Education
Born in Chester, Cheshire, England, he studied drama at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London.
Born in Chester, Cheshire, England, he studied drama at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London.
He is currently playing Leofric in The Last Kingdom, a British television drama adapted from Bernard Cornwell’s historical novels series The Saxon Stories. Other television work includes the first series of Gimme Gimme Gimme, the Independent Television drama series Talk to Maine and the 2005 remake of The Quatermass Experiment, which was transmitted live on British Broadcasting Corporation Four. Bower"s theatre credits include Andy in Brassed Office (Royal National Theatre), Heracles in Simon Armitage"s adaptation of Euripides classic Mr Heracles (West Yorkshire Playhouse), Steve in Celebration (Chichester) and Dan in Hotel in Amsterdam (Donmar Warehouse).
He played opposite John Simm in Elling at the Trafalgar Studios, Lovbourg in Hedda Gabler Gate Theatre.
Bower is currently playing Greg in the Sky Living comedy-drama Mount Pleasant and District of Columbia Harihan in Charlie Brooker"s hit comedy spoof A Touch of Cloth.