Karl Howman began his acting career with the National Youth Theatre with his professional debut in a BBC 30-minute theatre, “You’ve Been Gone a Long Time, Alfred” in 1971.

“Wild Justice” City Limits

“In a fine cast a Theatre Royal stalwarts, Karl Howman gives a tour de force performance as Frank”

“Same Time Next Year”

“It was a triumph of timing from an accomplished actor which earned thunderous applause”

“My Girl” Daily Mail

“A cracker…bitingly funny…brilliantly served by the two actors Karl Howman and Meera Syal”

“Babes In The Wood” Evening Standard

“There are some very bad lines which somehow manage to work because of the excellent Karl Howman as Charlie”

Theatre

• Shaw Theatre - It’s Only a Game
• Bush Theatre Secrets
• Royal Court Theatre - Teeth ‘N’ Smiles
• Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford Present Laughter & Cuckoo
• Greenwich Theatre - The Rivals
• Shaw Theatre - Macbeth
• Foco Novo - Edward II
• Soho Poly - Sus
• Adelphi Theatre - Me & My Girl – Bill Snibson
• British Tour - Ladybird

• Theatre Royal, Stratford - My Girl, Wild Justice, Shooting Ducks (opened at Edinburgh Festival)

• Theatre Royal, Windsor - Building Blocks
• New Zealand Tour - Don’t Dress for Dinner
• Churchill Theatre - Bromley Penny for the Guy
• Middle & Far East Tour - A Touch of Spring
• Queens Theatre, Hornchurch - Same Time Next Year
• Australia Tour - Same Time Next Year
• UK Tour Guest Star - The Play What I Wrote

Films «more»

• That’ll Be The Day
• Stardust (1974)
• Frankenstein
• S.O.S. Titanic
• Babylon
• Party Party
• The Long Good Friday

Television

Own series

• Brush Strokes - BBC1
• Mulberry - BBC1
• Bad Boys - BBC1 (Scotland)
• Babes in the Wood - Carlton TV

Guest appearances

• The Flipside of Dominic Hyde
• Fortunes of Nigel Fox
• A Fine Romance
• Get Some In
• Sweeney
• Minder
• The Professionals
• Van De Valk
• Black Silk
• Juliet Bravo
• Boon
• Saracen
• Guest starred in a 4 part series of The Bill (2003)
• Guest starred in The Last Detective (2004)

Producer/Director credits

• In 2004 and 2005, with his company Linefilm, he Produced and Directed “Hack” at the Jermyn Street Theatre and Produced and Directed “Hairy Fairies” at the Brighton Festival.
• In 2006 he is Producing & Directing for Linefilm, DVD’s for the Kent Police, the Home Office and Charlton Athletic Community Trust.
• He is also co-producing and Directing “Ho Ho Club” at The Kings Head in October 2006 for Gornisht.

Radio

• King Street Junior  - BBC Radio 4 (9 series)
• My Girl BBC - Radio 4 (1992)
• Coming Alive - BBC Radio 4 (3 series in 1998, 1999 & 2000)
• Karl is one of the most popular voice over artists in the country, having been the voice for Kia Cars, John Smiths Bitter, Lenor and many others.
• He has starred in TV Ad Campaigns for McEwans Beer, Harp Larger, Pepsi Cola and Johnsons Baby Powder. He is also very well known for his now famous Flash adverts.

Reviews

Wild Justice - Critics Choice Time Out

“Superb thriller in which Karl Howman excels as the primary school teacher whose son is killed an a bank raid”

Wild Justice - The Times

“…and Howman’s sureness of touch is excellent”

Wild Justice - City Limits

“In a fine cast of Theatre Royal stalwarts, Karl Howman gives a tour de force performance as Frank”

Babes in the Wood - Evening Standard

“There are some very bad lines which somehow manage to work because of the excellent Karl Howman as Charlie”