Ashley Dowds

Ashley Dowds (1966- ) is a South African actor

Biography

Born and raised in Durban, he studied at the University of Natal (Durban), graduating with a BA in English, Zulu and Drama, followed by an Honours degree in Drama.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

He is perhaps best known as a his radio and TV work, notably as a continuity presenter for SABC3, and for co-presenting the reality travel show Going Nowhere Slowly, also on SABC3.

His work in theatre has included roles in The Three Musketeers; Peter Pan; Fiddler on the Roof; Old Boys (as Miles Carruthers); Japes; Blue/Orange, Dinner Talk (PACOFS 1997), The Other Side Of The Swamp (2001), Hard Love (2009), Pieter Toerien's The Mousetrap (2012), Soil (2013), Pale Natives (2014).

Television roles include: John in Generations; The Host (himself ) in Going Nowhere Slowly; Malcolm Bishop in Home Affairs; Andrew McBain in Scandal!; Deon Pienaar in Sokhulu & Partners.

He aslo did a few feature films, such as Scout's Safari (2002); Scandal (2005); Wild at Heart (2006).