{{Short description|Canadian actor (born 1973)}} {{BLP sources|date=September 2016}} {{Infobox person | image = Cory_Bowles.jpg | caption = Cory Bowles, September 2012 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|08|27}} | birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada }}
'''Cory Bowles''' (born August 27, 1973) is a Canadian actor, director and choreographer. He is best known for his portrayal of Cory in the series ''Trailer Park Boys''.
==Life and career== Bowles was born in Montreal, Quebec and raised in Truro, Nova Scotia. <ref>{{cite web|last1=Lucas |first1=Ralph |url=https://www.northernstars.ca/bowles_cory_bio/ |title=Cory Bowles - Biography - Northernstars.ca|date=5 February 2018 }}</ref>
Best known as Cory in ''Trailer Park Boys'', he also is the principal choreographer of Halifax-based Contemporary Dance Company Verve Mwendo, plays in the rock band Aide-De-Camp and voices the children's series Poko. In the mid-1990s Bowles gained some prominence as MC of hip hop act Hip Club Groove, performing under the name "Cheklove Shakil". The group released an EP on No Records and later a full length on Murderecords. The group toured Canada, often opening for other Halifax based bands such as Sloan.
Bowles later formed a theatre company in 1997 with bandmate Joseph Wynne called The Good Companions. After closing down the company he went on to further his studies as a dancer and choreographer in Alberta.{{citation needed | date = June 2015}}
Bowles received a Gemini Award for his work on Trailer Park Boys and ECMA nominations for music.{{citation needed | date = June 2015}} His quirky choreography has turned up in music videos for artists such as Matt Mays and Jenn Grant.{{citation needed | date = June 2015}}
Bowles left ''Trailer Park Boys'' after the sixth season in 2006 and continued to work in film, theatre and music at Bishop's University.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ubishops.ca/fr/about-bu/bu-news/single-news.html?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D%3D242%26cHash%3De2b345c6212dc89c87365126f613a42e |title=Top Talent Comes Together to Present Cinderella: The Musical - Bishop's University |accessdate=2011-03-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706210539/http://www.ubishops.ca/fr/about-bu/bu-news/single-news.html?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=242&cHash=e2b345c6212dc89c87365126f613a42e |archivedate=2011-07-06 }}</ref> Bowles rejoined the cast of ''Trailer Park Boys'' in season 8 after the show was picked up by Netflix in 2013.
Bowles wrote, directed and narrated the feature film ''Black Cop'', which won the award for Best Canadian Feature Film at the 2017 Vancouver International Film Festival<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://archive.viff.org/e-blasts/viff/2017/PR/16_BCSpotlightCanadianAwards_PR.html |title=VIFF Announces BC and Canadian Award Winners for the 36th Annual Festival |publisher=Greater Vancouver International Film Festival Society |date=7 October 2017 |accessdate=15 October 2017 |archive-date=18 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418161209/http://archive.viff.org/e-blasts/viff/2017/PR/16_BCSpotlightCanadianAwards_PR.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the John Dunning Discovery Award at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards.
Since Black Cop, Bowles has transitioned back into television, directing various episodes of Canadian series such as ''Coroner'', ''Pretty Hard Cases'', and ''Diggstown''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Herald |first1=The Chronicle |title=Cameras rolling on Diggstown in Halifax {{!}} The Chronicle Herald |url=https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/lifestyles/local-lifestyles/cameras-rolling-on-diggstown-in-halifax-333356/ |publisher=The Chronicle Herald |language=en}}</ref>
==Personal life== Bowles is an African-Nova Scotian with roots among Black Loyalists, Maroons and the original French Colonies. Bowles has travelled the globe studying the roots of Black dance and music, particularly through his own family line. Bowles has a strong passion for his cultural background and the storytelling traditions of the African Diaspora.
==Filmography== *''Trailer Park Boys: The Movie'' (2006) *''Poor Boy's Game'' (2007) *''The Gospel According to the Blues'' (2010) *''Roaming '' (2013) *''Black Cop'' (2017)
Short Films * ''The Scavengers'' (2008) * ''Heart of Rhyme'' (2011) * ''The Anatomy of Assistance'' (2013) * ''Righteous'' (2014) * ''Black Cop'' (2016)
==Television== *''Trailer Park Boys'' (2001–2006; 2014–Present) *''Poko'' (2003–2006) *''North/South'' (2006) *''TV with TV's Jonathan Torrens'' (2009) *''Call Me Fitz'' (2011) *''Pure'' (2017) *''Diggstown'' (2019) *''The Parker Andersons''/''Amelia Parker'' (2021) *''FBI: Most Wanted'' (2022-2024)
==Discography== *2006 ''Dear Skeleton'' - AIDE-DE-CAMP (Safety Workbook) *2005 ''E'' - AIDE-DE-CAMP (Safety Workbook) *2001 ''Hiss II'' - DJ MOVES (Low Pressure) *1999 ''The Hooded Fang'' - Josh Martinez (Camobear) *1998 ''Psyche Intangible'' - Sixtoo (Metaforensics) *1996 ''Land of the Lost'' - Hip Club Groove (Funtrip Records) *1995 ''Superstar'' - Len (Funtrip Records) *1996 ''Bassments of Badmen'' - Various Artists (Hand'solo Recordings) *1994 ''Trailer Park Hip Hop'' - Hip Club Groove (Murderecords) *1993 ''Cool Beans EP'' - Hip Club Groove (with Len and Zoltar) (No Records)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Wikiquote}} *{{IMDb name|1027430}}
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