About Philippe Bowgen

Philippe Bowgen is a queer Latinx writer based in Los Angeles and London. He holds an M.F.A. in Acting from Brown/Trinity Repertory Company & a postgraduate diploma in Classical Acting from the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Arts (LAMDA). His work can be seen in all mediums - theater, television, and film. 

Born and raised on the east coast, Europe, and schooled throughout the world, Philippe's work has been deemed poised, passionate, and deeply intricate - the New York Times has hailed him as a promising young physical performer.

As a television and film writer, he has been a finalist for the prestigious Sundance New Voices Lab and the Nashville Film Festival and has several projects in development with production companies in Los Angeles for the 2022-2023 season. He also studied at the acclaimed Sackett Street Writers Workshop in Brooklyn, NY and is a member of the 2022 Willamette Writers TV Lab Cohort. He is part of the LGBQTIA+ writers collective Uncle Tonya and is active on the stand-up circuit in Los Angeles. 

Philippe's on camera work is currently being screened at festivals worldwide and his guest star roles are on several of the major network, cable and streaming platforms including the CW, Hulu, and FOX. His theatrical work has been seen on the New York stage and at many of the largest regional theaters in the country and abroad - The Guthrie, Hartford Stage, McCarter Theater Center, Yale Repertory Theater, The Shakespeare Theater of DC, and Trinity Repertory Company to name a few.  

"Doing plays again has just made me a lot happier. So the decision to come [to The Old Globe] was pretty easy. To be around great actors. And I feel I learn from people like Philippe. And it makes me happy."

- Justin Long, "Picasso at the Lapin Agile" at The Old Globe, February 2017

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