Howard Charles
Birth placeBrixton, London, United Kingdom
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present

Howard Charles is an English actor who is best known for his portrayal of Porthos in the BBC series The Musketeers (2014–2016) and DCI Mike McGuire in the Acorn TV crime drama Whitstable Pearl (2021-2024). He was born in Brixton, London. [1][2][3]

Education

He studied at Kingston College in England[4] 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.[5]

He then trained at the Drama Centre London and was awarded a Lady Rothermere Drama Award and a Leverhulme scholarship.[6]

Theatre

Charles has appeared in: Blackta (The Young Vic),[7] Macbeth (with the RSC),[8] The Merchant of Venice (Royal Shakespeare Company),[9] Enron (Chichester Festival Theatre, The Royal Court, West End), Painting A Wall (Finborough Theatre),[10] The Hounding of David Olwale (various theatres including; Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Everyman Liverpool, Hackney Empire),[11] 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.[6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Standing ByTitusShort film[12]
2011SoundFlynnShort film[13]
2013&MEAlbert
2018Monster PartyLuther
The Scorpion King: Book of SoulsUrukDirect-to-video film
2025CleanerCaptain Royce

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008Beautiful PeopleAdult KylieEpisode: "How I Got My Tongs"
2012SwitchJackEpisode #1.6
Black ForestConradTelevision film
2013–2022Top BoyCurtis7 episodes
2014–2016The MusketeersPorthos du VallonMain cast; 30 episodes
2017The LibrariansAmbrose GethicEpisode: "And the Bleeding Crown"
2019The WidowTom Jansen2 episodes
The Red LineEthan Young8 episodes
2020LiarCarl Peterson4 episodes
Alex RiderWolf4 episodes
2021Shadow and BoneArken Visser / The Conductor5 episodes
2021–2024Whitstable PearlMike McGuire18 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRole
2015Need for SpeedManu
CancelledLegacy of Kain: Dead SunEmperor

References

  1. ^ "Interview with Howard Charles". BBC Media Centre. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Howard Charles on being Musketeer Porthos". Cambridge News. 15 January 2014. Archived 30 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine. 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. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Former Student Lands Lead Role in BBC's The Musketeers". Kingston College. 13 January 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  6. ^ Prebble, Lucy (2016). Enron. p. 2. ISBN 9781408124673. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Blackta". Young Vic. Archived from the original on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  8. ^ Denby, Alys (26 April 2011). "Macbeth: The cast and crew". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Welcome". Royal Shakespeare Company. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Painting A Wall". Finborough Theatre. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  11. ^ "Projects – The Hounding of David Oluwale". Eclipse Theatre. 2009. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  12. ^ "Standing by Trailer". Retrieved 5 June 2016. – via Vimeo.
  13. ^ "Sound". 3 April 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2016. – via Vimeo.