Jonathan Howard (actor)

{{Short description|English actor}}

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| name = Jonathan Howard

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|January 23, 1987|df=y}}

| birth_place = Lancashire, United Kingdom

| nationality = British

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| alma_mater = LAMDA

| years_active = 2001–present

| occupation = Actor

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| children = 1

| relatives = Peter Clarke (cousin){{cite web|title=Exclusive: Ask Jonathan Howard|url=http://www.harchester.net/castInterviews/interview.php?interview=73|publisher=HUTV|accessdate=20 October 2012|date=March 2006}}

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{{external image|image1=[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1401022/mediaviewer/rm3787747584/ Howard in Kingdom in 2016]}}

Jonathan Howard (born 23 January 1987) is an English actor. He is known for his role on the British TV series Dream Team as Gavin Moody and as Ian Boothby in Thor: The Dark World (2013).

Early and personal life

Howard was born in Lancashire, England and has lived in London since 2005.{{cite web |url=http://www.starburstmagazine.com/features/interviews/7079-interview-jonathan-howard-thor-2-the-dark-world |title=Interview: Jonathan Howard Thor: The Dark World |last=Fortune |first=Ed |publisher=Starburst |date=7 November 2013 |accessdate=18 November 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208000130/http://www.starburstmagazine.com/features/interviews/7079-interview-jonathan-howard-thor-2-the-dark-world |archivedate=8 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|title=In Profile: Jonathan Howard|url=http://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2013/11/in-profile-jonathan-howard/|work=Wonderland Magazine|accessdate=27 June 2014|date=1 November 2013}} In August 2018, actress Élodie Yung gave birth to Howard's daughter.Jenna Anderson: [https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/08/15/elodie-yung-children-daughter-minavann-daredevil-the-defenders-elektra/ 'Daredevil' Star Elodie Yung Welcomes Baby Girl]. ComicBook.com, 14 August 2018

Career

Howard started acting in 2001 with his first role in educational TV show for youths called Looking After the Penneys as Scott Penney. He was a part of the final cast between 2005 and 2007 of the British TV series Dream Team, playing Gavin Moody, a young footballer.{{cite web|title=Gavin Moody played by Jonathan Howard|url=http://www.harchester.net/characterProfiles/index.phpseason=10&profile=110|publisher=HUTV|accessdate=20 October 2012}}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He then went to train at the prestigious London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) between 2008 and 2011.{{cite web|author1=Victoria Gardiner|title=Jonathan Howard – 1883 Magazine|url=http://www.1883magazine.com/film/film/jonathan-howard|publisher=1883 Magazine|accessdate=27 June 2014|year=2013|archive-date=6 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206212350/http://www.1883magazine.com/film/film/jonathan-howard|url-status=dead}} In 2012, he was in the TV miniseries Titanic as Sixth Officer Moody. He appeared as Sam Thawley, a young, handsome bar patron, on Series 4 of Downton Abbey.

In 2013, he appeared in the zombie war film World War Z with Brad Pitt as one of Camp Humphrey's soldiers and in the Marvel Studios film Thor: The Dark World as Ian Boothby, Darcy's intern and love interest.{{cite web|title="Thor: The Dark World" Adds Two Cast Members|url=http://nukethefridge.com/2012/09/25/thor-the-dark-world-adds-two-cast-members/|publisher=Nuke the Fridge|accessdate=20 October 2012|date=25 September 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130301000740/http://nukethefridge.com/2012/09/25/thor-the-dark-world-adds-two-cast-members/|archivedate=1 March 2013}}{{cite web|author1=Chantelle Symester|title=JONATHAN HOWARD: My dream was always a regular spot in Coronation Street|url=http://magazine.topman.com/category/culture/jonathan-howard-my-dream-was-always-a-regular-spot-in-coronation-street/|publisher=Top Man Magazine|accessdate=27 June 2014|date=9 October 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140213010449/http://magazine.topman.com/category/culture/jonathan-howard-my-dream-was-always-a-regular-spot-in-coronation-street/|archivedate=13 February 2014}} The following year, he appeared in series 2 of the TV series Mr Selfridge as Ed and in several episodes of the British/American sitcom Episodes.

Filmography

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Year

!Title

!Role

!class=unsortable|Notes

2001

|Looking After the Penneys

|Scott Penney

|TV series (3 episodes)

2003

|Girls in Love

|Q.T. Boy

|TV series (Episode: "Cuckoo in the Nest")

2004

|Conviction

|Barry Kearsley

|TV series (Episode: "#1.1")

2005

|Dream Team

|Gavin Moody

|TV series (50 episodes)

2007

|Doctors

|Luke Neville

|TV series (Episode: "Just Deserts")

2008

|Hollyoaks

|PC Gary Hardy

|TV series (Episode: "#1.2276")

2012

|Titanic

|Sixth Officer Moody

|TV miniseries

2012

|Holby City

|Declan Ashe

|TV series (Episode: "From Here to Maternity")

2013

|World War Z

|Camp Humphreys soldier

|

2013

|Downton Abbey

|Sam Thawley

|TV Series (Episode: "Episode 2")

2013

|Thor: The Dark World

|Ian Boothby

|

2014

|Mr Selfridge

|Ed

|TV series (4 episodes)

2014–2015

| Episodes

|Assistant Director

|TV series (8 episodes)

2014

| Dominion

|Sgt. Ethan Mack

|TV series (7 episodes)

2015

| Night Fare

| Chris

|

2016

| Kingdom

| Will

|TV series (7 episodes)

2017

| Megan Leavey

| Pete Walters

|

2017

| The Capture

| Isaac

|

2017

| The Last Ship

| James Fletcher

| TV series (8 episodes)

2018

| Hell Is Where the Home Is

| Victor

| Aka Trespassers

2019

| Godzilla: King of the Monsters

| Asher Jonah

|

2020

| Skylines

| Leon

|

2020

| The Five Rules of Success

| Danny

|

2022

| The Lair

| Hook

|

2025–present

|Coronation street

|Carl Webster

|Regular Character

References

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