Billy Howle

Howle was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, his mother was a school teacher and father, a music professor. He has three brothers. He appeared as James Warwick on the E4 television series, Glue. He has since co-starred in the film, The Sense of an Ending (as the younger version of Jim Broadbent's lead character) and the miniseries The Witness for the Prosecution in the pivotal role of the defendant in a murder case, Leonard Vole.[2]

He also appeared in the historical film Dunkirk,[3] and starred with Saoirse Ronan in the film, On Chesil Beach, an adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel. He appears in the film adaptation of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull and in the Netflix film Outlaw King.

Howle was the face of Prada S/S16, shot by Craig McDean.[4]

Due to his father's profession the family 'moved about twelve times' when Howle was a child, before settling in Scarborough. It was there that he became involved in the local music scene and at one point was in five bands simultaneously. At 18, he left home to study drama at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School for three years , before embarking on his career.

In 2020 he starred in the BBC series The Serpent [5] as Herman Knippenberg.

• Billy Howle at IMDb