Dominic Rowan

Dominic Rowan (born 17 June 1971)^[1] is an English television, film and theatre actor. He played CPS prosecutor Jacob Thorne in the ITV crime drama Law & Order: UK and Tom Mitford in the Channel 4 drama series North Square. Rowan has also had an extensive stage career.

Dominic Rowan
Born	(1970-06-17) 17 June 1970 (age 53) Oxford, England
Nationality	English
Alma mater	Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Occupation(s)	Actor, voice-over artist
Spouse(s)	divorced: ex wife: Francesca Rowan/Rogers, interior designer
Children	Two sons

Career

Rowan trained at Central School of Speech and Drama.

Theatre

Rowan's work in theatre includes: A Dream Play,^[2] Iphigeneia at Aulis,^[3] Mourning Becomes Electra,^[4] Three Sisters,^[5] The Talking Cure^[6] and Private Lives^[7] at the National Theatre, London; The Two Gentlemen of Verona,^[8] The Merchant of Venice^[9] and Talk of the City for the RSC; A Voyage Round My Father^[10] and Lobby Hero^[11] at the Donmar Warehouse, London; Playhouse Creatures^[12] at the Old Vic, London; Way to Heaven^[13] and Forty Winks at the Royal Court Theatre, London; The Importance of Being Earnest^[14] at The Oxford Playhouse; Sexual Perversity in Chicago at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield; The Rivals,^[15] Charley's Aunt^[16] and Look Back in Anger at the Royal Exchange, Manchester; A Collier's Friday Night at Hampstead Theatre, London; Wit's End at the New End Theatre, London, and Happy Now?, a new play by Lucinda Coxon at the National Theatre, London.^[17]

He was seen in David Eldridge's Under The Blue Sky, which ran from July to September 2008 at the Duke of York's Theatre, London, then from December 2009 in Martin Crimp's version of Molière's comedy The Misanthrope^[18] at the Comedy Theatre, London. In summer 2009, he appeared as Touchstone in Shakespeare's As You Like It at the Globe Theatre, where he also appeared in the title role of Henry VIII in 2010. In July 2011 he appeared at the Royal Court alongside Romola Garai in The Village Bike.^[19]

In 2012 he appeared as Torvald in Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House at the Young Vic and in Berenice by Jean Racine at the Donmar Warehouse.^{[citation needed]} In March 2024 Rowan is appearing alongside Rachael Stirling on The Divine Mrs S. at the Hampstead Theatre.

Television

His TV credits include: Catwalk Dogs,^[20] Baby Boom, Midsomer Murders, Trial & Retribution, Family Man,^[21] The Lavender List,^[22] Celeb, Silent Witness, Swallow, Doc Martin, A Rather English Marriage, Saint X, Holby City, Rescue Me, Lost World, North Square, Hearts and Bones, Emma,^[23] The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, No Bananas, Devil's Advocate and Between the Lines. In 2011, Rowan joined the cast of Law & Order: UK, replacing Ben Daniels as the show's Crown Prosecutor Jacob Thorne. He joined the new "order" team of Freema Agyeman and Peter Davison.^[24] He also joined the cast of the fourth series of The Crown on Netflix in 2020, as Charles Powell.

Film

Rowan's film appearances include: David, The Tulse Luper Suitcases and the short film Pressure Points. In September 2011 Rowan played the title role in film presentation of Shakespeare's Henry VIII – filmed during live performances at the Globe Theatre in London.

Radio

His radio work includes: Number 10, And the Rain My Drink, The Talk of the City^[25] and The Mill on the Floss.

References

1. "Dominic Rowan - TVSA". TVSA.
2. . National Theatre. 15 May 2005. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
3. . National Theatre. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
4. . National Theatre. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
5. . National Theatre. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
6. . National Theatre. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
7. . National Theatre. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
8. . The RSC Shakespeare. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
9. "The RSC Shakespeare, plot summary – The Merchant of Venice". Rscshakespeare.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
10. Aleks Sierz (14 June 2006). "The Stage/Reviews: A Voyage Round My Father". Thestage.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
11. Michael Billington (26 April 2002). "Lobby Hero, London". Arts.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
12. "Review of Playhouse Creatures". Cix.co.uk. 15 September 1997. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
13. "The British Theatre Guide : Reviews – Way to Heaven (Royal Court Theatre Upstairs)". Britishtheatreguide.info. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
14. Andrew Blades (25 August 2005). "The Stage/Reviews: The Importance of Being Earnest". Thestage.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
15. "The Rivals". Royalexchange.co.uk. 23 March 1996. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
16. . Royalexchange.co.uk. 21 January 1995. Archived from the original on 8 November 2005. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
17. . National Theatre. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
18. . 51.510318,-0.131031: Themisanthropelondon.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
19. Michael Billington (3 July 2011). "The Village Bike – review". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
20. TV and Radio. . The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 12 November 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
21. "Drama – The Family Man". BBC. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
22. Personal View. "The truth about Wilson's 'lavender list'". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 4 January 2012.^{[dead link]}
23. James, Caryn (15 February 1997). "An 'Emma' Both Darker And Funnier". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
24. "PETER DAVISON AND DOMINIC ROWAN JOIN SEASON 3 CAST OF BBC AMERICA's LAW & ORDER: UK". BBC America. 5 July 2011.
25. . Radiolistings.co.uk. 16 December 2011. Archived from the original on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2012.

External links

• Dominic Rowan at IMDb