Andrew Howard (born June 12, 1969, in

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, Wales) is a

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theatre, television and film actor.

Training

Howard trained at Cygnet Training Theatre in

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in the late 1980s, touring in productions of ''A Christmas Carol'', ''Twelfth Night'', '' Beggar's Opera'' and ''Peer Gynt'' among others.

Career

Stage

On stage roles included Alex DeLarge in ''A Clockwork Orange'', Peer Gynt in ''Peer Gynt'', Orestes in ''Electra'' at theatres, including The Royal National Theatre (London) and The Donmar Warehouse (London).

Film

Howard has made notable appearances in several major productions, including the HBO miniseries '' Band of Brothers'' and the Guy Ritchie caper ''

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'', as well as costarring alongside

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and Glenn Close in the 2003 TV movie '' The Lion in Winter''. He played "Bad" Frank Phillips in

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's '' Hatfields & McCoys''. In 2001, Howard was awarded best actor at the Tokyo International Film Festival for his portrayal of Jon in '' Mr In-Between''. He co-wrote the screenplay for '' Shooters'', a 2002 British

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in which he also starred. In 2009, he played Thomas Luster in the

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''Luster'' under the direction from Adam Mason. In 2009, he was also in the film '' Blood River'', for which Howard won Best Actor Award at the

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Film Festival and the Jack Nance Breakthrough Performance Award at the

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. In 2011, he starred in '' Limitless'', a film by

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originally titled ''The Dark Fields''. In 2014, he played a supporting role as the lead Russian henchman, Maxim, in '' Taken 3''. Since 2015, he has appeared in the television series '' Bates Motel'' as Will Decody, who was originally portrayed by actor Ian Hart in the first season. In 2020, he played Stephen in ''

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''. In the same year, he starred as Officer Merk, a racist

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officer, in the Oscar-winning short film ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Screenwriter

* 2002 '' Shooters'' film * 2010 '' Pig'' film

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Howard, Andrew 1969 births Living people Welsh male film actors Welsh male television actors Male actors from Cardiff Place of birth missing (living people) Welsh male stage actors 20th-century Welsh male actors 21st-century Welsh male actors