Billy Howle
Biography
Billy Howle is an English actor who trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School after growing up in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. He made his debut in 2014 as James Warwick in the E4 series Glue, then played the young version of Jim Broadbent's character in The Sense of an Ending (2017) and took the part of Leonard Vole in the miniseries The Witness for the Prosecution. His film work includes Dunkirk (2017), On Chesil Beach (2018), in which he starred alongside Saoirse Ronan, Outlaw King (2018) and The Seagull (2018). On television he starred with Richard Gere and Helen McCrory in the BBC drama MotherFatherSon in 2019 and played Herman Knippenberg in The Serpent in 2021. He has also appeared on stage, playing Hamlet at the Bristol Old Vic in 2022 and performing in Look Back in Anger at the Almeida Theatre in 2024.
36years old
Turns 37 on November 9in 27 days
- Born Stoke-on-Trent
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as William Walter Douglas Howle
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 8 years2017 to 2025
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Early training
When he was 18, Howle moved away from home to train in drama at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, and then began his career.
First role
Howle's first acting role came in 2014, when he played James Warwick on Glue, a television series that aired on E4.
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Worked with
Billy Howle shares two films with Saoirse Ronan, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Saoirse Ronan's page
Jim Broadbent's page
Charlotte Rampling's page
Brian Dennehy's page
Naomi Watts's page
Jeremy Irons's page
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David MackenzieDirector, 1 film, 2018
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Dominic CookeDirector, 1 film, 2018
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