Editing Rodney Rowland

{{short description|American actor (born 1964)}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Rodney Rowland
| image = 
| caption = 
| birth_name= Rodney G. Rowland
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|2|20|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Newport Beach, California]], U.S.
| othername = Rod Rowland
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1984&ndash;present
}}

'''Rodney G. Rowland'''<ref>According to the State of California ''California Birth Index, 1905-1995'', Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California, Ancestry.com</ref> (born February 20, 1964) is an American [[actor]]. He is credited as '''Rod Rowland''' in more recent productions. Rowland's most noted appearances to date were as 1st Lieutenant Cooper Hawkes in 1995's ''[[Space: Above and Beyond]]'' and P. Wiley in ''[[The 6th Day]]'', starring [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]].

==Early life==
Born in [[Newport Beach, California]], Rowland is the youngest of four children and the son of a [[Minister (Christianity)|minister]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/30/Rodney-Rowland.html |title=Rodney Rowland Biography|website=filmreference.com}}</ref> After a brief time as a student on a watersport scholarship at [[Pepperdine University]], Rowland went to [[Europe]] and worked as a [[model (person)|model]] for [[Haute Couture]] labels like [[Gucci]], [[Gianni Versace S.p.A.|Versace]], and [[J.Crew]].{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} On the suggestion of [[Bruce Weber (photographer)|Bruce Weber]], he began taking acting classes and took on roles in [[film]] and [[theater]].

==Career==
Rowland's first big break was in [[James Wong (producer)|James Wong]] and [[Glen Morgan]]'s [[science fiction]] [[war]] [[drama]], ''Space: Above and Beyond'' in [[1995 in television|1995]]. Despite auditions that were disastrous, Morgan and Wong brought Rowland on board to play the [[genetic engineering|genetically engineered]] [[Space: Above and Beyond#In Vitroes|In Vitro]] Cooper Hawkes. During the shoot for the episode "Who Monitors the Birds?", he became ill due to over work, succumbing to two bouts of [[Fatigue (medical)|exhaustion]] and [[bronchitis]].

Rowland would later work with Wong and Morgan again on ''[[The X-Files]]'' in the season four episode "[[Never Again (The X-Files)|Never Again]]", appearing alongside [[Gillian Anderson]]. His character, Ed Jerse, emotionally connects with Anderson's [[Dana Scully]] and encourages her to have a small [[Ouroboros]] snake [[tattoo]]ed on the small of her back. Rowland would later date Anderson until 1998.

He appeared in a recurring role on ''[[Veronica Mars]]'' portraying Liam Fitzpatrick, a lead character of the Irish gang and family of crime, the Fighting Fitzpatricks.

==Filmography==

===Film===
* 1995 ''Just Looking'' as Lech
* 1995 ''[[If Someone Had Known]]'' as Doug Petit
* 1996 ''Marshal Law'' as Butchie
* 1996 ''Hearts Adrift'' as Rowdy Heller
* 2000 ''[[The 6th Day]]'' as P. Wiley.
* 2000 ''[[Dancing at the Blue Iguana]]'' as Charlie
* 2001 ''[[Soulkeeper]]'' (aka. ''Our Souls To Keep'' or ''The Chosen Ones'') as Corey Mahoney
* 2001 ''[[Air Panic]]'' as Neil McCabe
* 2002 ''[[Hard Cash (2002 film)|Hard Cash]]'' (aka. ''Run for the Money'') as Butch (credited as Rod Rowland)
* 2003 ''[[Shade (film)|Shade]]'' as Jeff (credited as Rod Rowland)
* 2005 ''[[Mr. Fix It (2006 film)|Mr. Fix It]]'' as Tip (credited as Rod Rowland)
* 2007 ''[[I Know Who Killed Me]]'' as Kenny Scalfe
* 2013 ''[[Savaged (2013 film)|Savaged]]''

===Television===
* 1994 ''[[Baywatch]]'', episode: "Fire by Fire", as Beach hobo
* 1996 ''[[Space: Above and Beyond]]'', starring as 1st Lt. Cooper Hawkes
* 1997 ''[[X-Files]]'', episode: "[[Never Again (The X-Files)|Never Again]]", as Ed Jerse
* 1998 ''[[To Have & to Hold (American TV series)|To Have & to Hold]]'', episode: "These Boots Were Made For Walking", as Paolo
* 1998 ''[[Welcome to Paradox (TV series)|Welcome to Paradox]]'', episode: "The Extra", as Daniel Gray/C-7
* 1998 ''[[Pensacola: Wings of Gold]]'', starring as Lt. Bobby "Chaser" Griffin (credited as Rod Rowland)
* 2000 ''[[Dark Angel (2000 TV series)|Dark Angel]]'' episode: "411 on the DL", as Mitch - Valerie's Husband
* 2001 ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|C.S.I.]]'', episode: "You've Got Male", as Gavin Pollard
* 2001 ''[[Seven Days (TV series)|Seven Days]]'', episode: "Crystal Blue Perfection", as Cdr. W. Streck
* 2002 ''[[Fastlane (TV series)|Fastlane]]'', episode: "Gone Native", as Dallas (credited as Rod Rowland)
* 2002 ''[[V.I.P. (American TV series)|V.I.P.]]'', episode: "A True Val Story", as Ryan Hill
* 2002 ''[[Strong Medicine]]'', episode: "Shock", as abusive husband
* 2003 ''[[Angel (1999 TV series)|Angel]]'', episode: "[[Conviction (Angel)|Conviction]]", as Corbin Fries (credited as Rod Rowland)
* 2004 ''[[Charmed]]'', episode: "[[Hyde School Reunion (Charmed episode)|Hyde School Reunion]]", as Rick Gittridge (credited as Rod Rowland)
* 2006 ''[[Veronica Mars]]'', recurring as [[Liam Fitzpatrick (Veronica Mars)|Liam Fitzpatrick]] (credited as Rod Rowland)
* 2006 ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]'', episode: "The Man with the Bone", as Dane McGinnis
* 2006 ''[[The O.C.]]'', episode: "The Road Warrior", as Jack Harper
* 2006 ''[[Without a Trace]]'', episode: "Patient X", as Vince Weaver (credited as Rod Rowland)
* 2007 ''[[ Cold Case]]'', episode: "Thick as Thieves", as Spencer Mason '07 (credited as Rod Rowland)
* 2007 ''[[Weeds (TV series)|Weeds]]'' recurring as Ches (credited as Rod Rowland)
* 2009 ''[[Burn Notice]]'', episode: "Bad Breaks", as Bank Robber
* 2012 ''[[The Mentalist (TV series)|The Mentalist]]'' episode: "Pink Champagne on Ice", as Bartender
* 2012 ''[[Criminal Minds (TV series)|Criminal Minds]]'' episode: "Closing Time", as Doug Summers
* 2013 ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]'', episode: "Time Will Tell", as Mick Linden (credited as Rod Rowland)
* 2013 ''[[American Horror Story: Asylum]]'', episode: "Madness Ends", as Milo (credited as Rod Rowland)
* 2015 ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'', episode: "I felt the Earth move", as Brian
* 2016 ''[[Secrets and Lies (U.S. TV series)|Secrets and Lies]]'', episode: "The Daughter", as Jake (credited as Rod Rowland)
* 2017 ''[[Twin Peaks (season 3)|Twin Peaks]]'', episode: "Part 15", as Chuck
* 2021 ''[[The Walking Dead (season 10)|The Walking Dead]]'', episode: "[[Here's Negan]]", as Craven
* 2021 ''[[BMF (season 1)]]'' as Doctor

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name |id=0746737}}
* {{TV Guide person |rodney-rowland/205995}}

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