Actor

Howard Ward

Howard has taken leading roles at the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, the Royal Exchange Theatre, the Royal Court Theatre, The Almeida, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Hampstead and Headlong. Howard’s versatility means he is used for a huge variety of voice projects from cartoons to documentaries.

Howard has been in the original cast of Warhorse, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, and Oslo, all which originated at the National Theatre, and then transferred to the West End. He was also in the original cast of the multi award winning musical London Road at the National Theatre which was subsequently made into a movie.

Notable work

8.3
Andor (2022)
as Bodega Vendor
7
Cashback (2007)
as Football Referee
8.1
Downton Abbey (2010)
as Sergeant Willis
6.6
The Children Act (2018)
as Roy Whiting
7.1
Bodies (2023)
as Banker
7.5
Midsomer Murders (1997)
as Niall Colebrooke

Often works with

Stan Ellis
3 titles together
Cashback, The Broken, Left Turn
Kyle Soller
2 titles together
Andor, Bodies
Stephen Graham
2 titles together
Bodies, Little Boy Blue
Claudie Blakley
2 titles together
Father Brown, Manhunt
Jason Durr
2 titles together
Casualty, Heartbeat

Full filmography · 27

Bodies
as Banker
20237.1
Andor
as Bodega Vendor
20228.3
Brassic
as Leo
20198.3
Manhunt
as Det Supt Steve Scott
20197.1
Little Boy Blue
as Defence Barrister
20177.6
Father Brown
as Mayor Anthony Wood
20137.6
Downton Abbey
as Sergeant Willis
20108.1
Murder Investigation Team
as DS Jim Daws
2003
Midsomer Murders
as Niall Colebrooke
19977.5
Peak Practice
as Sgt Eddie Williams
1993
Heartbeat
as Eric Grey
19927.2
Casualty
as Don Kearn and as Chris Stonall
19866.2