Rowan Witt

Rowan Witt is an Australian film, television and theatre actor. He is known for starring in stage productions of The Book of Mormon, Hamilton, Totally Completely Fine, She Loves Me, Dogfight, Gloria, Into The Woods and South Pacific,

Witt then attended the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, where he studied a Bachelor of music performance, majoring in classical voice.

Career Witt was discovered at an early age and began working extensively in film and television, including a role in 1999 sci-fi film The Matrix playing 'Spoon Boy', alongside Keanu Reeves. Also in 1999, he played Frankie in drama film Somewhere in the Darkness.

Witt was short-listed to the final few for the titular role of Harry in the Harry Potter film franchise and was notably, the only Australian actor to be flown to Leavesden Studios in England to screen-test.

In 2010, the same year he graduated from the Conservatorium, Witt had a role in the third season of true crime series Underbelly and also played Leaf Coneybear in a stage production of William Finn's The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. It was the highest selling show in the opera house's history and starred Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Lisa McCune. The following year, he had a role in drama film Adoration

Witt landed the role of Jack, in the 2014 Australian production of Into The Woods, at the Melbourne Arts Centre, for which he garnered considerable critical acclaim. That same year, he played John Hinckley in the Australian tour of Sondheim's Assassins.

Witt was then cast in the 2015 Australian premiere of Pasek and Paul's musical, Dogfight, at the Hayes Theatre, as the abusive Vietnam marine, Bernstein. Midway through the season of Dogfight, Witt was cast and started work on Cameron Mackintosh's production of Les Misérables (25th anniversary production), performing and rehearsing both shows simultaneously.

In 2016, Witt played Young Buddy in the acclaimed concert production of Sondheim's Follies, opposite Philip Quast, Debra Byrne, Lisa McCune, and David Hobson. For this role, he won several awards including a Sydney Theatre Award, and a Helpmann Award nomination. The production boasted the biggest opening sales of any musical in Australia's history, selling more than $5 million worth of tickets in the first few hours.

Directly after The Book of Mormon, Witt signed on as the romantic lead in the acclaimed revival of Bock and Harnick's She Loves Me at the Hayes Theatre, before playing Dean in the acclaimed Sydney premiere of Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins' play, Gloria. For both roles he was nominated for BW and Sydney Theatre Awards. He also l originated the role of Chandler Bing in the Australian stage production of Friends: the Musical. It was during this period that he was cast in Sundance's dark comedy television series Totally Completely Fine, in which he starred as John, opposite Thomasin McKenzie, John Noble, and Devon Terrell.

In 2025, Witt starred as Sean, partner of Kate (played by Tamala Shelton) and one of the 'living' characters in Ghosts, an Australian adaptation of the British sitcom of the same name. The series premiered on both Network 10 and Paramount+ on 2 November 2025.

Personal life Witt has a sister, a pop musician, who performs under the stage name, ELKI.

Awards Year Work Award Category Result Ref. 2017 The Book of Mormon Helpmann Awards Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical She Loves Me Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Musical 2014 Into the Woods Jack Playhouse, Melbourne with Victorian Opera Assassins John Hinckley Jr. West Gippsland Arts Centre with Auspicious Arts Projects 2015 Bye Bye Birdie Randolph Macafee Seymour Centre, Sydney with Squabbalogic Hats Off! To the Hits Seymour Centre, Sydney Les Misérables Claquesous Capitol Theatre, Sydney, QPAC, Brisbane Dogfight Bernstein Hayes Theatre Co, Sydney Mystery Musical Randolph Squabbalogic 2016 Follies in Concert Young Buddy Melbourne Recital Centre with Storeyboard Entertainment Kiss Me, Kate Gremio / Aide / Dance Captain Seymour Centre, Sydney Baby Danny Hayes Theatre Co, Sydney 2017 The Book of Mormon Elder McKinley Princess Theatre, Melbourne, Sydney Lyric Theatre 2018 She Loves Me Georg Nowack Hayes Theatre Co, Sydney 2019 Good Omens Newt / various Squabbalogic 2019 Gloria Dean / Devin Seymour Centre, Sydney with Outhouse Theatre Co 2021 Friends: the Musical Chandler Bing SK Entertainment 2022 Hamilton King George III Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne 2026 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Freddy Benson Hayes Theatre Co, Sydney

As writer Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2015 My Vagabond Boat Writer Adelaide Festival Centre

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2005 The Matrix: Path of Neo Spoon Boy Video game 2023 Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 4: Bush Rescue Returns Julius the Koala Video game