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Brad Rowe
Born	(1970-05-15) May 15, 1970 (age 54) Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, activist
Years active	1996–present
Spouse	Lisa Fiori ​(m. 1999)​
Children	1

Bradley Thomas Rowe (born May 15, 1970) is an American actor, writer, producer, and public policy advocate. He appeared in Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1998) and TNT's Purgatory. Other roles include a short stint as recurring character Walt on NewsRadio, Murphy Sinclair on General Hospital, Ty Swindle on Wasteland, and Dan Murphy on Leap of Faith.

Early life

Rowe was born and raised in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.

He attended University of Wisconsin–Madison as Spanish major, and later worked as a finance manager for political campaigns in Washington, D.C., before moving to Los Angeles, California, to pursue acting and screenwriting.

Career

Entertainment career

Rowe appeared in the TV movies Vanished, Lucky 7 and Though None Go with Me and the NBC mini-series The 70s, as well as appearing on Perception as FBI Agent Bobby Dalton, and as Agent Jack Burgess on 1-800-MISSING.

In 1998, he portrayed a recurring character named Walt in the sitcom NewsRadio. The character was the nephew of the eccentric billionaire Jimmy James boss of the WNYX crew.

In 2007, he played Shaun, the romantic interest of the central character (Trevor Wright) of Shelter.

He took part in Tony Zierra's 2011 documentary My Big Break, which follows the early careers of Rowe, Wes Bentley, Chad Lindberg and Greg Fawcett.

Public policy work

Rowe advocated for same-sex marriage rights during the California Proposition 8 campaign in 2008.

In the early 2010s, Rowe worked in educational policy for the United Way of Greater Los Angeles, organizing HomeWalk, an event that raised money to fight homelessness.

Rowe graduated with a master's degree in public policy (MPP) from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs in 2013. He was awarded the Ann C. Rosenfield Fellowship in Education Policy by the United Way of Greater Los Angeles.

Until 2017, Rowe was the managing director of BOTEC Analysis, a public policy research and consulting firm based in Los Angeles, and a contributor to the Crime and Justice Program at New York University's Marron Institute of Urban Management.

Personal life

Rowe and Lisa Fiori were married in 1999. They have a son named Hopper.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

1. "The Out In Hollywood Interview: "Shelter" star Brad Rowe…". March 23, 2008.
2. Hernandez, Greg (21 Apr 2009). "George Takei and others speak out on gay marriage". Greg in Hollywood. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
3. "There Is Much to Be Thankful For". United Way of Greater Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
4. "Leaders at Luskin: Brad Rowe". UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
5. "Brad Rowe - BOTEC Analysis". botecanalysis.com. Archived from the original on 2015-08-28. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
6. "Brad Rowe and Lowry Heussler join Marron Institute". NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management. 22 Feb 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
7. Hernandez, Greg (23 March 2008). "The Out In Hollywood Interview: "Shelter" star Brad Rowe". Out in Hollywood. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
8. "Hopper Wrigley Rowe". Variety. 25 Nov 2002. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2016.

External links

• Brad Rowe at IMDb
• Brad Rowe - MIPtalk.com Official Podcast Page

• 1970 births
• Living people
• Male actors from Milwaukee
• University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Letters and Science alumni
• American male film actors
• UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs faculty
• People from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin