Howard Ward

Biography

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. He has worked extensively on television, playing Sergeant Willis for two series of Downton Abbey, the Mayor of Weatherfield in Coronation Street, several appearances on EastEnders, Casualty, Holby City, and Doctors. He appeared opposite Martin Clunes in Manhunt, as well as roles in Midsomer Murders and Little Boy Blue. Howard has appeared in over 50 productions for BBC Radio including two guest appearances on The Archers, and has produced 2 x 90 minute plays for Radio 4 including the Sony award nominated, The Taxman. He is a regular voice over on TV and radio, having fronted many campaigns including a Nike commercial, which was awarded second place in Campaign magazine’s top ten radio ads. He voiced one of the main characters in the children’s animated series, Underground Ernie (starring Gary Lineker) and he has narrated several series for National Geographic, Discovery Channel and Channel 4.

Most Known For

Midsomer Murders

as Niall Colebrooke

Andor

as Bodega Vendor

Father Brown

as Mayor Anthony Wood

Casualty

as Don Kearn

Casualty

as Chris Stonall

Minder

as Mark

Heartbeat

as Eric Grey

Peak Practice

as Sgt Eddie Williams

Brassic

as Leo

All Creatures Great and Small

as Geoffrey Rayner

Bodies

as Banker

Cashback

as Football Referee

The Hide

Manhunt

as Det Supt Steve Scott

Comedy Blaps

as Garrow

The Children Act

as Roy Whiting

Lady Chatterley's Lover

as Betts

Murder Investigation Team

as DS Jim Daws

Little Boy Blue

as Defence Barrister

The Broken

as Jim