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Gender: Male

Place of birth: Chichester, West Sussex, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 2

TV Involvements: 8


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Biography

James Howick (born 14 May 1979) is an English actor and writer. He is best known for his roles in television series such as Horrible Histories (2009-2013), Yonderland (2013-2016), Sex Education (2019-), Peep Show (2007–2012) and Ghosts (2019-). He also starred in films such as Hellboy (2004) and Bill (2015). 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. He co-starred with the same troupe in Bill, a BBC-produced comedy film based loosely around the early life of William Shakespeare. Other prominent television roles include Gerard in Peep Show (2007–2012), Gerry in Danny Boyle's Babylon (2014) and Anthony in the revival of Reggie Perrin (2009–2010). In addition, he has been a regular guest star in various sketch comedies, including The Armstrong and Miller Show (2007–2010), and The Kevin Bishop Show (2008–2009). In 2017, he played Aaron Mayford in the ITV thriller Broadchurch. In 2019, Howick starred in the Netflix original series Sex Education as Mr Hendricks. Howick is the co-creator, co-writer and co-star of the BBC One sitcom Ghosts which was first broadcasted in 2019. In film, Howick played Cpl. Matlin in the Guillermo del Toro adaptation of Hellboy. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Jim Howick, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

3 Body Problem
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8

3 Body Problem

(2024) Harry
Broadchurch
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8

Broadchurch

(2013) Aaron Mayford
Hellboy
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7

Hellboy

(2004) Cpl. Matlin
Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor - The Movie
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7

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Party Guest
Gawain
Harry
2023 Verderer
2022 Paul Jessop
2019 Patrick 'Pat' Butcher
Colin Hendricks
2018 Mickey
Graham
2017 Hurricane (voice)
Josh
2016 Dominic
Ian
2015 Thomas Nutter
Christopher Marlowe / Gabriel Montoya / Cynical Jester / Palace Doorman / Mysterious Man / Even Grubbier Thief / Party Planner
2014 man
Thomas Nutter
2013 Various
Chris
Aaron Mayford
2011 N/A
Self
2009 Anthony
N/A
2007 Various
2006 Jim
Swamp Creature
2004 Cpl. Matlin
2003 Gerard Matthew
him
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2021 Executive Producer
2019 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2019 Writer
2013 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
2019 Creator
2013 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

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