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'', and ''

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''. On television, he is known for his roles in the E4 drama ''

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'', the

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miniseries '' The Serpent'', ''

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'', and the

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thriller series '' The Beast Must Die''.

Early life

Howle was born in

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, Staffordshire. His mother was a school teacher and his father was a music professor and composer. 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

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. It was there that he became involved in the local music scene. At 18, he left home to study drama at the

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, before embarking on his career.

Career

Howle made his debut as James Warwick on the E4 television series ''

''. He co-starred in the 2017 film ''

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'' (as the younger version of

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's lead character) and the miniseries ''

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'' in the pivotal role of the defendant in a murder case, Leonard Vole. Howle appeared in the war film ''

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in the film, ''

'', an adaptation of

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's novel. He appears in the film adaptation of

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's ''

'' and in the

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film ''

''. Howle was the face of

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. In 2019, Howle starred alongside

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and

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in the BBC Drama series ''

'', which was written by

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and he and Jodie Comer made cameo for ''Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'' In 2021 he starred in the BBC series '' The Serpent'' as Herman Knippenberg, and on BritBox's '' The Beast Must Die'' as Nigel. In February 2022, Howle starred in ''Chloe'' as Elliott, appearing in all six episodes. He also appeared in ''Under the Banner of Heaven''. In the latter part of 2022, Howle played the title role in John Haidar’s production of

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’s ''

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''. It was performed at the

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. Howle will play a 1970's boxer in ''Kid Snow.''

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

*''The Little Mermaid'' (2014) *''Ghosts'' (2015) *''Long Day's Journey Into Night'' (2016) *''Europe'' (2018) *''Hamlet,'' Bristol Old Vic (2022)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Howle, Billy 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