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13 Facts About Billy Howle

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William Walter Douglas Howle was born on 9 November 1989 and is an English actor.

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Billy Howle's films include On Chesil Beach, The Seagull, and Outlaw King.

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Billy Howle's mother Allison was a school teacher and his father Tim was a music professor and composer.

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Billy Howle was born the second of four boys, with three brothers, Sam, George and Alfie.

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In 2014, Billy Howle made his debut as James Warwick on the E4 television series Glue.

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Billy Howle co-starred in the 2017 film The Sense of an Ending and the miniseries The Witness for the Prosecution in the pivotal role of the defendant in a murder case, Leonard Vole.

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Billy Howle appeared in the war film Dunkirk, and starred alongside Saoirse Ronan in the film, On Chesil Beach, an adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel.

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Billy Howle appears in the film adaptation of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull and in the Netflix film Outlaw King.

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In 2019, Billy Howle starred alongside Richard Gere and Helen McCrory in the BBC drama series MotherFatherSon, which was written by Tom Rob Smith and he and Jodie Comer made cameo appearances in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Rey's parents Dathan and Miramir.

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In February 2022, Billy Howle starred in Chloe as Elliott, appearing in all six episodes.

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Billy Howle appeared in Under the Banner of Heaven as Allen Lafferty who struggled his faith after his wife Brenda's murder.

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In 2024, Billy Howle portrayed a 1970s boxer in Kid Snow, and starred in the Netflix limited series The Perfect Couple as Benji Winbury, the son of the rich family.

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Billy Howle started stage production of Look Back in Anger.