Garion Dowds has been acting for most of his life. His father is an actor, and his mother is a Drama teacher. Shows he has performed in include The Prisoner (with Ian McKellen), Soul Buddyz and Generations The Legacy (as Kyle). Recently, he has starred with Bill Paxton and Daniel Radcliffe in The Game Changer.
Garion studied Drama at school and matriculated with distinction, becoming a top prac student. He has played roles ranging from Kenickie in Grease, Captain Tempest in Return to the Forbidden Planet, and the lead in Oedipus the King. Garion's skills include painting, drawing, singing, playing guitar, and dancing. He is the lead singer and lyricist for his band, Mullen Avenue. Garion is a strong swimmer and has played provincial water polo.
Garion starred as a lead in the dramatic courtroom drama Shepherds and Butchers, directed by Oliver Schmitz and nominated in the Berlin Film Festival under the category ‘Panorama’. Garion played Steve Coogan. He also played Barker Haines’s son in the epic South African TV series Isidingo.
Garion also starred as a lead in the popular Still Breathing (Season 1) TV series, which was produced for M-Net.
He is a reliable and disciplined young man who knows the hard work it takes to be a good actor.
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