Jim Howick

Jim Howick
Howick in March 2020
Born	James Howick (1979-05-14) 14 May 1979 Chichester, West Sussex, England
Alma mater	Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Occupations	Actor writer
Years active	1997–present

James Howick (born 14 May 1979) is an English actor and writer, known for his appearances in television series such as Peep Show, Horrible Histories, Stag, Ghosts and Here We Go.

Early life

Howick was born in Chichester, West Sussex on 14 May 1979. He was educated at The Regis School. He graduated with First Class Honours from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in 2000.

Career

Along with the five other members of the Horrible Histories starring cast, which includes Ben Willbond, Martha Howe-Douglas, Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby and Laurence Rickard, Howick is also the co-creator, -writer and -star of Yonderland, an eight-part family fantasy comedy series that premiered on SkyOne on 10 November 2013. He co-starred with the same troupe in Bill, a BBC-produced comedy film based loosely around the early life of William Shakespeare. Other prominent television roles include Gerard in Peep Show, Gerry in Danny Boyle's Babylon and Anthony in the revival of Reggie Perrin. In addition he has been a regular guest star in various sketch comedies, including The Armstrong and Miller Show and The Kevin Bishop Show. In 2017 he played Aaron Mayford in the ITV thriller Broadchurch. Since 2019, Howick has starred in the Netflix original series Sex Education as Mr Hendricks, a science teacher at Moordale Secondary School who also conducts the Swing Band. Howick is the co-creator, co-writer and co-star of the BBC One sitcom Ghosts, - Howick plays numerous characters, but is mostly known for his role as Patrick Butcher, a 1980s Scout Master who was killed in an archery accident - the show was first broadcast in 2019 and has been renewed for a 5th series. More recently, Howick was cast in the 2022 BBC comedy series “Here We Go" in which he plays Paul Jessop.

In film, Howick played Cpl. Matlin in the Guillermo del Toro adaptation of Hellboy.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Hellboy	Cpl. Matlin
2006	Tokyo Jim	Jim
2015	Bill	Various
2017	Journey Beyond Sodor	Hurricane	Voice role

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Armstrong and Miller	Various	Episode: "#2.1"
2007	The History of the World Backwards	Various
2007	Hyperdrive	Swamp Creature
2007	Comedy Showcase	Various
2007–2010	The Armstrong and Miller Show	Various
2007–2012	Peep Show	Gerard
2008	Mutual Friends	Estate Agent	Episode: "#1.3"
2008–2009	No Heroics	Thundermonkey
2008–2009	The Kevin Bishop Show	Various
2009–2010	Reggie Perrin	Anthony
2009–2013	Horrible Histories	Various
2010	Hounded	The British Prime Minister
2010	The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret	Taxi Driver
2011	BBC Proms	Various	Prom 20: "Horrible Histories Big Prom Party"
2013–2016	Yonderland	Various
2013–2014	The Wrong Mans	Chris
2015	Horrible Histories	Various, including Napoleon Bonaparte & Winston Churchill
2015	Inside No. 9	Thomas Nutter	Episode: "The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge"
2015–2017	Scream Street	Mr. Watson
2016	Stag	Ian
2016	The Aliens	Dominic
2016	Airmageddon	Commentator	Series 2
2017	Broadchurch	Aaron Mayford	Series 3
2017	Loaded	Josh
2018	Action Team	Graham	6 Episodes
2018	Wannabe	Mikey	4 Episodes
2019–2023	Sex Education	Colin Hendricks	Recurring role; 13 episodes
2019–present	Ghosts	Patrick Butcher	4 series
2020	Pandemonium	Paul Jessop	Pilot episode of Here We Go
2022	Here We Go		1 series
2023	The Change	Verderer	TV series

Awards

In 2010, Howick won a Children's BAFTA for his performance in the second series of the CBBC television series Horrible Histories.

External links

Jim Howick at IMDb