The Bower

James Metcalfe Campbell Bower (born 22 November 1988) is an English actor, singer, and musician. He is best known for his role as Henry Creel / Vecna in the fourth (2022) and fifth (2025) seasons of the science fiction horror series Stranger Things, for which he received critical acclaim. Bower's other roles include the films Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), The Twilight Saga (2009–2012), and the young Gellert Grindelwald in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018), as well as the fantasy series Camelot (2011) and drama series Will (2017). Outside of acting, Bower was the lead singer and guitarist of the punk rock band Counterfeit from 2015 to 2020, when he left to pursue a solo career. In 2024, he formed a new band called BloodMagic.