Rob Stanton Bowman (/ˈboʊmən/; born May 15, 1960) is an American director. He grew up around film and television production and developed an interest in the field because of the work of his father, director Chuck Bowman. Bowman is a prolific director for television and has contributed to series such as Star Trek: The Next Generation and The X-Files, for which he received four consecutive Emmy nominations as a producer. He was an executive producer and director for the comedy-drama Castle. Bowma ...