Career
He is known for his roles as Jody in the television series Shameless and Charles Vane in the television series Black Sails. Other highlights include parts in the films Terminator Salvation, The Hunt for Eagle One, and the sequel The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point. He guest-starred in the television series Numb3rs, Computer Society of India: Miami, and Cold Case, with voice-over work for the Scream Awards, Animal Planet and the video games Tom Clancy"s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, and Iron Manitoba
McGowan was born in New York City, to Vincent and Brenda McGowan.
Although they lived in New York City most of their lives, the McGowans traveled extensively due to Brenda"s employment at United Airlines. In mid-2011, McGowan joined the cast of the Showtime dramedy Shameless, as Jody, first as a guest star (Season 2) and then as a series regular (Season 3).
Season two premiered January 8, 2012. He said that modeling for art students helped him for the role but now "nudity is just part of the job".
In January 2014, McGowan joined the cast of the Starz dramatic adventure television series Black Sails, playing a fictionalized version of the real-life 18th-century English pirate Charles Vane.
The role called for an English actor, so McGowan, an American, affected an English accent during auditions. Casting directors found out later that McGowan was faking but were impressed with his performance and chose him for the role.
