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's romantic rival, Tommy, in the

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'' (1983), Danny Pickett on the

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series '' Lost'', and Jack Welker on the

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series ''

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'' (2012–2013).

Early life

Bowen is the only son of

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painter Michael Bowen Sr. and actress Sonia Sorel (née Henius; 1921–2004) who was Bowen's first wife. His maternal great-grandfather was biochemist Max Henius, a Danish immigrant to America who himself was of Polish-Jewish descent, and his maternal great-grandmother was the sister of historian Johan Ludvig Heiberg. He grew up in

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knowing "interesting characters—revolutionary-type people," which inspired his portrayal of Uncle Jack on the

series ''

''. Through his mother's other marriage he is the half-brother of actors

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and

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of the Carradine family. He is the half-uncle of actresses

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and

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Career

Besides his TV work and his appearance as Tommy in ''Valley Girl'', Bowen has more than 130 film credits to his name as of 2022, including ''

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'' (1990), '' Beverly Hills Cop III'' (1994), ''

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'' (1997), ''

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'' (1999), ''

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'' (2003), '' Walking Tall'' (2004), and ''

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'' (2012). On November 30, 2015, Fox announced he would play

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on '' Gotham''. His most recently released film is '' A Soldier's Revenge'', which was released in 2020.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bowen, Michael 1958 births 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors American people of Danish descent American people of Polish-Jewish descent Carradine family Living people Male actors from San Francisco Place of birth missing (living people)