Jim Howick

Acting

Jim Howick

Born May 14, 1979Chichester, West Sussex, England, UK38 credits

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

Filmography

VE Day 80
2025VE Day 80
as SelfTV
Austin
2024Austin
as GawainTV
The Change
2023The Change
as The VerdererTV
Here We Go
2022Here We Go
as Paul JessopTV
Ghosts
2021Ghosts
Executive ProducerTV
Ghosts
2019Ghosts
as Patrick 'Pat' ButcherTV
Sex Education
2019Sex Education
as Colin HendricksTV
Wannabe
2018Wannabe
as MickeyTV
Action Team
2018Action Team
as GrahamTV
Loaded
2017Loaded
as JoshTV
The Aliens
2016The Aliens
as DominicTV
Stag
2016Stag
as IanTV
Bill
2015Bill
as Christopher Marlowe / Gabriel Montoya / Cynical Jester / Palace Doorman / Mysterious Man / Even Grubbier Thief / Party PlannerMovie
Inside No. 9
2014Inside No. 9
as Thomas NutterTV
Yonderland
2013Yonderland
as VariousTV
It's Kevin
2013It's Kevin
as VariousTV
Broadchurch
2013Broadchurch
as Aaron MayfordTV
Reggie Perrin
2009Reggie Perrin
as AnthonyTV
T
2006Tokyo Jim
as JimMovie
Hyperdrive
2006Hyperdrive
as Swamp CreatureTV
Hellboy
2004Hellboy
as Cpl. MatlinMovie
Peep Show
2003Peep Show
as Gerard MatthewTV