Jim Howick

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.

Jim Howick
Howick in 2020
Born (1979-05-14) 14 May 1979
Chichester, England
Alma materMountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Occupation
  • Actor
  • writer
Years active2000–present
Spouse(s)
Lauren Denny
(
m. 2012)

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
Film and television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1997Armstrong and MillerVariousEpisode: "#2.1"
2004HellboyCpl. Matlin
2006Tokyo JimJim
2007The History of the World BackwardsVarious
2007HyperdriveSwamp Creature
2007Comedy ShowcaseVarious
2007–2010The Armstrong and Miller ShowVarious
2007–2012Peep ShowGerard
2008Mutual FriendsEstate AgentEpisode: "#1.3"
2008–2009No HeroicsThundermonkey
2008–2009The Kevin Bishop ShowVarious
2009–2010Reggie PerrinAnthony
2009–2013Horrible HistoriesVarious
2010HoundedThe British Prime Minister
2010The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd MargaretTaxi Driver
2011BBC PromsVariousProm 20: "Horrible Histories Big Prom Party"
2013–2016YonderlandVarious
2013–2014The Wrong MansChris
2015Horrible HistoriesVarious including Napoleon Bonaparte & Winston Churchill
2015Inside No. 9Thomas NutterEpisode: "The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge"
2015BillVariousFilm
2015–2017Scream StreetMr. Watson
2016StagIan
2016The AliensDominic
2016AirmageddonCommentatorSeries 2
2017BroadchurchAaron MayfordSeries 3
2017LoadedJosh
2017Journey Beyond SodorHurricaneVoice role
2018Action TeamGraham6 Episodes
2018WannabeMikey4 Episodes
2019–presentSex EducationColin HendricksRecurring role; 13 episodes
2019–presentGhostsPat1 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]

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References
  1. "Sky1 to visit Yonderland". Sky1 website. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  2. "Stars of Horrible Histories to make Shakespeare film". BBC Media Centre. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  3. "Broadchurch: Who is new suspect Jim Howick?". Radio Times Website. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  4. "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.

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