American actor John Ross Bowie is best known for playing Barry Kripke on the television series The Big Bang Theory. Jimmy DiMeo on ABC’s Speechless was one of his other most memorable roles.
Early Life
Bowie was born in New York City, New York, on May 30, 1971. He didn’t start performing until he was in his late 20s. Prior to that, Bowie worked for a pharmaceutical business after teaching high school English for a year after earning his degree in the subject.
He claimed that acting discouraged him from pursuing it as a career as a youngster and young adult due to its “unstable nature.”
Bowie started attending acting classes in New York, which led to a number of modest roles in commercials, including one for the brand Ford that used hand puppets. Additionally, he was a member of the band Egghead. He sang and played the bass in a punk band. In existence from 1992 until 1998, Egghead.
Acting Career
Bowie has appeared as an actor in a lot of commercials, TV series, and motion pictures. He also performed with sketch comedy ensembles.
Bowie frequently performed with the Upright Citizens Brigade in both New York and Los Angeles. Along with Seth Morris, Brian Huskey, Rob Corddry, and the UCBT troupe Naked Babies in New York, he was a member.
Bowie appeared in cameos in several television shows in the early 2000s, including Happy Family, Joan of Arcadia, CSI: NY, Charmed, Kevin Hill, Girlfriends, and Las Vegas. Bowie was cast in the NBC sitcom A.U.S.A. as Wally Bearman. During the sole season of the show, he was seen in eight episodes.
Bowie appeared in four episodes of the TV show Reno 911! as a variety of personas. He then got guest appearances in shows like Psych, Heroes, CSI, Monk, Wizards of Waverly Place, Family Guy, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Glee.
The Big Bang Theory
featured Bowie in one of his most enduring parts. He was given Barry Kripke’s role.
In episode 12 of season 2, he made his debut. He plays a physicist who works alongside Sheldon and Leonard.
Leonard, Howard, Raj, Amy, and occasionally Sheldon became his buddies. Characters Beverly Hofstadter and Amy Fowler piqued his amorous interest.
Bowie was well-liked on The Big Bang Theory. His rhoticism rendered him endearingly hilarious to admirers because it caused him to pronounce “L” and “R” as “W.”
During his Leonard audition, Bowie made up the fake obstruction. Bowie made 25 appearances on The Big Bang Theory as Kripke.
After The Big Bang Theory
Bowie continued to appear in popular television series as a guest star. In The Glades, Weeds, Melissa and Joey, Good Luck Charlie, Burn Notice, Bones, The League, Hot in Cleveland, and Fresh Off the Boat, among others, he played supporting roles.
In seven episodes of the television show Retired at 35, he played the role of Jared.
In the television show Chasing Life, he was given the part of Paul Peters and appeared in seven episodes.
Bowie received a recurring role in the Adult Swim series Children’s Hospital and appeared in four episodes.
Speechless
In 2016, Bowie was selected for the character of Jimmy DiMeo on the ABC sitcom Speechless after giving an audition. The television show was about a family that includes a teen with cerebral palsy, a condition that limits verbal communication to headgear and headsets.
Jimmy, played by Bowie in the film Speechless, is the family’s father. He enjoys himself, is gullible, and doesn’t give a damn what people think. Bowie appeared in 63 episodes of the series as Jimmy from 2016 to 2019.
Films
In addition to his work on television, Bowie also appeared in a few movies. include He’s Just Not That Into You, The Heat, Sex Drive, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, Road Trip, and Jumanji: The Next Level.
What is John Ross Bowie Doing Now?
Bowie continues to appear in a variety of movies and television programs right now. He portrayed Tyler McCarthy in Death in Paradise, provided the voice of Milo Murphy in Milo Murphy’s Law and Big Hero 6: The Series, and appeared frequently on Generation, Feel Good, and United States of Al.
His most recent appearance was as Alan, a guest character, in an episode of The Rookie.
Bowie is also a writer; his upcoming biography, No Job for a Man, is scheduled for release in the latter half of 2022.
Previous publications include essays in The New York Press, Go Metric, and as a co-author of a book about the film Heathers.
His wife and he act together in the two-person improv show Supermarried on a regular basis in improv and comic sketches.
Bowie is the host of the Household Faces podcast, which features interviews with well-known character actors and profiles their careers. Bowie may also be found on the well-known Cameo messaging app for celebrities.
Relationships
They got married in 2004 after meeting at the UCBT. They have a son named Walter and a daughter named Nola together.
