| James McGowan | |
| Birthname: | James Robert McGowan |
| Birth Date: | 30 May 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1997–Present |
James Robert McGowan (born May 30, 1960)[1] is a Canadian actor. Best known for playing Mike Kessler, head of the Toronto-based Immigrations and Customs Security, in the television series The Border.[2] [3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Touching Wild Horses | John Benton | |||
| 2003 | data-sort-value="Adulterers, The" | The Adulterers' Guide to Toronto | Simon | ||
| 2004 | My Brother's Keeper | Scout | |||
| 2006 | Warriors of Terra | Peter Isaacs | |||
| 2009 | Another Man's Son | Richard Kendrick | |||
| 2013 | Compulsion | Bob | |||
| 2014 | Stage Fright | Victor Brady | |||
| 2015 | How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town | Spencer Goode | |||
| 2016 | Suicide Squad | Panda Man | |||
| 2017 | Pyewacket | Rowan Dove | |||
| 2020 | data-sort-value="Toll, The" | The Toll | Neil |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | All Souls | Biohazard | Episode: "Bad Blood" | |
| 2002 | Tracker | Bradford Kotan | Episode: "To Catch a Desserian" | |
| 10,000 Black Men Named George | Desmond | TV movie | ||
| Largo Winch | Fiodor Belshek | Episode: "Bloodlines" | ||
| Scent of Danger | Gideon | TV movie | ||
| Silent Night | Capt. Dietrich | |||
| 2003 | Mutant X | Richard Haines | Episode: "Lest He Become" | |
| Michael Gerson | TV movie | |||
| Fallen Angel | Billings | |||
| Gordon | Episode: "The Sniper" | |||
| 2005 | Mayday | Ed Gannaway | Episode: "A Wounded Bird" | |
| Ed | TV film | |||
| Missing | Mr. Delaney | Episodes: "Anything for the Baby: Parts 1 & 2" | ||
| 2006 | Rent-a-Goalie | Harry 'Hey-O' Bontar | Episode: "Fire in the Hole" | |
| 2007 | Lies and Crimes | Charlie Danzinger | TV movie | |
| Savage Planet | John Stotzer | |||
| Christie's Revenge | Richard Colton | |||
| All the Good Ones Are Married | Ben | |||
| Killer Wave | Erik Adjuk | Miniseries | ||
| 2008–2010 | data-sort-value="Border, The" | The Border | Major Mike Kessler | Main role |
| 2009 | Unstable | Rupert Carlyle | TV movie | |
| 2010 | data-sort-value="Perfect Teacher, The" | The Perfect Teacher | Reid | |
| data-sort-value="Good Witch's Gift, The" | The Good Witch's Gift | Leon Deeks | ||
| 2011 | Covert Affairs | Alo Morozov | Episode: "Begin the Begin" | |
| Against the Wall | Bob Barceli | Episode: "Baby, Did a Bad Thing" | ||
| 2012 | Ian O'Sullivan | Episode: "Hot Ice" | ||
| 2012–2013 | Claddagh | Frank McGuire | Recurring role | |
| Bomb Girls | Rollie Witham | |||
| 2013 | Cracked | Det. Sam Parkes | Episode: "Night Terrors" | |
| 2014 | Darknet | Dr. Cooper | Episode: "Darknet 4" | |
| Danny Yegovan | Episodes: "Believe: Parts 1 & 2" | |||
| Republic of Doyle | Damon Rhodes | Episodes: "Judgement Day", "Last Call" | ||
| 2014–2015 | Bitten | Malcolm Danvers | Recurring role (seasons 1–2) | |
| 2015 | Good Witch | Mr. Jones | Episodes: "The Storm", "Together We Stand", "True Colors" | |
| 2016 | Flower Shop Mystery: Mum's the Word | Louis Vertucci | TV movie | |
| data-sort-value="Girlfriend Experience, The" | The Girlfriend Experience | Alex Payton | Episodes: "Access", "Boundaries" | |
| Rogue | Agent Renner | Episodes: "Close to Heaven", "How to Treat Us" | ||
| Beauty and the Beast | Col. Fuller | Episode: "Beast of Times, Worst of Times" | ||
| 2017 | data-sort-value="Song for Christmas, A" | A Song for Christmas | Praetor Scott | Episodes: "Stay with Me", "City of Glass", "Alliance" |
| 2018–present | Murdoch Mysteries | Dr. Forbes | Recurring role |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role | The Border | [4] [5] | ||
| Golden Nymph Awards | Best Actor in a Television Drama | [6] | |||
| 2009 | |||||