Education
Berlin High School; University of Connecticut.
Berlin High School; University of Connecticut.
He is known for his roles in Dolphin Tale, its sequel Dolphin Tale 2, Love and Honor (2013), Whiplash (2014), and as Francis Gary Powers in Steven Spielberg"s Bridge of Spies (2015). Stowell was born as youngest of three boys in Kensington, Connecticut, where he was raised by his father, Robert, a retired steelworker, and his mother, Elizabeth, a schoolteacher. He graduated from Berlin High School in 2003 with the intention of pursuing a professional career in acting.
Upon acceptance at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut, he studied with the Department of Dramatic Arts, a division of the School of Fine Arts.
He performed in several productions with the Connecticut Repertory Theatre, including Julius Caesar, lieutenant Can"t Happen Here, and As You Like lieutenant Stowell graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2007.
As of July 2015, he is dating actress Nina Dobrev.