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Howard Ward

Acting
Known For

55 Years Old

Howard has taken leading roles at the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, the Royal Exchange Theatre, the Royal Court Theatre, The Almeida, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Hampstead and Headlong. Howard’s versatility means he is used for a huge variety of voice projects from cartoons to documentaries. Howard has been in the original cast of Warhorse, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, and Oslo, all which originated at the National Theatre, and then transferred to the West End. He was also in the original cast of the multi award winning musical London Road at the National Theatre which was subsequently made into a movie. He has worked extensively on television, playing Sergeant Willis for two series of Downton Abbey, the Mayor of Weatherfield in Coronation Street, several appearances on EastEnders, Casualty, Holby City, and Doctors. He appeared opposite Martin Clunes in Manhunt, as well as roles in Midsomer Murders and Little Boy Blue. Howard has appeared in over 50 productions for BBC Radio including two guest appearances on The Archers, and has produced 2 x 90 minute plays for Radio 4 including the Sony award nominated, The Taxman. He is a regular voice over on TV and radio, having fronted many campaigns including a Nike commercial, which was awarded second place in Campaign magazine’s top ten radio ads. He voiced one of the main characters in the children’s animated series, Underground Ernie (starring Gary Lineker) and he has narrated several series for National Geographic, Discovery Channel and Channel 4.

Born

on 1st January 1970

All Credits

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Midsomer Murders
Niall Colebrooke
Casualty Image
Casualty
Chris Stonall
Casualty Image
Casualty
Don Kearn
Andor Image
Andor
Bodega Vendor
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Father Brown
Mayor Anthony Wood
Bodies Image
Bodies
Banker
Minder Image
Minder
Mark
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Brassic
Leo
All Creatures Great and Small Image
All Creatures Great and Small
Geoffrey Rayner
Manhunt Image
Manhunt
Det Supt Steve Scott
Heartbeat Image
Heartbeat
Eric Grey
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Peak Practice
Sgt Eddie Williams
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Little Boy Blue
Defence Barrister
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Murder Investigation Team
DS Jim Daws
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Cashback
Football Referee
Lady Chatterley's Lover Image
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Betts
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The Children Act
Roy Whiting
The Broken Image
The Broken
Jim
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London Road
Terry
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National Theatre Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Reverend Peters/Rhodri/Uncle Terry/Voice Four/Ensemble
The Hide Image
The Hide
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The Government Inspector
Mark Ridsdale
The Winter's Tale - Live at Shakespeare's Globe Image
The Winter's Tale - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Antigonus
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Grenfell: Scenes from the Inquiry