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'''Callum Scott Howells''' (born 29 April 1999) is a Welsh actor and singer. He is best known for portraying Colin Morris-Jones on the [[Channel 4]] drama ''[[It's a Sin (TV series)|It's a Sin]]'' (2021).

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'''Callum Scott Howells''' (born 29 April 1999) is a Welsh actor, singer, and television personality who began his career as a child. He is known for his role as Colin Morris-Jones in the [[Channel 4]]'s 2021 drama ''[[It's a Sin (TV series)|It's a Sin]]''.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Howells was born in [[Pontypridd]] to parents Alison and Keith and grew up nearby in [[Tonyrefail]] and [[Porth]].<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://caerphilly.observer/news/417774/caerphilly-youngster-to-appear-in-musical-oliver-at-wales-millennium-centre/|title=Caerphilly youngster to appear in musical Oliver! at Wales Millennium Centre|journal=Caerphilly Observer|first=Richard|last=Gurner|date=6 December 2011|access-date=6 March 2021}}</ref> His grandfather, Bryn Howells, was a life member of the [[Treorchy Male Choir]].<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/rising-rhondda-stars-join-treorchy-10097648|title=Rising Rhondda stars to join Treorchy Male Choir for annual concert|journal=Wales Online|first=Sam|last=Tegeltija|date=21 September 2015|access-date=3 February 2021}}</ref> Callum followd in this tradition by joining the choir Only Boys Aloud.
Howells was born in [[Pontypridd]] to parents Alison and Keith and grew up nearby in [[Tonyrefail]] and [[Porth]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://caerphilly.observer/news/417774/caerphilly-youngster-to-appear-in-musical-oliver-at-wales-millennium-centre/| title=Caerphilly youngster to appear in musical Oliver! at Wales Millennium Centre| journal=Caerphilly Observer| first=Richard| last=Gurner| date=6 December 2011| access-date=6 March 2021}}</ref> His grandfather, Bryn Howells, was a life member of the [[Treorchy Male Choir]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/rising-rhondda-stars-join-treorchy-10097648| title=Rising Rhondda stars to join Treorchy Male Choir for annual concert| journal=Wales Online| first=Sam| last=Tegeltija| date=21 September 2015| access-date=3 February 2021}}</ref>


Callum attended [[Treorchy Comprehensive School]] where he was head boy. He took classes with Rhondda Stage School, and was a member of the [[National Youth Music Theatre]].<ref name="WO let it shine"/> He was scouted by an agent when he was 16 and went on to train at the [[Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama]], graduating in 2020.<ref name="independent deny">{{Cite journal|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/its-a-sin-callum-scott-howells-colin-aids-b1792268.html|title=It's a Sin star Callum Scott Howells: 'People deny that Covid-19 is real? My grandparents are dead from it'|journal=Independent|first=Ellie|last=Harrison|date=27 January 2021|access-date=2 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rwcmd.ac.uk/acting/2020/callum-scott-howells|title=Callum Scott Howells|website=Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama|access-date=6 March 2021}}</ref>
Callum attended [[Treorchy Comprehensive School]], where he was Head Boy. He took classes with Rhondda Stage School, Superstars in the Making in [[Barry, Vale of Glamorgan|Barry]], and was a member of the [[National Youth Music Theatre]].<ref name="WO let it shine"/> He was scouted by an agent when he was 16 and went on to train at the [[Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama]], graduating in 2020.<ref name="independent deny">{{cite journal| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/its-a-sin-callum-scott-howells-colin-aids-b1792268.html| title=It's a Sin star Callum Scott Howells: 'People deny that Covid-19 is real? My grandparents are dead from it'| newspaper=[[The Independent]]| location=London| first=Ellie| last=Harrison| date=27 January 2021| access-date=2 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.rwcmd.ac.uk/acting/2020/callum-scott-howells| title=Callum Scott Howells| website=Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama| access-date=6 March 2021}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
===Early work (2011–2019)===
Howells made his debut in a regional production of ''[[Oliver!]]''<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.vingtseptmagazine.com/post/its-a-sin-callum-scott-howells-speaks-on-the-show-s-importance-even-in-2021|title=It's a Sin: Callum Scott Howells speaks on the show's importance even in 2021|journal=Vingt Sept|first=Leigh|last=Dacasin|date=24 February 2021|access-date=6 March 2021}}</ref> He was a founding member of the boys' choir [[Only Boys Aloud]], performing with them on series 6 of ''[[Britain's Got Talent]]'' in 2012 and later for [[Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex|Prince Harry]] and [[Meghan, Duchess of Sussex|Meghan]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aloud.cymru/boys/blog/2018/02/08/oba-meet-royalty/|title=OBA meet royalty!|website=Aloud|date=January 2018|access-date=3 February 2021}}</ref> He has since become a youth ambassador.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/thealoudcharity/status/1352690017521569798|title=Are you watching #ItsASin tonight? It's featuring one of our brilliant, long-standing members of @onlyboysaloud @callumshowells! Callum was a founding member of OBA and even joined us on #BritainsGotTalent. He is now our youth ambassador and we can't wait to watch him tonight!|author=Aloud|via=Twitter|date=22 January 2021|access-date=3 February 2021}}</ref>
Howells made his debut in a regional production of ''[[Oliver!]]''<ref>{{cite journal| url=https://www.vingtseptmagazine.com/post/its-a-sin-callum-scott-howells-speaks-on-the-show-s-importance-even-in-2021| title=It's a Sin: Callum Scott Howells speaks on the show's importance even in 2021| journal=Vingt Sept| first=Leigh| last=Dacasin| date=24 February 2021| access-date=6 March 2021}}</ref> He was a founding member of the boys' choir [[Only Boys Aloud]], performing with them on series 6 of ''[[Britain's Got Talent]]'' in 2012 and later for [[Prince Harry]] and [[Meghan, Duchess of Sussex|Meghan]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.aloud.cymru/boys/blog/2018/02/08/oba-meet-royalty/| title=OBA meet royalty!| website=Aloud| date=January 2018| access-date=3 February 2021}}</ref> He has since become a youth ambassador.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://twitter.com/thealoudcharity/status/1352690017521569798| title=Are you watching #ItsASin tonight? It's featuring one of our brilliant, long-standing members of @onlyboysaloud @callumshowells! Callum was a founding member of OBA and even joined us on #BritainsGotTalent. He is now our youth ambassador and we can't wait to watch him tonight!| author=Aloud| via=Twitter| date=22 January 2021| access-date=3 February 2021}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=October 2024}}

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He appeared in series 2 of the [[CBBC]] reality documentary series ''[[Show Me What You're Made Of]]''. He was 13 at the time.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/callum-faces-up-harsh-reality-2642955| title=Callum faces up to harsh reality in Asia| newspaper=[[Daily Post (North Wales)|Daily Post]]| location=Colwyn Bay| date=6 December 2012| access-date=3 February 2021}}</ref> He later returned as a guest presenter. He worked as a Royal Correspondent on the CBBC series ''[[Blue Peter]]''.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.loudapplauserisingstars.co.uk/?us_portfolio=callum-howells&amp| title=Callum Howells| website=Loud Applause Rising Stars| access-date=6 March 2021}}</ref>

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Howells won the 2013 ''Star of the Stage'' talent show. In 2014 he played Godfrey in [[Matthew Bourne]]'s [[New Adventures]] production of ''Lord of the Flies'' at the [[Wales Millennium Centre]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/young-star-callum-boy-lands-7893269| title=Young star Callum lands role in Lord of the Flies|journal=Wales Online|first=Carrie|last=Evans|date=7 October 2014|access-date=3 February 2021}}</ref> He performed with [[Treorchy Male Choir]] in 2015, Pendyrus Male Choir in 2017, and Dunvant Male Choir in 2018.<ref name="WO let it shine">{{Cite journal|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/who-callum-howells-shine-12521750|title=Who is Callum Howells from Let It Shine?|journal=Wales Online|first=Lorna|last=Doran|date=28 January 2017|access-date=3 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.penarthtimes.co.uk/news/11817820.treorchy-male-choir-hits-the-high-notes-for-ty-hafan/| title=Treorchy Male Choir hits the high notes for Ty Hafan| newspaper=[[Penarth Times]]| first=Chris| last=Seal| date=25 February 2015| access-date=3 February 2021}}</ref>


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When he was 17 Howells auditioned for the singing competition ''[[Let It Shine (2017 TV series)|Let It Shine]]'' with the song "[[You'll Be Back]]" from ''[[Hamilton (musical)|Hamilton]]''.<ref>{{cite journal| url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a820034/let-it-shine-callum-howells-hamilton-musical-audition/| title=Broadway hit Hamilton hits the Saturday night TV circuit as Callum Howells impresses in Let It Shine audition| journal=[[Digital Spy]]| first=Charlotte| last=Whistlecroft| date=28 January 2017| access-date=3 February 2021}}</ref> He was part of Group 4 and made it to the final 25. However, he pulled out to make time to play Arpad Laszlo in the [[West End theatre|West End]] production of ''[[She Loves Me]]'' at [[Menier Chocolate Factory]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://metro.co.uk/2017/02/05/let-it-shine-contestant-callum-howells-quits-after-landing-role-in-west-end-show-6428738/| title=Let It Shine contestant Callum Howells quits after landing role in West End show| newspaper=[[Metro (British Newspaper)|Metro]]| location=London| first=Adam| last=Starkey| date=5 February 2017| access-date=2 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.westendtheatre.com/49631/news/casting-announced-for-menier-chocolate-factorys-she-loves-me/| title=Casting announced for Menier Chocolate Factory's She Loves Me| website=West End Theatre| date=24 October 2016| access-date=3 February 2021}}</ref>
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He appeared in series 2 of the [[CBBC (TV channel)|CBBC]] reality documentary series ''[[Show Me What You're Made Of]]''. He was 13 at the time.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/callum-faces-up-harsh-reality-2642955|title=Callum faces up to harsh reality in Asia|journal=North Wales Live|date=6 December 2012|access-date=3 February 2021}}</ref> He later returned as a guest presenter. He worked as a Royal Correspondent on the [[CBBC (TV channel)|CBBC]] series ''[[Blue Peter]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudapplauserisingstars.co.uk/?us_portfolio=callum-howells&amp|title=Callum Howells|website=Loud Applause Rising Stars|access-date=6 March 2021}}</ref>


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In May 2016 he played the lead role in ''Blackout'', a production in the nationwide "Connections" programme of the [[National Theatre Connections|National Theatre]]. The first public review of his acting was headed "Actor to Watch" and read "Callum Scott Howells delivers a performance of ferocious impact."<ref>{{cite web| website=Theatre-Wales| date=11 May 2016| title=Actor to Watch| url=http://www.theatre-wales.co.uk/reviews/reviews_details.asp?reviewID=3524}}</ref>
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Howells won the 2013 Star of the Stage talent show. In 2014, he played Godfrey in [[Matthew Bourne]]'s [[New Adventures (dance company)|New Adventures]] production of ''Lord of the Flies'' at the [[Wales Millennium Centre]].<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/young-star-callum-boy-lands-7893269|title=Young star Callum lands role in Lord of the Flies|journal=Wales Online|first=Carrie|last=Evans|date=7 October 2014|access-date=3 February 2021}}</ref> He performed with [[Treorchy Male Choir]] in 2015, Pendyrus Male Choir in 2017, and Dunvant Male Choir in 2018.<ref name="WO let it shine">{{Cite journal|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/who-callum-howells-shine-12521750|title=Who is Callum Howells from Let It Shine?|journal=Wales Online|first=Lorna|last=Doran|date=28 January 2017|access-date=3 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.penarthtimes.co.uk/news/11817820.treorchy-male-choir-hits-the-high-notes-for-ty-hafan/|title=Treorchy Male Choir hits the high notes for Ty Hafan|journal=Penarth Times|first=Chris|last=Seal|date=25 February 2015|access-date=3 February 2021}}</ref>


In March 2019 he appeared at the Other Room Theatre in Cardiff in ''CRAVE'' by [[Sarah Kane]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Read | first=8 Minute | title=Review: Crave | website=Nation.Cymru | date=10 May 2019 | url=https://nation.cymru/culture/review-crave/ | access-date=22 July 2024}}</ref>
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When he was 17, Howells auditioned for the singing competition ''[[Let It Shine (2017 TV series)|Let It Shine]]'' with the song "[[You'll Be Back]]" from ''[[Hamilton (musical)|Hamilton]]''.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a820034/let-it-shine-callum-howells-hamilton-musical-audition/|title=Broadway hit Hamilton hits the Saturday night TV circuit as Callum Howells impresses in Let It Shine audition|journal=Digital Spy|first=Charlotte|last=Whistlecroft|date=28 January 2017|access-date=3 February 2021}}</ref> He was part of Group 4 and made it to the final 25. However, he pulled out to make time to play Arpad Laszlo in the [[West End theatre|West End]] production of ''[[She Loves Me]]'' at [[Menier Chocolate Factory]].<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://metro.co.uk/2017/02/05/let-it-shine-contestant-callum-howells-quits-after-landing-role-in-west-end-show-6428738/|title=Let It Shine contestant Callum Howells quits after landing role in West End show|journal=Metro|first=Adam|last=Starkey|date=5 February 2017|access-date=2 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.westendtheatre.com/49631/news/casting-announced-for-menier-chocolate-factorys-she-loves-me/|title=Casting announced for Menier Chocolate Factory's She Loves Me|website=West End Theatre|date=24 October 2016|access-date=3 February 2021}}</ref>


===Breakthrough (2021–present)===
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In May 2016 he played the lead role in ''Blackout'', a production in the nationwide Connections programme of the [[National Theatre Connections|National Theatr]]<nowiki/>e. The first public review of his acting was headed “Actor to Watch” and read “Callum Scott Howells delivers a performance of ferocious impact.”<ref>{{Cite web |last=Theatre-Wales |date=11 May 2016 |title=Actor to Watch |url=http://www.theatre-wales.co.uk/reviews/reviews_details.asp?reviewID=3524}}</ref>
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In October 2019 it was announced Howells would star in [[Russell T Davies]]' miniseries ''[[It's a Sin (TV series)|It's a Sin]]'' as Colin Morris-Jones. The character is loosely based on a real-life past boyfriend of Davies.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/its-a-sin-star-callum-scott-howells-aids-killed-millions-yet-we-never-learnt-about-it-in-school/b40024301.html| title=It's a Sin star Callum Scott Howells: Aids killed millions, yet we never learnt about it in school| newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]| location=Dublin| first=Tim| last=Robey| date=29 January 2021| access-date=2 February 2021}}</ref> The series premiered in January 2021 on [[Channel 4]] and February on [[HBO Max]]. For his performance, Howells was nominated for the [[British Academy Television Award]] for Best Supporting Actor.


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From 3 October 2022, Howells played The Emcee in the [[West End theatre|West End]] production of [[Cabaret (musical)|''Cabaret'']] at the Kit Kat Club at the [[Playhouse Theatre]]. On New Year's Eve 2022 he appeared in a vignette from the show on BBC 1's ''[[The Graham Norton Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001gpwv| website=[[BBC One]]| title=The Graham Norton Show, Series 30, New Year's Eve Show| date=31 December 2022| access-date=18 June 2023}}</ref>
In March 2019 he appeared at the Other Room Theatre in Cardiff in ''Crave'' by [[Sarah Kane]] produced by the [[Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama|Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.]]


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Howells had been cast to play in [[Gary Owen (playwright)|Gary Owen]]'s play ''Romeo and Julie'' for the [[Royal National Theatre]] in 2020. Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], however, the co-production with the [[Sherman Theatre]] was postponed and instead opened at the [[Dorfman Theatre]] in February 2023.<ref>{{cite journal| last=Warner| first=Solly| date=22 January 2021| title=Callum Scott Howells: The Welsh Breakout Star| url=https://notion.online/callum-scott-howells-the-welsh-breakout-star/| journal=[[Notion (magazine)|Notion]]| access-date=6 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Romeo and Julie| publisher=[[Royal National Theatre]]| url=https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/romeo-and-julie| access-date=1 November 2022}}</ref> ''[[The Times]]'' described Howell in the Romeo role as: "an entertaining, unsentimental, smartly judged performance."<ref>{{cite web| website=Theatre Wales| date=9 March 2023| title=London Critics Return to Splott with Acclaim| url=http://www.theatre-wales.co.uk/reviews/reviews_details.asp?reviewID=5162}}</ref>
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In October 2019, it was announced Howells would star in [[Russell T Davies]]' miniseries ''[[It's a Sin (TV series)|It's a Sin]]'' as Colin Morris-Jones. The character is loosely based on a real-life past boyfriend of Davies.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/its-a-sin-star-callum-scott-howells-aids-killed-millions-yet-we-never-learnt-about-it-in-school-40024301.html|title=It's a Sin star Callum Scott Howells: Aids killed millions, yet we never learnt about it in school|journal=Independent.ie|first=Tim|last=Robey|date=29 January 2021|access-date=2 February 2021}}</ref> The series premiered in January 2021 on [[Channel 4]] and February on [[HBO Max]].


In May 2023 it was announced that Howells had been cast as the [[Frankie Goes to Hollywood]] singer [[Holly Johnson]] in a biographical film ''Relax'',<ref>{{cite news| last=Wiseman| first=Andreas| date=10 May 2023| title=Frankie Goes To Hollywood Biopic 'Relax' In The Works With 'It's A Sin' Star Callum Scott Howells, Working Title & Independent Entertainment — Cannes Market| url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/frankie-goes-hollywood-relax-movie-its-sin-callum-scott-howells-working-title-cannes-1235360208/| access-date=20 May 2023| website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]| language=en-US}}</ref> and in [[Michael Sheen]]'s series ''[[The Way (TV series)|The Way]]'' for [[BBC One]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/bbc-the-way-luke-evans-callum-scott-howells-michael-sheen-james-graham-1235366672/| website=Deadline Hollywood| date=15 May 2023| accessdate=15 May 2023| title='The Way': Luke Evans & Callum Scott Howells Cast In BBC Drama From Michael Sheen, James Graham & Adam Curtis| first1=Max| last1=Goldbart| first2=Jesse| last2=Whittock}}</ref>
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From 3 October 2022, Howells played The Emcee in the [[West End theatre|West End]] production of [[Cabaret (musical)|''Cabaret'']] at the Kit Kat Club at the [[Playhouse Theatre]]. On New Year's Eve 2022 he appeared in a vignette from the show on BBC 1's ''[[The Graham Norton Show]]''.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001gpwv</ref>


In May 2024, it was announced that he had been cast in the lead role in ''[[Madfabulous]]'', a biopic movie based on the life of the flamboyant British aristocrat [[Henry Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hudson |first=David |title='It's A Sin' star Callum Scott Howells lands role in biopic about flamboyant British aristocrat |url=https://www.queerty.com/its-a-sin-star-callum-scott-howells-lands-role-in-biopic-about-flamboyant-british-aristocrat-20240529 |access-date=12 June 2024 |website=Queerty}}</ref>
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Howells had been cast to play in [[Gary Owen (playwright)|Gary Owen]]'s play ''Romeo and Julie'' for the [[Royal National Theatre]] in 2020, Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the co-production with the [[Sherman Theatre]] was postponed and opened at the [[Dorfman Theatre]] in February 2023.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Warner |first=Solly |date=22 January 2021 |title=Callum Scott Howells: The Welsh Breakout Star |url=https://notion.online/callum-scott-howells-the-welsh-breakout-star/ |journal=Notion |access-date=6 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Romeo and Julie - National Theatre |url=https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/romeo-and-julie |access-date=1 November 2022}}</ref> [[The Times]] described Howell in the Romeo role as: "an entertaining, unsentimental, smartly judged performance."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Theatre Wales |date=9 March 2023 |title=London Critics Return to Splott with Acclaim |url=http://www.theatre-wales.co.uk/reviews/reviews_details.asp?reviewID=5162}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Howells identifies as [[queer]].<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/22/its-a-sin-callum-scott-howells-gay-sex-hiv-queer-russell-t-davies-interview/|title=It's a Sin star Callum Scott Howells on queerness, HIV and why gay sex scenes are just another day on the job|journal=Pink News|first=Darren|last=Scott|date=22 January 2021|accessdate=2 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="independent deny"/> He has voiced his support for [[Welsh independence]].<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2021-03-03/its-a-sins-callum-scott-howells-rising-to-fame-welsh-independence-and-his-love-of-cardiff-city|title=It's A Sin's Callum Scott Howells: Rising to fame, Welsh independence and his love of Cardiff City|journal=ITV|date=4 March 2021|accessdate=6 March 2021}}</ref>
Howells identifies as [[queer]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/22/its-a-sin-callum-scott-howells-gay-sex-hiv-queer-russell-t-davies-interview/| title=It's a Sin star Callum Scott Howells on queerness, HIV and why gay sex scenes are just another day on the job| journal=[[PinkNews]]| first=Darren| last=Scott| date=22 January 2021| accessdate=2 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="independent deny"/> In 2021, he voiced his support for [[Welsh independence]],<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2021-03-03/its-a-sins-callum-scott-howells-rising-to-fame-welsh-independence-and-his-love-of-cardiff-city| title=It's A Sin's Callum Scott Howells: Rising to fame, Welsh independence and his love of Cardiff City| website=[[ITV News]]| date=4 March 2021| accessdate=6 March 2021}}</ref> but in 2023 clarified his position, saying "I'm more in the curious category than being absolutely for it." He was critical of the Westminster government and its relationship with Wales, but acknowledged that independence was "really far away from happening".<ref>{{cite news| url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/callum-scott-howells-upset-wales-treated-independence-2201032| title=Callum Scott Howells: 'I'm very upset about how Wales has been treated'| newspaper=[[i (newspaper)|i]]| url-access=subscription| first=Alim| last=Kheraj| date=15 March 2023| accessdate=6 June 2023}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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Callum Scott Howells
Born
Callum Scott Howells

(1999-04-29) 29 April 1999 (age 25)
Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
Other namesCallum Howells
Alma materRoyal Welsh College of Music & Drama
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present

Callum Scott Howells (born 29 April 1999) is a Welsh actor and singer. He is best known for portraying Colin Morris-Jones on the Channel 4 drama It's a Sin (2021).

Early life and education

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Howells was born in Pontypridd to parents Alison and Keith and grew up nearby in Tonyrefail and Porth.[1] His grandfather, Bryn Howells, was a life member of the Treorchy Male Choir.[2]

Callum attended Treorchy Comprehensive School, where he was Head Boy. He took classes with Rhondda Stage School, Superstars in the Making in Barry, and was a member of the National Youth Music Theatre.[3] He was scouted by an agent when he was 16 and went on to train at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, graduating in 2020.[4][5]

Career

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Early work (2011–2019)

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Howells made his debut in a regional production of Oliver![6] He was a founding member of the boys' choir Only Boys Aloud, performing with them on series 6 of Britain's Got Talent in 2012 and later for Prince Harry and Meghan in 2018.[7] He has since become a youth ambassador.[8][non-primary source needed]

He appeared in series 2 of the CBBC reality documentary series Show Me What You're Made Of. He was 13 at the time.[9] He later returned as a guest presenter. He worked as a Royal Correspondent on the CBBC series Blue Peter.[10]

Howells won the 2013 Star of the Stage talent show. In 2014 he played Godfrey in Matthew Bourne's New Adventures production of Lord of the Flies at the Wales Millennium Centre.[11] He performed with Treorchy Male Choir in 2015, Pendyrus Male Choir in 2017, and Dunvant Male Choir in 2018.[3][12]

When he was 17 Howells auditioned for the singing competition Let It Shine with the song "You'll Be Back" from Hamilton.[13] He was part of Group 4 and made it to the final 25. However, he pulled out to make time to play Arpad Laszlo in the West End production of She Loves Me at Menier Chocolate Factory.[14][15]

In May 2016 he played the lead role in Blackout, a production in the nationwide "Connections" programme of the National Theatre. The first public review of his acting was headed "Actor to Watch" and read "Callum Scott Howells delivers a performance of ferocious impact."[16]

In March 2019 he appeared at the Other Room Theatre in Cardiff in CRAVE by Sarah Kane.[17]

Breakthrough (2021–present)

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In October 2019 it was announced Howells would star in Russell T Davies' miniseries It's a Sin as Colin Morris-Jones. The character is loosely based on a real-life past boyfriend of Davies.[18] The series premiered in January 2021 on Channel 4 and February on HBO Max. For his performance, Howells was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor.

From 3 October 2022, Howells played The Emcee in the West End production of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre. On New Year's Eve 2022 he appeared in a vignette from the show on BBC 1's The Graham Norton Show.[19]

Howells had been cast to play in Gary Owen's play Romeo and Julie for the Royal National Theatre in 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the co-production with the Sherman Theatre was postponed and instead opened at the Dorfman Theatre in February 2023.[20][21] The Times described Howell in the Romeo role as: "an entertaining, unsentimental, smartly judged performance."[22]

In May 2023 it was announced that Howells had been cast as the Frankie Goes to Hollywood singer Holly Johnson in a biographical film Relax,[23] and in Michael Sheen's series The Way for BBC One.[24]

In May 2024, it was announced that he had been cast in the lead role in Madfabulous, a biopic movie based on the life of the flamboyant British aristocrat Henry Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey.[25]

Personal life

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Howells identifies as queer.[26][4] In 2021, he voiced his support for Welsh independence,[27] but in 2023 clarified his position, saying "I'm more in the curious category than being absolutely for it." He was critical of the Westminster government and its relationship with Wales, but acknowledged that independence was "really far away from happening".[28]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 Show Me What You're Made Of As himself
2017 Let It Shine Contestant
2021 It's a Sin Colin Morris-Jones
2024 The Way Owen Driscoll Lead role
2024 The Beautiful Game Nathan
TBA Relax Holly Johnson
TBA Madfabulous Henry Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey Filming[29]

Stage

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Year Title Role Notes
2011–2012 Oliver! Ensemble Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff; UK tour
2014 Lord of the Flies Godfrey Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
2015 Prodigy Dan Davies St James Theatre, London
2016 Blackout James Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth
2016 Brass George Hackney Empire, London
2016–2017 She Loves Me Arpad Laszlo Menier Chocolate Factory, London
2017 Tickledom Basil Welsh tour
2019 CRAVE A The Other Room, Cardiff
2022 Cabaret The Emcee Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre
2023 Romeo and Julie Romeo Dorfman Theatre, London and Sherman Theatre, Cardiff

Awards and nominations

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Year Awards Category Work Result Ref
2021 BAFTA Cymru Actor It's a Sin Won [30]
2022 BPG Awards Best Actor Nominated [31]
Breakthrough Award[a] Nominated
RTS Programme Awards Actor (Male) Won [32]
Breakthrough Award Nominated
British Academy Television Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated [33]

Notes

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  1. ^ Shared.

References

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  1. ^ Gurner, Richard (6 December 2011). "Caerphilly youngster to appear in musical Oliver! at Wales Millennium Centre". Caerphilly Observer. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  2. ^ Tegeltija, Sam (21 September 2015). "Rising Rhondda stars to join Treorchy Male Choir for annual concert". Wales Online. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b Doran, Lorna (28 January 2017). "Who is Callum Howells from Let It Shine?". Wales Online. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b Harrison, Ellie (27 January 2021). "It's a Sin star Callum Scott Howells: 'People deny that Covid-19 is real? My grandparents are dead from it'". The Independent. London. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Callum Scott Howells". Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  6. ^ Dacasin, Leigh (24 February 2021). "It's a Sin: Callum Scott Howells speaks on the show's importance even in 2021". Vingt Sept. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  7. ^ "OBA meet royalty!". Aloud. January 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  8. ^ Aloud (22 January 2021). "Are you watching #ItsASin tonight? It's featuring one of our brilliant, long-standing members of @onlyboysaloud @callumshowells! Callum was a founding member of OBA and even joined us on #BritainsGotTalent. He is now our youth ambassador and we can't wait to watch him tonight!". Retrieved 3 February 2021 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "Callum faces up to harsh reality in Asia". Daily Post. Colwyn Bay. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Callum Howells". Loud Applause Rising Stars. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  11. ^ Evans, Carrie (7 October 2014). "Young star Callum lands role in Lord of the Flies". Wales Online. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  12. ^ Seal, Chris (25 February 2015). "Treorchy Male Choir hits the high notes for Ty Hafan". Penarth Times. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  13. ^ Whistlecroft, Charlotte (28 January 2017). "Broadway hit Hamilton hits the Saturday night TV circuit as Callum Howells impresses in Let It Shine audition". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  14. ^ Starkey, Adam (5 February 2017). "Let It Shine contestant Callum Howells quits after landing role in West End show". Metro. London. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Casting announced for Menier Chocolate Factory's She Loves Me". West End Theatre. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Actor to Watch". Theatre-Wales. 11 May 2016.
  17. ^ Read, 8 Minute (10 May 2019). "Review: Crave". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 22 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. ^ Robey, Tim (29 January 2021). "It's a Sin star Callum Scott Howells: Aids killed millions, yet we never learnt about it in school". Irish Independent. Dublin. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  19. ^ "The Graham Norton Show, Series 30, New Year's Eve Show". BBC One. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  20. ^ Warner, Solly (22 January 2021). "Callum Scott Howells: The Welsh Breakout Star". Notion. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  21. ^ "Romeo and Julie". Royal National Theatre. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  22. ^ "London Critics Return to Splott with Acclaim". Theatre Wales. 9 March 2023.
  23. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (10 May 2023). "Frankie Goes To Hollywood Biopic 'Relax' In The Works With 'It's A Sin' Star Callum Scott Howells, Working Title & Independent Entertainment — Cannes Market". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  24. ^ Goldbart, Max; Whittock, Jesse (15 May 2023). "'The Way': Luke Evans & Callum Scott Howells Cast In BBC Drama From Michael Sheen, James Graham & Adam Curtis". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  25. ^ Hudson, David. "'It's A Sin' star Callum Scott Howells lands role in biopic about flamboyant British aristocrat". Queerty. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  26. ^ Scott, Darren (22 January 2021). "It's a Sin star Callum Scott Howells on queerness, HIV and why gay sex scenes are just another day on the job". PinkNews. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  27. ^ "It's A Sin's Callum Scott Howells: Rising to fame, Welsh independence and his love of Cardiff City". ITV News. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  28. ^ Kheraj, Alim (15 March 2023). "Callum Scott Howells: 'I'm very upset about how Wales has been treated'". i. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  29. ^ Ntim, Zac; Wiseman, Andreas (12 August 2024). "Rupert Everett And 'Bridgerton' Actor Ruby Stokes Join Alternative British Period Feature 'Madfabulous', Production Begins In Wales". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  30. ^ "Nominations Announced for the 30th British Academy Cymru Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  31. ^ Douglas, Torin (12 March 2022). "BPG Awards 2022: Television And Streaming Nominations". Broadcasting Press Guild.
  32. ^ "RTS Programme Awards 2022". Royal Television Society. 21 October 2021.
  33. ^ Ritman, Alex (30 March 2022). "BAFTA TV Awards: Russell T. Davies' 'It's a Sin' Dominates Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
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