Jonathan Howard (actor)

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Jonathan Howard
Born (1987-01-23) 23 January 1987 (age 37)
Lancashire, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Alma mater LAMDA
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
Children1
Relatives Peter Clarke (cousin) [1]
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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).

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Early and personal life

Howard was born in Lancashire, England and has lived in London since 2005. [2] [3] His daughter with Élodie Yung was born early August 2018.[ citation needed ]

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. [4] He then went to train at the prestigious London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) between 2008 and 2011. [5] In 2012, he was in the TV miniseries Titanic as Sixth Officer Moody. [5] He appeared as Sam Thawley, a young, handsome bar patron, on Series 4 of Downton Abbey . [6]

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. [7] [6] 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 . [6] [5]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001Looking After the PenneysScott PenneyTV series (3 episodes)
2003 Girls in Love Q.T. BoyTV series (Episode: "Cuckoo in the Nest")
2004 Conviction Barry KearsleyTV series (Episode: "#1.1")
2005 Dream Team Gavin MoodyTV series (50 episodes)
2007 Doctors Luke NevilleTV series (Episode: "Just Deserts")
2008 Hollyoaks PC Gary HardyTV series (Episode: "#1.2276")
2012 Titanic Sixth Officer Moody TV miniseries
2012 Holby City Declan AsheTV series (Episode: "From Here to Maternity")
2013 World War Z Camp Humphreys soldier
2013 Downton Abbey Sam ThawleyTV Series (Episode: "Episode 2")
2013 Thor: The Dark World Ian Boothby
2014 Mr Selfridge EdTV series (4 episodes)
2014–2015 Episodes Assistant DirectorTV series (8 episodes)
2014 Dominion Sgt. Ethan MackTV series (7 episodes)
2015 Night Fare Chris
2016 Kingdom WillTV series (7 episodes)
2017 Megan Leavey Pete Walters
2017The CaptureIsaac
2017 The Last Ship James FletcherTV series (8 episodes)
2018 Hell Is Where the Home Is VictorAka Trespassers
2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters Asher Jonah
2020 Skylines Leon
2020 The Five Rules of Success Danny
2022 The Lair Hook

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