Jim Howick

Jim Howick
Jim Howick at the 2011 Children's BAFTAs.
Born James Howick
(1979-05-14) 14 May 1979
Chichester, Sussex, England
Occupation Actor/writer
Years active 2000 – present
Spouse(s) Lauren Denny (m. 2012)

James Howick (born 14 May 1979) is a British actor and writer. Howick is known for his roles in various British comedy series.

Early life

Howick was born in Chichester, West Sussex on 14 May 1979. He was educated at Bognor Regis Community College. He graduated with First class honours from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in 2000.

Career

Along with the five other members of the Horrible Histories starring cast, Howick is also the co-creator, -writer and -star of Yonderland, an eight-part family fantasy comedy series that premiered on SkyOne on 10 November 2013.[1] He co-starred with the same troupe in Bill, a BBC-produced comedy film based loosely around the early life of William Shakespeare.[2] Filming began in February 2014.[3] and the film was released on 18 September 2015.[4] Other prominent television roles include Gerard in Peep Show, Gerry in Danny Boyle's Babylon and Anthony in the revival of Reggie Perrin. In addition he has been a regular guest star in various sketch comedies, including The Armstrong and Miller Show and The Kevin Bishop Show. In 2017 he played Aaron Mayford in the ITV thriller Broadchurch.[5]

In film, Howick played Cpl. Matlin in the Guillermo del Toro adaptation of Hellboy.

Personal life

In 2012, Howick married Lauren Denny.

Awards

In 2010, Howick won a Children's BAFTA for his performance in Series Two of Horrible Histories.[6]

Filmography

YearProjectRoleNotes
1997Armstrong and MillerVariousEpisode #2.1
2002Captain VTV Movie
2004HellboyCpl. Matlin
2006Tokyo JimJim
2007The History of the World BackwardsVarious
2007BiffovisionTV Movie
2007HyperdriveSwamp Creature
2007Comedy ShowcaseVarious
2009Miranda
2007–10The Armstrong and Miller ShowVarious
2007–12Peep ShowGerard
2008Mutual FriendsEstate AgentEpisode #1.3
2008–09No HeroicsThundermonkey
2008–09The Kevin Bishop ShowVarious
2009–10Reggie PerrinAnthony
2009–13Horrible HistoriesVarious
2010HoundedThe British Prime Minister
2010The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd MargaretTaxi Driver
2011Strangers on a Plane
2011BBC PromsVariousProm 20: "Horrible Histories Big Prom Party"
2013–16YonderlandVarious
2013, 2014The Wrong MansChrisSeries 1, Episode 3: "Dead Mans"; Series 2, Episode 4: "Wise Mans"
2015—presentHorrible HistoriesVarious including Napoleon Bonaparte & Winston Churchill
2015Inside No. 9Thomas NutterEpisode 3, series 2: "The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge"
2015BillVariousMovie
2015—presentScream StreetMr. WatsonVoice
2016StagIan
2016The AliensDominic
2016AirmageddonCommentatorSeries 2 onwards.
2017BroadchurchAaron MayfordSeries 3
2017Loaded (TV series)Josh
2017Journey Beyond SodorHurricaneVoice
2018 Action Team Graham 6 Episodes
2018 Wannabe Mikey 4 Episodes

References

  1. ↑ "Sky1 to visit Yonderland". Sky1 website. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Stars of Horrible Histories to make Shakespeare film". BBC Media Centre. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Bill: production details". British Comedy Guide. comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "UK Film Release Calendar". UK Film Distributor Association. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Broadchurch: Who is new suspect Jim Howick?". Radio Times Website. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Three Children's Baftas for Horrible Histories". BBC News. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2011.

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