April Bowlby

About April Bowlby

April Bowlby (born July 30, 1980)] is an American actress and model. She is known for portraying Kandi on the CBS comedy series Two and a Half Men (2006–2015), Stacy Barrett on Drop Dead Diva (2009–2014), and Rita Farr on Titans (2018) and Doom Patrol (2019–2023)

Bowlby moved to Manteca, California, as a child and attended East Union High School. She studied ballet and French at Moorpark College before deciding to pursue an acting career. She studied drama with Ivana Chubbuck and secured a role in a major television series (Kimber/Kandi in Two and a Half Men) within months of her first Hollywood audition. Bowlby has appeared on many TV series including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|CSI as "Kaitlin Rackish" in 2004, CSI: NY as "Jenny Lee" in 2005, Freddie as "Sydney" in 2005, Stacked as "Jasmine" in 2005 and How I Met Your Mother as "Meg" in 2007. More recently, Bowlby took on the role of "Natasha" in All Roads Lead Home, a 2007 movie about a 12 year old girl who loses her mother in an automobile accident.

Bowlby starred in the 2009 comedy movie The Slammin' Salmon as "Mia".

She resides in Los Angeles. She has natural red hair and blue eyes.

Her pilot, Drop Dead Diva, was picked up by the Lifetime Network in July 2009.

Played "Stripper" in the US adaptation of Kath and Kim.

As of July 2025, she has amassed 278,000 followers on her Instagram platform.