Billy Howle
| Billy Howle | |
|---|---|
| Born | William Walter Douglas Howle 9 November 1989 Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England |
| 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, MotherFatherSon, and the BritBox thriller series The Beast Must Die.
Early life
Howle was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. His mother was a school teacher and his 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 12 times when Howle was a child, before settling in Scarborough. It was there that he became involved in the local music scene. At 18, he left home to study drama at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, 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 2019, Howle starred alongside Richard Gere and Helen McCrory in the BBC Drama series MotherFatherSon, which was written by Tom Rob Smith and he and Jodie Comer made cameo for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
In 2021 he starred in the BBC series The Serpent[5] as Herman Knippenberg, and on BritBox's The Beast Must Die as Nigel.
In February 2022, Howle starred in Chloe as Elliott. He appeared in all six episodes.[6] and Under the Banner of Heaven.[7] He will played leading role of washed up boxer in Kid Snow [8]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Dathan Palpatine | Cameo |
| 2022 | Infinite Storm | John |
Television
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Vera | Billy | |
| 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 |
| 2022 | Chloe | Elliott | 6 episodes |
| 2022 | Under the Banner of Heaven | Allen Lafferty | Miniseries |
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External links
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- 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
