In 1996, he began his career as part of a punk/metal band called Bucket Truck for ten years.

After splitting up, Rowe and his brother, Andrew, decided to enter filmmaking.

Despite having only acted for roughly five years, Rowe was immediately cast as the DC Comics character Deadshot in the television series Arrow.

[3][4] After playing Deadshot for four years, he left the series, though Rowe has expressed interest in returning.

[6] In 2019 he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actor for his performance in the film Crown and Anchor.