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Jim Howick

Jim Howick

Acting
Born: 1979-05-14
Chichester, West Sussex, England, UK

Biography

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.

Known For

36 Works
Sex Education
8.2

Sex Education

2019

tv

3 Body Problem
7.5

3 Body Problem

2024

tv

Inside No. 9
8.1

Inside No. 9

2014

tv

Broadchurch
7.9

Broadchurch

2013

tv

Ghosts
7.9

Ghosts

2019

tv

Peep Show
8.1

Peep Show

2003

tv

Horrible Histories
7.9

Horrible Histories

2009

tv

Pointless Celebrities
6.3

Pointless Celebrities

2011

tv

Hellboy
6.7

Hellboy

2004

movie

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
7.1

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

2018

tv

Here We Go
6.5

Here We Go

2022

tv

Yonderland
7.4

Yonderland

2013

tv