Jim Howick
Jim Howick | |
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 Howick in 2020 | |
| Born | 14 May 1979 Chichester, England |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
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Lauren Denny (m. 2012) |
James Howick (born 14 May 1979) is an English actor and writer, known for his appearances in television series such as Horrible Histories, Yonderland, Sex Education, Peep Show and Ghosts.
Early life
Howick was born in Chichester, West Sussex on 14 May 1979. He was educated at The Regis School. 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] 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.[3] In 2019, Howick starred in the Netflix original series Sex Education as Mr Hendricks, an alcoholic science teacher at Moordale Secondary School who also conducts the Swing Band. Howick is the co-creator, co-writer and co-star of the BBC One sitcom Ghosts which was first broadcast in 2019.
In film, Howick played Cpl. Matlin in the Guillermo del Toro adaptation of Hellboy.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | Armstrong and Miller | Various | Episode: "#2.1" |
| 2004 | Hellboy | Cpl. Matlin | |
| 2006 | Tokyo Jim | Jim | |
| 2007 | The History of the World Backwards | Various | |
| 2007 | Hyperdrive | Swamp Creature | |
| 2007 | Comedy Showcase | Various | |
| 2007–2010 | The Armstrong and Miller Show | Various | |
| 2007–2012 | Peep Show | Gerard | |
| 2008 | Mutual Friends | Estate Agent | Episode: "#1.3" |
| 2008–2009 | No Heroics | Thundermonkey | |
| 2008–2009 | The Kevin Bishop Show | Various | |
| 2009–2010 | Reggie Perrin | Anthony | |
| 2009–2013 | Horrible Histories | Various | |
| 2010 | Hounded | The British Prime Minister | |
| 2010 | The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret | Taxi Driver | |
| 2011 | BBC Proms | Various | Prom 20: "Horrible Histories Big Prom Party" |
| 2013–2016 | Yonderland | Various | |
| 2013–2014 | The Wrong Mans | Chris | |
| 2015 | Horrible Histories | Various including Napoleon Bonaparte & Winston Churchill | |
| 2015 | Inside No. 9 | Thomas Nutter | Episode: "The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge" |
| 2015 | Bill | Various | Film |
| 2015–2017 | Scream Street | Mr. Watson | |
| 2016 | Stag | Ian | |
| 2016 | The Aliens | Dominic | |
| 2016 | Airmageddon | Commentator | Series 2 |
| 2017 | Broadchurch | Aaron Mayford | Series 3 |
| 2017 | Loaded | Josh | |
| 2017 | Journey Beyond Sodor | Hurricane | Voice role |
| 2018 | Action Team | Graham | 6 Episodes |
| 2018 | Wannabe | Mikey | 4 Episodes |
| 2019–present | Sex Education | Mr. Hendricks | Recurring role; 13 episodes |
| 2019–present | Ghosts | Pat | 1 series; 2 upcoming |
Awards
In 2010, Howick won a Children's BAFTA for his performance in the second series of the CBBC television series Horrible Histories.[4]
References
- ^ "Sky1 to visit Yonderland". Sky1 website. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ^ "Stars of Horrible Histories to make Shakespeare film". BBC Media Centre. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ^ "Broadchurch: Who is new suspect Jim Howick?". Radio Times Website. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "Three Children's Baftas for Horrible Histories". BBC News. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
7.^Jim Howick Birthday tweet to Mat Baynton. @JimHowick. Twitter.com. 18 November, 2019. Retrieved 19 November, 2019.
External links
Jim Howick at IMDb
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- ^ Howick, Jim. Twitter.com https://twitter.com/JimHowick.
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