Rodney G. Rowland (born February 20, 1964) is an American

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. He is credited as Rod Rowland in more recent productions, given his predilection to being called Rod. Rowland's most noted appearances to date were as 1st Lieutenant Cooper Hawkes in 1995's '' Space: Above and Beyond'' and P. Wiley in ''

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'', starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Early life

Born in Newport Beach, California, Rowland is the youngest of four children and the son of a minister.Rodney Rowland Biography (1964-)
/ref> After a brief time as a student on a watersport scholarship at

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, Rowland went to

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and worked as a

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for Haute Couture labels like

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, and J.Crew. On the suggestion of Bruce Weber, he began taking acting classes and took on roles in film and

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Career

Rowland's first big break was in James Wong and

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, ''Space: Above and Beyond'' in

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. Despite auditions that were disastrous, Morgan and Wong brought Rowland on board to play the

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Cooper Hawkes. During the shoot for the episode "Who Monitors the Birds?", he became ill due to over work, succumbing to two bouts of

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and

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. Rowland would later work with Wong and Morgan again on ''

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'' in the season four episode " Never Again", appearing alongside

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. His character, Ed Jerse, emotionally connects with Anderson's

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and encourages her to have a small

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snake

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ed on the small of her back. Rowland would later date Anderson until 1998. He appeared in a recurring role on ''

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'' portraying Liam Fitzpatrick, a lead character of the Irish gang and family of crime, the Fighting Fitzpatricks.

Filmography

Film

*1995 ''Just Looking'' as Lech *1995 ''

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'' as Doug Petit *1996 ''Marshal Law'' as Butchie *1996 ''Hearts Adrift'' as Rowdy Heller *2000 ''

'' as P. Wiley. *2000 ''

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'' as Charlie *2001 '' Soulkeeper'' (aka. ''Our Souls To Keep'' or ''The Chosen Ones'') as Corey Mahoney *2001 '' Air Panic'' as Neil McCabe *2002 '' Hard Cash'' (aka. ''Run for the Money'') as Butch (credited as Rod Rowland) *2003 '' Shade'' as Jeff (credited as Rod Rowland) *2005 '' Mr. Fix It'' as Tip (credited as Rod Rowland) *2007 '' I Know Who Killed Me'' as Kenny Scalfe *2013 '' Savaged''

Television

*1994 ''

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'', episode: "Fire by Fire", as Beach hobo *1996 '' Space: Above and Beyond'', starring as 1st Lt. Cooper Hawkes *1997 '' X-Files'', episode: " Never Again", as Ed Jerse *1998 '' To Have & to Hold'', episode: "These Boots Were Made For Walking", as Paolo *1998 ''

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'', episode: "The Extra", as Daniel Gray/C-7 *1998 '' Pensacola: Wings of Gold'', starring as Lt. Bobby "Chaser" Griffin (credited as Rod Rowland) *2000 '' Dark Angel'' episode: "411 on the DL", as Mitch - Valerie's Husband *2001 '' C.S.I.'', episode: "You've Got Male", as Gavin Pollard *2001 '' Seven Days'', episode: "Crystal Blue Perfection", as Cdr. W. Streck *2002 '' Fastlane'', episode: "Gone Native", as Dallas (credited as Rod Rowland) *2002 '' V.I.P.'', episode: "A True Val Story", as Ryan Hill *2002 '' Strong Medicine'', episode: "Shock", as abusive husband *2003 ''

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'', episode: "Conviction", as Corbin Fries (credited as Rod Rowland) *2004 '' Charmed'', episode: " Hyde School Reunion", as Rick Gittridge (credited as Rod Rowland) *2006 ''

'', recurring as Liam Fitzpatrick (credited as Rod Rowland) *2006 ''

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'', episode: "The Man with the Bone", as Dane McGinnis *2006 ''

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'', episode: "The Road Warrior", as Jack Harper *2006 ''

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'', episode: "Patient X", as Vince Weaver (credited as Rod Rowland) *2007 '' Weeds'' recurring as Ches (credited as Rod Rowland) *2009 '' Burn Notice'', episode: "Bad Breaks", as Bank Robber *2012 ''

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'' episode: "Pink Champagne on Ice", as Bartender *2012 ''

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'' episode: "Closing Time", as Doug Summers *2013 '' Castle'', episode: "Time Will Tell", as Mick Linden (credited as Rod Rowland) *2013 '' American Horror Story: Asylum'', episode: "Madness Ends", as Milo (credited as Rod Rowland) *2015 ''

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'', episode: "I felt the Earth move", as Brian *2016 '' Secrets and Lies'', episode: "The Daughter", as Jake (credited as Rod Rowland) *2017 ''

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'', episode: "Part 15", as Chuck *2021 '' The Walking Dead'', episode: "

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