In 2015, he played Leofric in The Last Kingdom, a British television drama adapted from Bernard Cornwell's historical novels series The Saxon Stories.
In 2005 he played Detective Sergeant Tremayne in 'The Guise of Death', an episode from Series Four of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.
Bower's theatre credits include: Andy in Brassed Off (Royal National Theatre), Heracles in Simon Armitage's adaptation of Euripides classic Mr Heracles (West Yorkshire Playhouse), Steve in Celebration (Chichester) and Dan in Hotel in Amsterdam (Donmar Warehouse).
He also played opposite John Simm in Elling at the Trafalgar Studios, Lovbourg in Hedda Gate Theatre.
Bower also played Greg in the Sky Living comedy-drama Mount Pleasant and DC Harihan in Charlie Brooker's A Touch of Cloth.