Rowan Witt is an Australian-born film, television and theatre actor.
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Some of his recent work includes, starring in the new series Totally Completely Fine for Sundance, and both of the original Australian productions of Hamilton and The Book of Mormon (for which he received a Helpmann nod and Sydney Theatre Award). He lead the critically-acclaimed revival of She Loves Me at the Hayes Theatre, the companies of the Australian premiere of Pasek & Paul's cult hit Dogfight, and Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins’ play Gloria, and stars opposite Katherine Parkinson in the original series Spreadsheet for Paramount+ and Channel 4.
Rowan's other stage work includes The Lincoln Centre's production of South Pacific at the Sydney Opera House, Cameron Mackintosh's Les Misérables, and multiple works by Stephen Sondheim, including as J0hn Hinkley in Assassins, Young Buddy in Follies and Jack in Into The Woods. He has headlined concerts and recitals across Australia, is an alum of the notable Hayes Theatre Co, and is often sought after to work on theatrical workshops and industry presentations.
Other screen credits include notable roles in television shows like Wellmania, Home & Away, Underbelly and The Escape Of The Artful Dodger, and films including, Somewhere in the Darkness, Trunk and The Matrix.
In 2017 Rowan received a Helpmann Award nomination for his role as Elder McKinley in the original Australian cast of The Book Of Mormon, and in 2018 won a Sydney Theatre Award for the same role. That same year, Rowan notably scored two sets of double nominations for Best Lead Actor and Best Supporting Actor, in both the Sydney Theatre Awards and The Glugs for his roles as Georg Nowack in She Loves Me, and Elder McKinley in The Book Of Mormon. During the latest awards season, Rowan was nominated for both a Sydney Theatre Award and BWAward, for his role as Dean in the Sydney premiere of Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins' Pulizer-nominated play, Gloria.
As a voiceover actor, Rowan has been the voice of several Cannes Lions and ACRA award-winning campaigns for brands such as Apple, Visa, Tiger Beer, Nandos, Vodafone, ING Direct, Paypal, Sony, Spotify, Pancake Parlour, Samsung, Hungry Jacks, Nivea, KFC, Sprite, Uber, MenuLog and Playstation. He has lent his voice to animated characters in television series, computer games, and audio-books, and can be heard on the oringal soundtracks for films such as Happy Feet 2, Gods of Egypt, and Moulin Rouge.
Rowan's training includes a classical degree from the prestegious Sydney Conservatorium where he majored in Voice, as well as intensive tuition with Les Chantery, Prof. John Higgins, Robert Marchand, ATYP, Impro Australia and NIDA.
Rowan is a professional member of AACTA (The Australian Academy) and a lifetime member of MEAA (Actor's Equity).
He is represented in the UK by Independent Talent Group (ITG), and in Australia by Shanahan Management. For voice work globally, he is represented by EM Voices.