---
name: "April Bowlby"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/april-bowlby"
fi1m_id: "april-bowlby"
imdb_id: "nm1763049"
tmdb_id: 112371
wikidata_id: "Q264787"
roles: []
born: "30 July 1980"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-23T11:58:31.649179+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# April Bowlby

## Identity

April Bowlby

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/april-bowlby
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** april-bowlby
- **IMDb ID:** nm1763049
- **TMDB ID:** 112371
- **Wikidata ID:** Q264787
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Bowlby, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q264787, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1763049/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/112371

Actor. Born 30 July 1980 in Vallejo, California, USA.

## Details

- **Born:** 30 July 1980, Vallejo, California, USA
- **Also known as:** April Michelle Bowlby
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Bowlby, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q264787, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1763049/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/112371

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*Two and a Half Men*](https://film.one/tv/two-and-a-half-men.md) (55)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

April Bowlby is an American actress. Born on 30 July 1980 in Vallejo, California, she moved with her family to Manteca, California, as a child and attended East Union High School. She studied ballet, French and marine biology at Moorpark College, began a modelling career, and trained in drama with Ivana Chubbuck before turning to acting.

Bowlby secured the role of Kandi on the CBS series *Two and a Half Men* (2005–2007, with later guest appearances) within months of her first auditions. She is also known for playing Stacy Barrett on the Lifetime series *Drop Dead Diva* (2009–2014), Rita Farr / Elasti-Girl on *Titans* (2018) and *Doom Patrol* (2019–2023), and Meg on *How I Met Your Mother* (2007–2008). Her film credits include *All Roads Lead Home* (2008), *The Slammin' Salmon* (2009) and *From Prada to Nada* (2011).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Two and a Half Men* (2003), Fi1m 55, as Kandi — [page](https://film.one/tv/two-and-a-half-men.md)

## Complete filmography (27)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Father Christmas Is Back* (2021), as Jackie
- *Doom Patrol* (2019), series, as Rita Farr / Elasti-Woman
- *Heathers* (2018), series, as Teyna
- *Titans* (2018), series, as Rita Farr / Elasti-Girl
- *Unbroken: Path to Redemption* (2018), as Cecy Phillips
- *Dying for the Crown* (2018), as Isabelle
- *The Wrong Daughter* (2018), as Ms. Hanson
- *Gone Baby Gone* (2018), as Renee
- *A Mother's Crime* (2017), as Nikki
- *Love's Last Resort* (2017), as Alyssa
- *Married by Christmas* (2016), as Katie Tate
- *Marriage of Lies* (2016), as Rachel Wilson
- *DC's Legends of Tomorrow* (2016), series, as Rita Farr / Elasti-Woman (uncredited) (archive footage)
- *Mom* (2013), series, as Selene
- *From Prada to Nada* (2011), as Olivia Dominguez (née Ferris)
- *The Slammin' Salmon* (2009), as Mia
- *Drop Dead Diva* (2009), series, as Stacy Barrett
- *Kath & Kim* (2008), series, as Ashley
- *All Roads Lead Home* (2008), as Natasha
- *The Big Bang Theory* (2007), series, as Rebecca — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-big-bang-theory.md)
- *Sands of Oblivion* (2007), as Heather
- *Psych* (2006), series, as Lauren Lassiter
- *Freddie* (2005), series, as Sydney
- *How I Met Your Mother* (2005), series, as Meg — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/how-i-met-your-mother.md)
- *CSI: NY* (2004), series, as Jenny Lee
- *Two and a Half Men* (2003), series, as Kimber, Kandi — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/tv/two-and-a-half-men.md)
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Kaitlin Rackish, Hot Groupie / Marta Petrovich

## Gallery

- ![April Bowlby](https://film.one/media/person/1312135/gallery-3bd4bc0aaaaf.jpg) April Bowlby — Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/April_Bowlby_cropped.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![April Bowlby](https://film.one/media/person/1312135/gallery-e15bfd99d3cb.jpg) April Bowlby — Image via TMDB
- ![April Bowlby](https://film.one/media/person/1312135/gallery-674935ffd369.jpg) April Bowlby — Image via TMDB
- ![April Bowlby](https://film.one/media/person/1312135/gallery-3e64ba025a52.jpg) April Bowlby — Image via TMDB
- ![April Bowlby](https://film.one/media/person/1312135/gallery-7a9e40030307.jpg) April Bowlby — Image via TMDB
- ![April Bowlby](https://film.one/media/person/1312135/gallery-926b051be5d7.jpg) April Bowlby — Image via TMDB

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