.
Bob Palance · (1 episode)
1994
Blue Heelers
Const. Wayne Patterson · (96 episodes)
1993