Billy Howle
Billy Howle | |
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Born | William Walter Douglas Howle 9 November 1989 Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2014–present |
William Walter Douglas Howle[1] (born 9 November 1989) is a British actor. His films include On Chesil Beach, The Seagull and Outlaw King. On television, he is known for his roles in the E4 drama Glue, the BBC miniseries The Serpent and MotherFatherSon, and the BritBox thriller The Beast Must Die.
Early life[]
Howle was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. His mother was a school teacher and father was a music professor. He was born the second of four boys, with three brothers, Sam (older), George and Alfie (younger).
Due to his father's profession the family 'moved about twelve times' when Howle was a child, before settling in Scarborough. It was there that he became involved in the local music scene and at one point was in five bands simultaneously.[citation needed] At 18, he left home to study drama at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School for three years[citation needed], before embarking on his career.
Career[]
Howle made his debut as James Warwick on the E4 television series Glue. He co-starred in the 2017 film The Sense of an Ending (as the younger version of Jim Broadbent's lead character) and the miniseries The Witness for the Prosecution in the pivotal role of the defendant in a murder case, Leonard Vole.[2]
Howle appeared in the war film Dunkirk,[3] and starred alongside Saoirse Ronan in the film, On Chesil Beach, an adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel. He appears in the film adaptation of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull and in the Netflix film Outlaw King.
Howle was the face of Prada S/S16, shot by Craig McDean.[4]
In 2021 he starred in the BBC series The Serpent[5] as Herman Knippenberg, and on BritBox's The Beast Must Die as Nigel.
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2017 | The Sense of an Ending | Young Tony Webster | |
2017 | Dunkirk | Petty Officer | |
2017 | On Chesil Beach | Edward Mayhew | |
2018 | The Seagull | Konstantin Treplyov | |
2018 | Outlaw King | Edward, Prince of Wales | |
2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Rey's father | |
TBA | Infinite Storm | Post-production |
Television[]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Glue | James Warwick | Main role, 8 episodes |
2014 | New Worlds | Joseph | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
2016 | The Witness for the Prosecution | Leonard Vole | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
2019 | MotherFatherSon | Caden Finch | Miniseries, 8 episodes |
2021 | The Serpent | Herman Knippenberg | Miniseries, 8 episodes |
2021 | The Beast Must Die | Nigel Strangeways | Main role, 5 episodes |
TBA | Chloe | Upcoming miniseries | |
TBA | Under the Banner of Heaven | Allen Lafferty | Upcoming miniseries |
References[]
- ^ Conner, Megan (2018-05-20). "Billy Howle: 'There's definitely something in me that is a bit broken and poetic'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
- ^ "Witness for the Prosecution's Billy Howle: 'I don't aspire to be a sex icon'". Evening Standard. 23 December 2016.
- ^ "David Mackenzie's 'Outlaw King' Adds Billy Howle". Deadline. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Meet Prada's Next Generation of Leading Men". Vogue.com. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ The Serpent
External links[]
- Billy Howle at IMDb
- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Stoke-on-Trent
- British male film actors
- British male television actors
- 21st-century British male actors
- Actors from Staffordshire
- Actors from Scarborough, North Yorkshire
- Alumni of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School