Gerran Howell
{{Short description|Welsh actor}}
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| name = Gerran Howell
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| birth_place = Barry, Wales, UK
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|}}
| years_active = 2006–present
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Gerran Howell is a Welsh actor from Barry, Wales. He is best known for playing the titular character in Young Dracula, a CBBC television series that initially aired in 2006, and Dennis Whitaker in the medical drama The Pitt, which premiered on Max in 2025.
Early life
Howell grew up in Barry, Wales. He attended Barry Comprehensive School.{{cite web |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/dracula-star-drops-see-patients-2293709 |title=Dracula star drops in to see patients |work=Wales Online.co.uk |first=Jessica |last=Flynn |date=28 December 2006 |accessdate=28 August 2014}} He trained at ATSLI improvisation workshop in Cardiff at a young age, and later went on to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He initially appeared in a short cinema advert warning about the dangers of swimming in Welsh Reservoirs,{{cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bHH2Wpf80M |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/7bHH2Wpf80M |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Swimming in reservoirs can kill |author=Warwick Emanuel PR |via=YouTube |year=2011 |accessdate=31 January 2016}}{{cbignore}} and in a short film by Ellis Watts.{{cite web |url= https://vimeo.com/45782986 |title=Deep End |first=Ellis |last=Watts |year=2013 |accessdate=31 January 2016}}
Career
=Early work=
Howell's first major role was in Young Dracula; the show revolves around 13-year-old Vlad and his family, who happen to be vampires, as they try to live in a small, rural Welsh town after moving there from Transylvania. The first two series were broadcast in 2006–2008. The third and fourth series were broadcast in 2011–2012 in which Howell plays a now 17-year-old Vlad, with full vampire powers which he must learn to control. The fifth and concluding series was shown in early 2014.
Howell, alongside co-stars from Young Dracula, was a part of the Bake a Difference Appeal{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/clips/p00ljfjl |title=Bake a Difference Appeal |work=CBBC |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209135610/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/clips/p00ljfjl |archivedate=9 December 2011 }} on Blue Peter and he filmed some behind the scenes footage of Young Dracula.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/clips/p00m0lz2 |title=Behind The Stunts |work=CBBC |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401112022/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/clips/p00m0lz2 |archivedate=1 April 2012 }} He also appeared on Inside Out North West during a short behind the scenes at Young Dracula sketch.{{cite web |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/watch/p0125g70 |title=Behind the Scenes of Young Dracula |work=CBBC |year=2016 |accessdate=31 January 2016}} Howell was also interviewed by Letty Butler about the show and did a short tutorial in character as Vlad on how to spot a vampire.{{cite web |title=Interview with the Vampire |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/clips/p00mhnd6 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331131806/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/clips/p00mhnd6 |archivedate=31 March 2012 |work=CBBC}}{{cite web |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/watch/p00m3rf4 |title=Vlad's Guide To Spotting A Vampire |work=CBBC |year=2016 |accessdate=31 January 2016}}
=Other work=
Howell has also appeared in a few short films and television shows, including a recurring role in Casualty (2006 & 2012).
In 2011, he appeared as Ernesto in an episode of the CBBC drama The Sparticle Mystery and later returned in series 2 and 3. He appeared on CBBC's Hacker Time and 12 Again, during 2012.
In 2019, Howell appeared in the miniseries Catch-22 as Kid Sampson.{{cite web|last1=Keene|first1=Allison |title=Catch-22: First Images Reveal George Clooney's Hulu Series|url=http://collider.com/catch-22-images/#images|website=Collider|date=21 December 2018}} Later that year, Howell appeared as a private Parry in the 2019 film 1917.
In 2022, Howell starred in Freedom's Path as William, a Union soldier who befriends a runaway slave, played by RJ Cyler.{{Cite web|title=Director Brett Smith Advocates for Courage in "Freedom’s Path" – SoulVision Magazine|url=https://soulvisionmagazine.com/director-brett-smith-advocates-for-courage-in-freedoms-path/|access-date=2021-02-08|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|date=2019-10-14|title=‘Freedom’s Path’: Ewen Bremner, RJ Cyler & Gerran Howell Lead American Civil War Movie Now Underway|url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/freedoms-path-ewen-bremner-rj-cyler-gerran-howell-american-civil-war-movie-1202759398/|access-date=2021-02-08|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}
In 2024, he appeared as DC Simon Evans in the television series Ludwig.https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/ludwig-cambridge-filming-cast-who-29992894.amp
In addition to his work on-screen, he has also recorded voice-overs for radio adverts and video games. In the Xenoblade Chronicles series, he voiced the supporting characters Milton and Joran.
In 2025, he played medical student Dennis Whitaker in the critically acclaimed American medical drama The Pitt.
Filmography
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=Film=
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| Year
! Film ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2006
| Baudonin | |
| 2014
| Kitto | |
| rowspan="2"|2019
| Young Martin Simmonds | |
| 1917
| Private Parry | |
| 2020
|Willy and the Guardians of the Lake |Willy (voice) |
| 2022
|William | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2006
| Casualty | Niall Andrews | Episode: "Blind Spots" |
| 2006–2014
| Vladimir Dracula | Main Role |
| 2011–2015
| Ernesto | Series regular |
| rowspan="2"|2012
| Casualty | Rory Brothwick | Episode: "Hero Syndrome" |
| Some Girls
| Ryan | 1 episode |
| 2015
| Drifters | Callum | Episode: "Wedding" |
| rowspan="2"|2017
| Jack | Series regular |
| Strike Back
| Alexsander | Episode: "Retribution" |
| rowspan="2"|2018
| Jacob Seaton | Episode: "The Vicar's Son" |
| Genius
| Karl-Heinz Wiegels | Episode: "Picasso" |
| 2019
| Catch-22 | Kid Sampson | Mini-series |
| 2022
| Leo Newman | Mini-series |
| 2022
| Fulton Harte (alias: Father Luton) | Episode: "Clouds Across the Moon" |
| 2024
| Ludwig | DC Simon Evans | Series Regular{{cite news |last1=Hibbs |first1=James |date=25 September 2024 |title=Meet the cast of Ludwig |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/ludwig-bbc-cast/ |access-date=11 October 2024 |agency=Radio Times}} |
| 2025
| Dennis Whitaker | Main cast{{cite news |last1=Stedman |first1=Emily |title=ER's Noah Wyle in first look at new medical drama coming in 2025 |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a61791436/er-noah-wyle-first-look-medical-drama-the-pitt/ |access-date=11 October 2024 |agency=Digital Spy |date=5 August 2024}} |
| 2025
| Rhys |
=Video games=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes !Source |
|---|
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| Déraciné | Herman | |
| Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country
| Milton | |
| 2022
| Joran | |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|2228294|Gerran Howell}}
- {{Twitter}}
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century Welsh male actors
Category:Actors from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan
Category:Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Category:People educated at Barry Comprehensive School
Category:Welsh male film actors
Category:Welsh male television actors
Category:Welsh male video game actors
Category:Welsh male voice actors