Jim Howick

Jim Howick Biography

James "Jim" Howick (born 14 May 1979), is a British actor. Howick is known for his roles in various British comedy series.

Life and work

Howick is probably best known as one of the stars of CBBC's Horrible Histories, in which he performs and sings in character as a number of historical figures, including George IV, Richard III and the 'Shouty Man' (a parody of an infomercial huckster).

Along with the five other members of the Horrible Histories starring cast, 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 will co-star with the same troupe in Bill, a BBC-produced comedy film based loosely around the early life of William Shakespeare. Filming began in February 2014 and the film is due for release early in 2015.

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

He was also featured as the Faun in a recent O2 marketing campaign.

Awards

In 2010 Howick won a Children's BAFTA for his performance in Series Two of Horrible Histories.

Filmography

Year	Project	Role	Notes
1997	Armstrong and Miller	Various	Episode #2.1
2002	Captain V		TV Movie
2004	Hellboy	Cpl. Matlin
2006	Tokyo Jim	Jim
2007	The History of the World Backwards	Various
2007	Biffovision		TV Movie
2007	Hyperdrive	Swamp Creature
2007	Comedy Showcase	Various
2007	Miranda
2007-2010	The Armstrong and Miller Show	Various
2007-2012	Peep Show	Gerrard
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	Strangers On A Plane
2011	BBC Proms	Various	Prom 20: "Horrible Histories Big Prom Party"
2013	Yonderland	Various
2013	The Wrong Mans	Chris	Episode 3: "Dead Mans"
2015"?	Horrible Histories	Various including Napoleon Bonaparte & Winston Churchill
2015	Inside No. 9	Thomas Nutter	Episode 3, series 2: "The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge"
2015	Bill	Various	Movie
2016	Stag	Ian
2016	The Aliens	Dominic
2016	Airmageddon	Commentator	Series 2 onwards.

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