Gerran Howell
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Born | Gerran Lyn Howell 25 February 1991 |
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Years active | 2006–present |
Gerran Lyn Howell (born 25 February 1991) is a Welsh actor, director and writer of short films, best known for playing "Vladimir Dracula" in Young Dracula, a CBBC television series that initially aired in 2006.
Early life[]
Howell was born in Barry, Wales. He attended Barry Comprehensive School (an all-boys secondary school with a mixed sixth form).[1] He trained at ATSLI improvisation workshop in Cardiff at a young age, and later went on to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He initially appeared in a short cinema advert warning about the dangers of swimming in Welsh Reservoirs,[2] and also in a short film by Ellis Watts.[3]
Career[]
Young Dracula[]
The show revolves around 13-year-old Vlad and his family, who happen to be vampires, as they try to live in a small, rural Welsh town after they moved there from Transylvania. The first two series were broadcast in 2006–2008. The third and fourth series were broadcast in 2011–2012 in which Gerran plays a 17-year-old Vlad, four years on, now with full vampire powers which he must learn to control. The fifth and concluding series was shown in early 2014.
Gerran, and co-star from Young Dracula, Letty Butler were a part of the Bake a Difference Appeal[4] on Blue Peter and he filmed some behind the scenes footage of Young Dracula.[5] He also appeared on Inside Out North West during a short behind the scenes at Young Dracula sketch.[6] Gerran was also interviewed by Letty Butler about the show[7] and he also did a short tutorial in character as Vlad on how to spot a vampire.[8]
In January 2012, Gerran's character 'Vlad' in Young Dracula was voted in the SFX vampire poll, ranking at number 17 in the top 50 vampires.
Other work[]
Gerran has also appeared in a few short films and television shows, appearing as "Niall Andrews" and "Rory Brothwick" in Casualty (2006 & 2012). As well as Some Girls episode 2 as "Ryan".
In 2011, he appeared as "Ernesto" in an episode of the CBBC drama The Sparticle Mystery and returned in series 2 (which was aired in February 2013). He has also returned for series 3 of The Sparticle Mystery (which aired January 2014). Gerran also guest starred in Casualty in January 2012, as a new character alongside actor Billy Boyd.
He appeared on CBBC's Hacker Time and 12 Again, with Young Dracula co-star Clare Thomas, during 2012.
In addition to his work on-screen, he has also recorded voice-overs for radio adverts.
In 2019, Howell appeared in the miniseries Catch-22 as Kid Sampson.[9]
Howell is due to star in Freedom's Path as William, a Union soldier who befriends a runaway slave.[10][11]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Crusade in Jeans | Baudonin | |
2014 | Queen & Country | Kitto | |
2019 | The Song of Names | Young Martin Simmonds | |
1917 | Private Parry | ||
2021 | Freedom's Path | William |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Casualty | Niall Andrews | Episode: "Blind Spots" |
2006-2014 | Young Dracula | Vladimir Dracula | Series regular |
2011-2015 | The Sparticle Mystery | Ernesto | Series regular |
2012 | Casualty | Rory Brothwick | Episode: "Hero Syndrome" |
Some Girls | Ryan | 1 episode | |
2015 | Drifters | Callum | Episode: "Wedding" |
2017 | Emerald City | Jack | Series regular |
Strike Back | Alexsander | Episode: "Retribution" | |
2018 | This Country | Jacob Seaton | Episode: "The Vicar's Son" |
Genius | Karl-Heinz Wiegels | Episode: "Picasso" | |
2019 | Catch-22 | Kid Sampson | Mini-series |
TBA | Suspicion | Leo Newman |
References[]
- ^ Flynn, Jessica (28 December 2006). "Dracula star drops in to see patients". Wales Online.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ Warwick Emanuel PR (2011). "Swimming in reservoirs can kill". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2016 – via YouTube.
- ^ Watts, Ellis (2013). "Deep End". Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ "Bake a Difference Appeal". CBBC. Archived from the original on 9 December 2011.
- ^ "Behind The Stunts". CBBC. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012.
- ^ "Behind the Scenes of Young Dracula". CBBC. 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ "Interview with the Vampire". CBBC. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012.
- ^ "Vlad's Guide To Spotting A Vampire". CBBC. 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ Keene, Allison (21 December 2018). "Catch-22: First Images Reveal George Clooney's Hulu Series". Collider.
- ^ "Director Brett Smith Advocates for Courage in "Freedom's Path" – SoulVision Magazine". Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (14 October 2019). "'Freedom's Path': Ewen Bremner, RJ Cyler & Gerran Howell Lead American Civil War Movie Now Underway". Deadline. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
External links[]
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Welsh male television actors
- People from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan
- People educated at Barry Comprehensive School
- Welsh people of English descent
- Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- 21st-century Welsh male actors