Andrew Howard

EARLY LIFE

Andrew Howard was born on 12 June 1969 in Cardiff, Wales. He grew up in the Canton and Ely districts of the city. His parents, Neil and Kathleen Howard, ran the Lincoln House Private Hotel in Cardiff; he has siblings including Kate and Matthew. He trained at the Cygnet Training Theatre in Exeter in the late 1980s, touring in productions such as A Christmas Carol, Twelfth Night, The Beggar’s Opera, and Peer Gynt.

CAREER

Howard has made notable appearances in several major productions, including the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers and the Guy Ritchie caper Revolver, as well as costarring alongside Patrick Stewart and Glenn Close in the 2003 TV film The Lion in Winter. He played 'Bad' Frank Phillips in History Channel's Hatfields & McCoys. In 2001, Howard was awarded best actor at the Tokyo International Film Festival for his portrayal of Jon in Mr In-Between. He co-wrote the screenplay for Shooters, a 2002 British crime drama in which he also starred. In 2009, he played Thomas Luster in the thriller film Luster. In 2009, he was also in the film Blood River, for which Howard won Best Actor Award at the Honolulu Film Festival and the Jack Nance Breakthrough Performance Award at the New York Film Festival Downtown. In 2011, he starred in Limitless. In 2014, he played a supporting role as the lead Russian henchman, Maxim, in Taken 3. Since 2015, he has appeared in the television series Bates Motel as Will Decody. In 2020, he played Stephen in Tenet. In the same year, he starred as Officer Merk, a racist NYPD officer, in the Oscar-winning short film Two Distant Strangers. Andrew Howard crossed over into Nollywood through his co-starring role in the cross-cultural Hollywood-Nollywood production, The American King.

PERSONAL LIFE

Howard is married to American artist Sarah Essex. They have a daughter together, Frances Esme (known as Frankie). Sarah has children from a previous relationship. The family has lived in Los Angeles, and Howard has generally kept his private life out of the public eye. He is known for maintaining a low personal profile while building a career that spans the UK and Hollywood.

Howard is frequently cast in intense, often antagonistic or complex supporting roles, frequently portraying characters with Eastern European or tough-guy accents. Based primarily in Los Angeles while maintaining strong ties to his Welsh roots, he continues to work across major Hollywood productions, prestige television, and independent projects. He is represented by Accelerate Management.