LA Weekly called Bowen "mumblegore's go-to star". He starred in The Signal (2007) and The House of the Devil (2009). His production company, Normaltown, has recently completed its first feature, Maidenhead, in which he stars. He also starred in Hatchet II (2010). He was part of the Christmas episode of Dread Central's Dinner for Friends ("Shark Alarm 2009", the holiday edition of the site's podcast). He also starred in the thriller film Rites of Spring. He will star in the science fiction film Synchronicity. He co-starred in the film You're Next (2011) and appeared in The Reconstruction of william Zero (2014).