Stuart Bowman is a Scottish actor, born in

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and brought up in

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and

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. He is known for playing head of MI5 Stephen Hunter-Dunn in the BBC's ''

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'', his regular appearances as Sergeant Thomson in '' Gary: Tank Commander'', and for his portrayal of Alexandre Bontemps in the Canal+ series ''

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''. Bowman was an established character actor on television, but his role as Bontemps raised his public profile. It necessitated living in

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for the three years that ''Versailles'' took to film. Afterwards he said that he did not regret 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

Film

Television

Theatre

References

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Stuart Bowman — SpotlightStuart Bowman — Qvoice
Living people Scottish male stage actors Scottish male television actors Male actors from Dundee Year of birth missing (living people) Male actors from Fife {{Scotland-actor-stub