Howard Charles

Howard Charles

Howard Charles in 2016
Born (1983-09-06) 6 September 1983
Residence London
Occupation Actor
Years active 2008–present

Howard Charles (born 6 September 1983) is a British actor who is best known for his portrayal of Porthos in the BBC's 2014 adaptation of Dumas's The Three Musketeers, entitled The Musketeers.[1][2][3][4]

Education

He studied at Kingston College in England[5] between 2000 and 2005, earning a BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Performing Arts (Acting) before returning to start the BA (Hons) Acting for Stage and Media.[6]

He then trained at the Drama Centre London and was awarded a Lady Rothermere Drama Award and a Leverhulme scholarship.[7]

Theatre

Blackta (The Young Vic),[8] Macbeth (with the RSC),[9] The Merchant of Venice (Royal Shakespeare Company),[10] Enron (Chichester Festival Theatre, The Royal Court, West End), Painting A Wall (Finborough Theatre),[11] The Hounding of David Olwale (various theatres including; Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Everyman Liverpool, Hackney Empire),[12] Three Sisters (Manchester Royal Exchange), The Local Stigmatic (Edinburgh Festival), Les Jeudis (Centre Pompidou, Paris), Twelfth Night, The Lunatic Queen, Taniko, Measure for Measure, Le Cid, The Cherry Orchard and The Winslow Boy.[7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Standing By Titus Short[13]
2011 Sound Flynn Short[14]
2012 Black Forest Conrad TV Movie
2013 &ME Albert

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Beautiful People Adult Kylie Episode: "How I Got My Tongs"
2012 Switch Jack Episode 1.6
2014 - 2016 The Musketeers Porthos du Vallon

Video Games

Year Title Role
2015 Need for Speed Manu
Cancelled Legacy of Kain: Dead Sun Emperor

References

  1. ↑ "Interview with Howard Charles". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Howard Charles on being Musketeer Porthos". Cambridge News. 15 January 2014. Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Waters, Florence (18 January 2014). "The Musketeers: on set with Peter Capaldi and Vinnie Jones". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Sex & swordfights! BBC1's thrilling new take on The Three Musketeers". The Daily Mail. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Logan, Ross (14 January 2014). "One for all: Kingston College student to star in BBC's The Musketeers". Your Local Guardian. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Former Student Lands Lead Role in BBC's The Musketeers". Kingston College. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  7. 1 2 Prebble, Lucy (2016). "Enron". Google Books. p. 2. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Blackta". Young Vic. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  9. ↑ Denby, Alys (26 April 2011). "Macbeth: The cast and crew". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Welcome". Royal Shakespeare Company. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "Painting A Wall". Finborough Theatre. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  12. ↑ "Projects - The Hounding of David Oluwale". Eclipse Theatre. 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  13. ↑ "Standing by Trailer". Vimeo. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "Sound". Vimeo. Retrieved 5 June 2016.

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