Gerran Howell

Early life

Howell grew up in Barry, Wales. He attended Barry Comprehensive School. He trained at ATSLI improvisation workshop in Cardiff at a young age, and later went on to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He initially appeared in a short cinema advert warning about the dangers of swimming in Welsh Reservoirs, and in a short film by Ellis Watts.

Career

Early work

Howell's first major role was in the CBBC series Young Dracula, which revolves around 13-year-old Vlad and his family of vampires as they move to a rural Welsh town from Transylvania. The first two series were broadcast from 2006 to 2008. The third and fourth series were broadcast from 2011 to 2012, in which Howell plays a now 17-year-old Vlad, with full vampire powers which he must learn to control. The fifth and final series aired in early 2014.

Howell, alongside his Young Dracula co-stars, was a part of the Bake a Difference Appeal on Blue Peter; he filmed some behind the scenes footage of Young Dracula. He also appeared on Inside Out North West during a short behind the scenes at Young Dracula sketch. Howell was also interviewed by Letty Butler about the show and did a short tutorial in character as Vlad on how to spot a vampire.

Other work

Howell has also appeared in a few short films and television shows, including a recurring role in Casualty (2006 & 2012).

In 2011, he appeared as Ernesto in an episode of the CBBC drama The Sparticle Mystery and later returned in series 2 and 3. He appeared on CBBC's Hacker Time and 12 Again, during 2012.

In 2019, Howell appeared in the miniseries Catch-22 as Kid Sampson. Later that year, Howell appeared as Private Parry in the 2019 film 1917.

In 2022, Howell starred in Freedom's Path as William, a Union soldier who befriends a runaway slave, played by RJ Cyler.

In 2024, he appeared as DC Simon Evans in the television series* Ludwig*.

In addition to his work on-screen, he has also recorded voice-overs for radio adverts and video games. In the Xenoblade Chronicles series, he voiced the supporting characters Milton and Joran.

In 2025, he played medical student Dennis Whitaker in the critically acclaimed American medical drama The Pitt.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

References

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12. (23 September 2024). "Meet Ludwig's cast as David Mitchell leads new Cambridge drama".
13. (25 September 2024). "Meet the cast of Ludwig".
14. (5 August 2024). "ER's Noah Wyle in first look at new medical drama coming in 2025".
15. Bull, Megan. (15 September 2023). "Martin Clunes' new show away from Doc Martin - and it sounds amazing".
16. "Gerran Howell (visual voices guide)".