Actor
MattBowdren
I bring a spirit of rigorous play and collaborative focus to every room I enter. I show up prepared, stay curious, and champion the work—and the people—around me.
Actor
I bring a spirit of rigorous play and collaborative focus to every room I enter. I show up prepared, stay curious, and champion the work—and the people—around me.
Haunting and haunted... wildly mercurial, he is crazy like a fox. Bowdren kept us glued to his actions and words, anxious to see where he would go — and he would always go someplace interesting.
Matt Bowdren brought all of Iago's awful qualities to devastating life. He made him charming, destructive, jealous, cruel. He was hard to turn away from.
Bowdren rightfully pushes his performance beyond the superficial, conveying his character's immaturity and naivety with a wry, understated sense of humor, letting the audience in on the joke without ever falling into caricature.
Recent — 2026
Archie Christie
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park / Milwaukee Repertory Theatre
Dir. Joanie Schultz
I’m drawn to complex, sharp-minded characters and collaborative rooms. I love lyrical language. I’m an artist who believes actors are athletes. I’ve been fortunate to work on projects across the country—from my start in the Sonoran Desert to my current homebase in the Midwest (seasons are optimal). My performance framework is rooted in play—taken seriously in ways that keep my work grounded, physically engaged, and relentlessly curious. When I’m not on set or stage, I’m teaching those same physical and vocal tools to the next generation of actors.