| Trevor Bowen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1941 Rangoon, Burma |
| Occupation | Actor, Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1965- |
Trevor Bowen (sometimes T. R. Bowen, born 1941), is an English actor and screenwriter who has appeared frequently in United Kingdom television dramas since the mid 1960s.
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He is the son of Major General W.O.Bowen and was educated at Dulwich College, Winchester Art School and Queens College, Cambridge where he was president of the Marlowe Society and appeared in student productions. He then toured with the Royal Shakespeare Company and appeared in repertory theatres .[1]
His notable television appearances include; A Family at War (1970–1972), Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978) as Duff Cooper, First Among Equals (1986) Judge John Deed (2001–2007) and Thatcher: The Final Days (1991) as Kenneth Baker. He also appeared in the film Darling (1965).
Bowen has been active as a television screenwriter since the 1970s, writing many episodes for television films and series, most notably Sherlock Holmes (1984 TV series) and The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries but also including contributions to Bognor (1981–1982), Nanny (1983), Miss Marple (1984–1992), the television movie version of The Body in the Library (1984), Lovejoy (1991–1993), Hornblower Mutiny (2001) and Helen West (2002). He has also written several novels.