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James McGowan

Born: 30 May 1960 (65 years old)
Gender: Male

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James McGowan is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Mike Kessler in the television drama series The Border.

James graduated from Concordia University with a B.A. in Communications. After graduating, he worked at McGill University in the Communications Department. He quit at the age of 32 and moved to Toronto, Ontario to pursue acting.

In addition to his acting jobs, he has supported himself by waiting tables at Rain. Rain has the distinction of occupying the site of Toronto’s first women’s prison, The Andrew Mercer Reformatory.

James has appeared in movies such as The Perfect Man with Heather Locklear and Hillary Duff and The Prince and Me with Julia Stiles.

He also appeared as Ben in All the Good Ones Are Married with Daryl Hannah (Kill Bill: Vol. 1 & 2, Splash, Steel Magnolias). All the Good Ones Are Married is a television film based on the best selling book All the Good Ones Are Married: Married Men and the Women Who Love Them by Marion Zola.


Television Roles

Show

Character

Bob Barceli

Colonel Fuller

Alo Morozov

Agent Renner

Major Mike Kessler

Major Mike Kessler

Major Mike Kessler

Ian O'Sullivan


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