John Ross Bowie, born May 30, 1971,[1] is an American actor. He has a recurring role on The Big Bang Theory and guest starred on Glee and The Glee Project.
Personal Life[]
Bowie was born in New York.[1] He graduated from Bayard Rustin High School in 1989.[1] Bowie attended Ithaca College, which in his senior year is when he formed "Egghead." with Travis Knight and Mike Faloon.[2] "Egghead." disbanded in 1998, and briefly reunited in 2010.[2]
Bowie is married to Jamie Denbo[3] and the couple have a son and a daughter.[4][5]
Career[]
Bowie made his television debut on Upright Citizens Brigade in 1999, which last for three episodes till 2000, and made his film debut in Road Trip in 2000. He had a recurring character on A.U.S.A. in 2003, appeared in five television series and two fils in 2004. Bowie appeared in four episodes on Reno 911! between 2005 and 2008, and appeared on Childrens Hospital for six episodes between 2008 and 2011.
Bowie appeared on Glee in 2009 as Dennis, and has a recurring role on The Big Bang Theory since 2009. He appeared on Good Luck Charlie in two episodes. Bowie had seven episodes on Retired at 35 in 2012.
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Upright Citizens Brigade | Cyber-Flex User/Man with Binoculars/Japa-noi Tretching Businessman | ("Mogomra vs. the Fart Monster", "Small Town", "Virtual Reality") |
| 2000 | 'Road Trip | Waiter | |
| Picasso by Proxy | Ewan Piggott-Smith | short | |
| 2003 | A.U.S.A. | Walter 'Wally' Berman | (8 episodes) |
| 2004 | Kevin Hill | Wayne Ellis | ("Making the Grade") |
| Charmed | Marcus | ('Once in a Blue Moon") | |
| CSI: NY (TV Series) | Lester Jayne | ("American Dreamers") | |
| What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? | Elliot | documentary | |
| Joan of Arcadia | Mr. Campbell | ("Do the Math") | |
| Happy Family | CocoNate | ("The Juicer") | |
| Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story | Daniel Benjamin | ||
| 2005 | Nadine in Date Land | Bob | TV Movie |
| Fur on the Asphalt: The Greg the Bunny Reunion Show | IFC Executive | TV Movie | |
| Las Vegas | Adam Clemo | ("Hit Me!") | |
| Arrested Development | Spa Employee | uncredited ("Ready, Aim, Marry Me") | |
| Life of the Party | Bert | ||
| Reno 911! | Pageant Father / Ren Faire Guy / Pageant Dad | (4 episodes, 1 credited as Jon Ross Bowie) | |
| 2006 | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | Rory | |
| The Great Sketch Experiment | Horowitz - 'Small World' | ||
| Psych | George Cheslow | ("Weekend Warriors") | |
| What the Bleep!?: Down the Rabbit Hole | Elliot | documentary | |
| 2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Peter Ellis | ("A La Cart") |
| Wild Girls Gone | Priest | ||
| Because I Said So | Cute Food Spewing Guy | ||
| Heroes | Attorney | ("Chapter Twelve 'Godsend'") | |
| 2008 | Worst Week | Rob | ("The Apartment") |
| Sex Drive | Dr. Clark Teddescoe | ||
| The Mighty B! | Integritone 2 | voice ("Artificial Unintelligence/We Got the Bee", "Dopplefinger/Little Womyn") | |
| Monk | Tom Donovan | ("Mr. Monk Joins a Cult") | |
| Childrens Hospital | Dr. Max von Sydow | (6 episodes) | |
| 2009 | Glee | Dennis | ("Mattress") |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | John Fowler | ("Denise Handicapped") | |
| Family Guy | voice ("Peter's Progress") | ||
| The Smallest Co%k in Porn | video story | ||
| Trust Me | ("Way Beyond the Call") | ||
| He's Just Not That Into You | Dan the Wiccan | ||
| Wizards of Waverly Place | Simon | ("Fairy Tale") | |
| The Big Bang Theory | Barry Kripke | 2009 - (13 episodes) | |
| 2010 | Melissa & Joey | Lewis Scanlon | ("A Fright in the Attic") |
| Weeds | ("Pinwheels and Whirligigs") | ||
| The Glades | Joe Thomas | ("Doppelganger") | |
| Party Down | Stuart | ("Constance Carmell Wedding) | |
| Tight | video short | ||
| Brostitute | video story | ||
| Good Luck Charlie | Walter | ("Take Mel Out to the Ball Game", "Sister, Sister") | |
| 2011 | Bones | Lawrence Deighton | ("The Prince in the Plastic") |
| The Bungalow | James | short | |
| Movie Poster Contract | Steve's Manager | short | |
| Burn Notice | Paul | ("No Good Deed") | |
| State of Georgia | Professor | ("Pilot") | |
| The Glee Project | Yearbook Photographer, 'Firework' video | uncredited ("Individuality") | |
| Fully Loaded | Richard | ||
| 2012 | The Flipside | ("Unexpected Visitor", "Dear God", "Horrible Job Interview") | |
| The League | Dr. Pete Wyland | ("Bro-Lo El Cordero") | |
| Retired at 35 | Jared | (7 episodes) | |
| Sketchy | Doug | ("Crook'd Smile") | |
| Happy Endings | Michael | ("You Snooze, You Bruise") | |
| The Exes | Jeff | ("The Ex Always Rings Twice") | |
| House of Lies | Spalding Winter | ("Microphallus", "Mini-Mogul") | |
| Game Shop | Elrond | ("Halo 4 Midnight Launch Riot") | |
| A Show of Brendan Hines | Jonathan Glatzer | video short | |
| 2013 | Sofia the First | Sven | voice ("The Floating Palace") |
| Dealing | Oppenhiemer | ||
| The Heat | NY Agent | ||
| Dark Minions | Mel | TV Movie | |
| iSteve | John Sculley | ||
| Waking | Van Guy | ||
| Whitney | Eddie | ("Two Broke Hearts") | |
| 2014 | Primrose Lane | Mr. Luther | short |
| Chasing Life | Paul Peters | (4 episodes) | |
| Hot in Cleveland | Benny | ("Undercover Lovers") | |
| Jason Nash Is Married | Ted | ||
| The Wrong Mans | David Kinsman/David Farriner | (4 episodes) | |
| Newsreaders | Pat Fenis | ("Roswell, New Mexico; Skip Goes to a Wedding") | |
| 2015 | Marry Me | Dr. What's-His-Name | ("Test Me") |
