Stuart Bowman is a Scottish actor. He is known for playing head of MI5 Stephen Hunter-Dunn in the BBC's Bodyguard, his regular appearances as Sergeant Thomson in Gary: Tank Commander, and for his portrayal of Alexandre Bontemps in the Canal+ series Versailles.
Early life Bowman was born in Dundee and brought up in Fife and Clackmannanshire.
Career Bowman was an established character actor on television, and his role as Bontemps increased his public profile. It necessitated living in Paris during the three years production of Versailles. He said that he was unregretful the conclusion of the series. "With Bontemps I don't think there was much I would be able to do with him beyond season three...So, for me, it felt right and natural that it was finishing there."
Filmography +Key Denotes works that have not yet been released Film Year Title Role Notes 1996 The Big Picnic Russell Enoch TV film 1998 The Wisdom of Crocodiles Car Crash Mechanic 2000 The Dreamer Willis Short film2003 Young Adam Black Street Pub Man The Deal Journalist #1 TV film 2007 Kitchen Donald McQuillip TV film 2014 Macbeth Macduff 2015 Slow West Gordon Shaw Sunset Song Alex Mutch2018 Holy F__k Father MacNally Short film In the Fall Archibald Short film 2021 Eight for Silver Saul 2024 Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps King Here Businessman
Television Year Title Role Notes 1992 Taggart P.C. McGann Episode: "Double Exposure" 1995 The Bill Dennis Hepworth Episode: "Strictly Personal" 1996 Taggart Gary Black Episode: "Angel Eyes"1997 Thief Takers DS Wallis Episode: "Black Mist" The Bill Mick Bessant Episode: "Going Down" 1999 Life Support Robbie Sutherland Episode: "Soul and Conscience" 2000 London's Burning Hostage Negotiator Episode: "Series 12, Episode 10" 2001 Holby City Jack Moore Episode: "Shadow of Doubt" 2002 Attachments Steve Episode: "Tooting Broadway"2003 A Touch of Frost Russell Episode: "Hidden Truths" Red Cap RQMS Rufus Webb Episode: "Esprit de Corps" Taggart Frank Calder Episode: "Bad Blood" 2005 The Golden Hour PC Phil Carroll Mini-series, 1 episode2007 Coming Up Fat Pat Episode: "Brussels" The Bill Carl Fraser Episode: "Diamonds Are Deadly" Dear Green Place Crammond Episodes: "Bandstand" & "Uppers and Downers"2008 Taggart Ewan Burton Episode: "Genesis" Doctors David Mason Episode: "The One"2009 Minder Chan Donovan Episode: "A Matter of Life and Debt" True Horror Peter Stubbe Episode: "Werewolf" 2009–2012 Gary: Tank Commander Sergeant Thomson Series regular, 17 episodes2010 Rab C. Nesbitt Graeme Taplow Episode: "Signal" Taggart Adam Turner Episode: "Abuse of Trust" 2011 Doctors Neville Johns Episode: "Because You're Mine" 2013 Case Histories Steve Episode: "Started Early, Took My Dog"2014 Doctors John Dow Episode: "Blink" Edge of Heaven Pat the Tattooist Episode: "Series 1, Episode 2"2015 The Musketeers Bruno Lemaitre Episode: "An Ordinary Man" Suspects Neil Jenkins Episode: "Victim" 2015–2018 Versailles Alexandre Bontemps Series regular, 30 episodes 2016 The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret Police Officer Tickles Episode: "The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret"2018 Bodyguard Stephen Hunter-Dunn Mini-series, 5 episodes Lore Sholto MacDonald Episode: "Burke and Hare: In The Name of Science"2019Still GameAndy ForresterEpisode “Hitched” 2020 Deadwater Fell Dr. Mark Denham-Johnson Mini-series, 3 episodes2021 The Serpent Graeme Stanton Mini-series, 2 episodes Alex Rider Sean Palmer Episode: "Series 2, Episode 8" 2021–2023 Guilt Roy Lynch Recurring role, 5 episodes 2021–2025 Grantchester Bishop Aubrey Gray Recurring role, 8 episodes2022 The Pact Jerry Episode: "Series 2, Episode 2" The Control Room Ian Maver Mini-series; 3 episodes Karen Pirie Detective Chief Superintendent Jimmy Lawson Snr Series regular; 3 episodes 2023 The Chemistry of Death Iain Kinross Recurring role; 4 episodes 2024 Rebus Ger Cafferty The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Barduk Recurring role; 2 episodes Only Child Rod Recurring role; 2 episodes 2025 Dept. Q Terry Dundee Recurring role; 3 episodes2026Tony Post-productionPost-production
Theatre Year Title Role Venue Notes 1993 A Scots Quair Ewan Tavendale Assembly Hall, Edinburgh Alastair Cording's adaptation of Lewis Grassic Gibbon's trilogy 1995 Trainspotting Begbie Citizens Theatre, Glasgow 1997 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Brick Dundee Repertory Theatre, Dundee 1998 The Homecoming Teddy Citizens Theatre, Glasgow2002 The Importance of Being Earnest Jack Worthing (Ernest) Citizens Theatre, Glasgow Blasted Ian Citizens Theatre, Glasgow 2004 Knives in Hens Pony Williams Royal Exchange, Manchester2007 Henry V Constable of France Royal Exchange, Manchester A Conversation Jack Manning Royal Exchange, Manchester 2008 Killing Brando Daniel Òran Mór, Glasgow2009 Peter Pan Captain Hook Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh Lucky Box A Òran Mór, Glasgow An Argument About Sex Charlie Tramway, Glasgow & Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh 2010 The Curse of the Demeter Captain Ripelski/Dracula Scotland Tour2011 Watching the Detective Detective Òran Mór, Glasgow & Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh Pygmalion Porter Garrick Theatre, London 2012 The Marriage of Figaro The Chief Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh2013 Wee Andy Surgeon The Pleasance, Edinburgh Macbeth Macduff Shakespeare's Globe, London Fleeto Police Officer The Pleasance, Edinburgh 2015 hamlet is dead. no gravity Father Arcola Theatre, London stylized as lowercase by playwright
References
External links
Stuart Bowman — Spotlight Stuart Bowman — Qvoice