Andrew Gower
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![]() Andrew Gower at the Las Vegas Outlander convention on 14 July 2018 | |
Born | Aintree, Merseyside, England | 8 November 1989
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2010–present |
Andrew Gower (born 8 November 1989) is an English actor. A staple in British television and theatre, he is best known for his recurring role in Being Human and his turn as Prince Charles Stuart in Outlander. Gower won the Spotlight Prize for Best Actor in 2010.
Life and career
Gower was born in Aintree, Merseyside, near Liverpool in North West England. His early schooling included Davenhill Primary School in Aintree and Great Sankey High School in Cheshire.[1] It was during Year Nine of his studies that Gower began acting, appearing in school plays and musical productions. He enrolled in Barrow Hall College, Great Sankey High School's sixth form college, in 2007, while studying for his A levels, he joined a local amateur drama group.[2] Gower, an Oxford School of Drama graduate, was awarded the prestigious Spotlight Prize for Best Actor in July 2010.[3]
In March 2011 Gower made his debut in British television on the ITV's medical drama Monroe, in the role of Dr Andrew Mullery, a heart surgeon in training.[4] To research the role, Gower watched two coronary artery bypass surgeries while standing next to actual surgeons.[1] Gower appeared in both series, reprising his role as the newly promoted General Registrar, under Head of Clinical Services Alistair Gillespie (Neil Pearson), in the second series.[5]
That same year, Gower appeared in the television broadcast of the musical Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds, a modern adaptation of Mary Shelley's gothic novel Frankenstein. Instead of being pre-recorded as a traditional television musical, it was broadcast live, with an audience of 12,000 in attendance at Kirkstall Abbey, on BBC Three.
In 2012, Gower joined the cast of BBC Three's Being Human, as vampire solicitor Nick Cutler, in series 4 of the hit television series.[6] Filming for the series began in Barry, Wales in late July 2011 and was broadcast in 2012.[7] Gower was the recipient of critical praise for his work on the series.[8][9] This year also saw a guest role in series 4 of E4's science-fiction comedy Misfits and a run as Seiffert in Manfred Karge's surreal play The Conquest of the South Pole at the Arcola Theatre.[10][11] In his first radio performance, Gower played Lupin in the BBC Radio 4's comedy Diary of a Nobody, adapted by Andrew Lynch from George and Weedon Grossmith's Victorian novel.[12]
Gower returned to episodic television in 2013. He appeared as Sherlock Holmes in series 6 of CBC's Victorian drama Murdoch Mysteries and would later reprise his role in series 7.[13][14] After a cameo in Showtime's The Borgias, Gower appeared as Lord Strange in several episodes of the BBC's mini-series The White Queen.[15]
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In 2014 Gower was featured in Jon Stewart's film directorial debut, Rosewater, as Jimmy the Avid Editor.[16] That same year, he appeared in series 2 of the BBC's drama The Village as Gilbert Hankin and in series 2 of ITV's crime drama Endeavour as Nicholas Myers.[17][18]
The next year (2015) Gower was cast in the role of Caligula in NBC's drama A.D. The Bible Continues [19] and he played Mark, an ambitious young banker, in the Emmy awarded[20] three-part BBC series Capital, based on John Lanchester's novel of the same name later that year.[21]
In 2016, Gower made his West End debut[22] as Winston Smith in a theatrical adaptation of George Orwell's 1984, a dystopian look at life in the future, at the Playhouse Theatre in London.[23][24] He also appeared as Prince Charles Stuart in series 2 and 3 of the Starz historical dramatic series Outlander, based upon Diana Gabaldon's best-selling book series.[25]
Returning to the dystopian roots he explored in 1984, Gower played Rob in series four of the award-winning Netflix drama Black Mirror.[26][27] The episode, entitled "Crocodile", was helmed by Australian director John Hillcoat and centres on the idea of a device that can access personal memories.[28]
It was announced in December 2017 that Gower will portray Ezra Spurnrose, the young heir of a wealthy family, in Amazon's upcoming eight-episode fantasy-noir drama Carnival Row.[29] The series from executive producers Travis Beacham and Rene Echevarria is set to premier in 2019.[30]
Another upcoming project for Andrew Gower is Running Naked, a full-feature length film written and directed by Victor Buhler. The film is also set to be released in 2019.[31]
Gower is currently working on his first documentary Humpty Fu*king Dumpty, an in-depth look at Merseybeat musician Tommy Quickly, which was written and directed by Stephen Walters.[32] The project was funded through Kickstarter, a widely used crowdfunding platform.
Music career
In June 2005 Andrew Gower formed the Manchester-based rock band Emerson with his friend Michael Collins. Gower acted as the band's lead vocalist and Collins as keyboard and guitar player.[33] From the beginning the two of them wrote their own songs inspired by their favourite artists.[34] In 2006 Todd Ryan (drums) and Alasdair Ramsey (bass) joined the band.[33] They played gigs in North West England, several times at The Cavern Club (the Liverpool club where The Beatles were discovered).[1] When Gower left to attend the Oxford School of Drama the following year, he had to put his music career on hold, with every intention on getting the band back together at a later point. However, this never happened and Emerson eventually dissolved.[35][36]
In 2015 Andrew Gower became involved in the music project The Gustaffsons who have recorded four of their songs (cover songs and original materials) and published them on SoundCloud.[37] He's also currently working on original songs for the short film Humpty Fu*king Dumpty together with Stephen Walters.[32]
Gower is a self-described "obsessed" Beatles fan.[1]
Filmography
Year(s) | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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2011 | Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds | Victor Frankenstein | BBC Three | |
2011-2012 | Monroe | Andrew Mullery | ITV | Series regular |
2012 | Being Human | Cutler | BBC Three | 6 episodes |
2012 | Misfits | Jake | E4 | Episode: "4.4" |
2013 | Murdoch Mysteries | David Kingsley / Sherlock Holmes | CBC | 2 episodes |
2013 | The Borgias | Assassin | Showtime | Episode: "The Face of Death" |
2013 | The White Queen | Lord Strange | BBC One | 2 episodes |
2013 | Out of Darkness | Male | Mango Films | short film |
2014 | Rosewater | Jimmy | Scott Rudin Productions | |
2014 | The Village | Gilbert Hankin | BBC One | Series regular (series 2) |
2014 | Endeavour | Nicholas Myers | ITV | Episode: "Neverland" |
2015 | A.D. The Bible Continues | Caligula | NBC | 3 episodes |
2015 | Black Work | DC Jared Ansell | ITV | 2 episodes |
2015 | Capital | Mark | BBC One | 2 episodes |
2016 | The Tall Tales of Urchin | Mudlark | Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program | voice |
2016-2017 | Outlander | Prince Charles Stuart | STARZ | 10 episodes |
2017 | Blessed Are They That Fear the Lord | James O'Harry | short film | |
2017 | Black Mirror | Rob | Netflix | Episode: "Crocodile" |
2018 | Midsomer Murders | Harry Ferabbee | ITV | Episode: "Send in the Clowns" |
2019 | Carnival Row | Ezra Spurnrose | Amazon Video | Recurring role[29] |
2019 | Running Naked | Ben Taylor | ||
2019 | Poldark | James Hadfield | BBC One | |
2019 | Humpty Dumpty | Tommy Quickly | short film | |
2019 | Ark | short film | ||
2019 | Miss Scarlet and the Duke | Rupert Parker | A+E Networks | 6 episodes |
Radio
Year(s) | Title | Role | Network |
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2018 | Dark Visions: Speak | Lucien | BBC Radio 4 |
2012 | Diary of a Nobody | Lupin | BBC Radio 4 |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Director | Theatre |
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2016 | 1984 | Winston Smith | Robert Icke & Duncan Macmillan | Playhouse Theatre |
2012 | The Conquest of the South Pole | Seiffert | Stephen Unwin | Arcola Theatre |
2010 | Terror Tales - You can do It & In for the Kill | Charlie/Jamie | Vicky Jones | Hampstead Theatre |
2010 | First Time Voters | Vicky Jones & Phoebe Waller-Bridge | Bush Theatre | |
2010 | After the Fall | Dan | George Peck | Oxford School of Drama |
2009 | The Country Wife | Sparkish | David Straun | Oxford School of Drama |
2009 | Mother in Law | Pamphilus | Steve Woodward | Oxford School of Drama |
2009 | As You Like | Adam | Charlie Westenra | |
2008 | Time and the Conways | Gerald Thornton | Steve Woodward | Oxford School of Drama |
2008 | Enemies | Sinstov | Naomi Jones | Oxford School of Drama |
References
- ^ a b c d "Liverpool Actor Andrew Gower in BBC Frankenstein Role." Liverpool Echo. 11 March 2011. Accessed 2011-08-13.
- ^ "Andrew's in the spotlight". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Spotlight news: welcome". www.spotlight.com. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Spotlight Prize Winner Andrew Gower Lands First Professional Job." The Spotlight. 1 October 2010. Accessed 2011-08-13; Baron, John. "Signing Off for the Weekend - With Frankenstein's Wedding ... Live in Leeds." The Guardian. 18 March 2011. Accessed 2011-08-13.
- ^ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/monroes2/ep01week40/default.html
- ^ "BBC America's Being Human Returns With Major Cast Changes". TVGuide.com. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "BBC's Being Human Returns to Barry for Filming." Barry and District News. 25 July 2011. Accessed 2011-08-13.
- ^ "Being Human series 4 episode 8 review: The War Child". Den of Geek. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ Journalist, Sarah Dean (6 February 2012). "Being Human Review: Left Holding The Supernatural Baby?". HuffPost UK. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "'Misfits' 4.04 review". Digital Spy. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "The Conquest of the South Pole". Time Out London. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "The Diary of a Nobody - S1 - Episode 1". Radio Times. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ http://andrewgoweractor.wordpress.com/2012/12/21/andrews-murdoch-mysteries-episode-confirmed/
- ^ "Making Murdoch: The Return of Sherlock - Videos - Murdoch Mysteries". Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "The White Queen - S1 - Episode 10". Radio Times. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Rosewater (2014) Cast and Crew - Cast Photos and Info - Fandango". Fandango. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "The Village adds new cast members". Digital Spy. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Endeavour series 2 episode 4 review: Neverland". Den of Geek. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Meet the cast of Outlander series two". RadioTimes. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "UK shows win International Emmys". BBC News. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ "BBC One: Capital". BBC Online. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "1984 at Playhouse Theatre London". www.officialtheatre.com. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ http://www.broadway.com/buzz/185537/1984s-andrew-gower-on-coping-with-rats-big-brother-on-getting-his-teeth-into-being-human/
- ^ "Review: 1984 at The Playhouse London is 'disturbing and stunning'". Essex Live. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Outlander' Q&A: Andrew Gower On Playing Bonnie Prince Charlie". Access Hollywood. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "The 2017 Emmy Awards let Sterling K. Brown finish his acceptance speech... backstage". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Black Mirror season 4 trailer teases all 6 new episodes & their names". The Independent. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "More Black Mirror Season 4 Episode Details Have Been Revealed". Esquire. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ a b Petski, Denise (15 December 2017). "'Carnival Row': Andrew Gower & Jamie Harris Set To Recur In Amazon's Fantasy Drama Series". Deadline. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "'Carnival Row': Director Paul McGuigan Replaced on Amazon's Orlando Bloom Drama (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Running Naked". 19 February 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Outlander season 3 notes: New Stephen Walters project; filming keeps on". CarterMatt.com. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ a b "SYM - Emerson". Showcase Your Music. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ "Emerson | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos". Myspace. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ Outlander Guest: Andrew Gower, retrieved 13 March 2018
- ^ Denver Comic Con (31 July 2017), DCC'17 Diana Gabaldon and Andrew Gower FULL PANEL, retrieved 13 March 2018
- ^ "The Gustaffsons". SoundCloud. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
External links
- Andrew Gower at IMDb