Jim Howick

Born: 1979-05-14

James Howick (born 14 May 1979) is an English actor and writer. He is best known for his roles in television series such as Horrible Histories (2009-2013), Yonderland (2013-2016), Sex Education (2019-), Peep Show (2007–2012) and Ghosts (2019-). He also starred in films such as Hellboy (2004) and Bill (2015). 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. He co-starred with the same troupe in Bill, a BBC-produced comedy film based loosely around the early life of William Shakespeare. Other prominent television roles include Gerard in Peep Show (2007–2012), Gerry in Danny Boyle's Babylon (2014) and Anthony in the revival of Reggie Perrin (2009–2010). In addition, he has been a regular guest star in various sketch comedies, including The Armstrong and Miller Show (2007–2010), and The Kevin Bishop Show (2008–2009). In 2017, he played Aaron Mayford in the ITV thriller Broadchurch. In 2019, Howick starred in the Netflix original series Sex Education as Mr Hendricks. Howick is the co-creator, co-writer and co-star of the BBC One sitcom Ghosts which was first broadcasted in 2019. In film, Howick played Cpl. Matlin in the Guillermo del Toro adaptation of Hellboy. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Jim Howick, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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as Cpl. Matlin
Released: 2004-04-02

In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying...

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Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor - The Movie

as Hurricane (voice)
Released: 2017-08-22

Join Thomas and his friends in this exciting adventure to the mainland that shows us friendship...

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Bill

as Christopher Marlowe / Gabriel Montoya / Cynical Jester / Palace Doorman / Mysterious Man / Even Grubbier Thief / Party Planner
Released: 2015-03-27

What really happened during Shakespeare's 'Lost Years'? Hopeless lute player Bill Shakespeare...

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Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery

as Bernard
Released: 2024-09-26

Gemma is delighted to be recruited by the Serious Crimes Agency, but sadly they don't want Terry...

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Horrible Histories’ Big Prom Party

as uncredited
Released: 2011-09-09

Horrible Histories Prom was a free family concert showcasing the original songs from the British...

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Death in Paradise

as uncredited
First aired: 2011-10-25

A brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling...

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Sex Education

as Colin Hendricks
First aired: 2019-01-11

Inexperienced Otis channels his sex therapist mom when he teams up with rebellious Maeve to set...

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3 Body Problem

as Harry
First aired: 2024-03-21

Across continents and decades, five brilliant friends make earth-shattering discoveries as the...

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Ghosts

as Patrick 'Pat' Butcher
First aired: 2019-04-15

A cash-strapped young couple inherits a grand country house, only to find it is both falling...

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Inside No. 9

as Thomas Nutter
First aired: 2014-02-05

An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'.

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Horrible Histories

as uncredited
First aired: 2009-04-16

Based on the best-selling children's books and liberally splattered with guts, blood and poo,...

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Pointless Celebrities

as Self
First aired: 2011-07-04

Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a celebrity version of the general knowledge quiz...

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Peep Show

as Gerard Matthew
First aired: 2003-09-19

Peep Show follows the lives of two men from their twenties to thirties, Mark Corrigan, who has...

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Broadchurch

as Aaron Mayford
First aired: 2013-03-04

The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear...

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Richard Osman's House of Games

as Self - Panellist
First aired: 2017-09-04

Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills...

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The Wrong Mans

as Chris
First aired: 2013-09-24

Comedy thriller about two well-meaning idiots who become entangled in a hideous world of crime,...

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Yonderland

as Various
First aired: 2013-11-10

A bored young mum steps through a portal and discovers a world of incompetent knights, monks who...

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The Change

as Verderer
First aired: 2023-06-21

Linda finds a new lease on life when she learns that she's experiencing menopause. So she heads...

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Comedy Showcase

as Various
First aired: 2007-10-05

Comedy Showcase is a series of one-off comedy specials featuring some of Britain's fledgling...

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The Aliens

as Dominic
First aired: 2016-03-08

Nearly 40 years ago aliens crash-landed in the UK. They look like us, but are forced to live in...

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Hyperdrive

as Swamp Creature
First aired: 2006-01-11

Set in 2151 and 2152, it follows the crew of HMS Camden Lock as they stumble through their...

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Austin

as Gawain
First aired: 2024-06-09

A best-selling, but recently cancelled, children's author has a meltdown when approached by...

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Loaded

as Josh
First aired: 2017-05-08

Four friends who become multi-millionaires when they sell their video game company for a clean...

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Here We Go

as Paul Jessop
First aired: 2022-04-29

Family life with no filter. The Jessops navigate life's everyday challenges - from changing jobs...

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Stag

as Ian
First aired: 2016-02-27

Dark comedy about a group of obnoxious friends who struggle to survive the Stag Weekend from...

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Action Team

as Graham
First aired: 2018-03-05

Explosive comedy Action Team follows the exploits of a top-secret team of special agents charged...

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Reggie Perrin

as Anthony
First aired: 2009-04-24

Reggie Perrin is a modern update of the 1970s BBC sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin,...

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Wannabe

as Mickey
First aired: 2018-03-29

Maxine never made it to the big time as part of girl group Variety, but is still desperately...

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