# Howard Charles > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Howard_Charles > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Howard_Charles.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Charles > Source revision: 1340081317 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Howard Charles** is an English actor who is best known for his portrayal of [Porthos](/source/Porthos) in the BBC series *[The Musketeers](/source/The_Musketeers)* (2014–2016) and DCI Mike McGuire in the Acorn TV crime drama *[Whitstable Pearl](/source/Whitstable_Pearl)* (2021-2024). He was born in Brixton, London. [1][2][3] ## Education He studied at [Kingston College](/source/Kingston_College_(England)) 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](/source/Drama_Centre_London) and was awarded a [Lady Rothermere](/source/Patricia_Harmsworth,_Viscountess_Rothermere) Drama Award and a Leverhulme scholarship.[6] ## Theatre Charles has appeared in: *Blackta* (The [Young Vic](/source/Young_Vic)),[7] *Macbeth* (with the [RSC](/source/Royal_Shakespeare_Company)),[8] *[The Merchant of Venice](/source/The_Merchant_of_Venice)* (Royal Shakespeare Company),[9] *[Enron](/source/Enron_(play))* ([Chichester Festival Theatre](/source/Chichester_Festival_Theatre), The Royal Court, West End), *Painting A Wall* ([Finborough Theatre](/source/Finborough_Theatre)),[10] *The Hounding of David Olwale* (various theatres including; [Birmingham Repertory Theatre](/source/Birmingham_Repertory_Theatre), [Everyman Liverpool](/source/Everyman_Theatre,_Liverpool), [Hackney Empire](/source/Hackney_Empire)),[11] *Three Sisters* ([Manchester Royal Exchange](/source/Manchester_Royal_Exchange)), *The Local Stigmatic* (Edinburgh Festival), *Les Jeudis* ([Centre Pompidou](/source/Centre_Pompidou), Paris), *Twelfth Night*, *The Lunatic Queen*, *Taniko*, *Measure for Measure*, *Le Cid*, *The Cherry Orchard* and *The Winslow Boy*.[6] ## Filmography ### Film Year Title Role Notes 2010 Standing By Titus Short film[12] 2011 Sound Flynn Short film[13] 2013 &ME Albert 2018 Monster Party Luther The Scorpion King: Book of Souls Uruk Direct-to-video film 2025 Cleaner Captain Royce ### Television Year Title Role Notes 2008 Beautiful People Adult Kylie Episode: "How I Got My Tongs" 2012 Switch Jack Episode #1.6 Black Forest Conrad Television film 2013–2022 Top Boy Curtis 7 episodes 2014–2016 The Musketeers Porthos du Vallon Main cast; 30 episodes 2017 The Librarians Ambrose Gethic Episode: "And the Bleeding Crown" 2019 The Widow Tom Jansen 2 episodes The Red Line Ethan Young 8 episodes 2020 Liar Carl Peterson 4 episodes Alex Rider Wolf 4 episodes 2021 Shadow and Bone Arken Visser / The Conductor 5 episodes 2021–2024 Whitstable Pearl Mike McGuire 18 episodes ### Video games Year Title Role 2015 Need for Speed Manu Cancelled Legacy of Kain: Dead Sun Emperor ## References 1. ["Interview with Howard Charles"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150925073819/http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/musketeers/howard-charles.html). *BBC Media Centre*. Archived from [the original](https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/musketeers/howard-charles.html) on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2016. 1. ["Howard Charles on being Musketeer Porthos"](http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Entertainment/Television/Howard-Charles-on-bringing-Musketeer-Porthos-to-life-13012014.htm). *Cambridge News*. 15 January 2014. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140630002312/http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Entertainment/Television/Howard-Charles-on-bringing-Musketeer-Porthos-to-life-13012014.htm) 30 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 June 2016. 1. Waters, Florence (18 January 2014). ["The Musketeers: on set with Peter Capaldi and Vinnie Jones"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10571169/The-Musketeers-on-set-with-Peter-Capaldi-and-Vinnie-Jones.html). *The Daily Telegraph*. Retrieved 5 June 2016. 1. Logan, Ross (14 January 2014). ["One for all: Kingston College student to star in BBC's The Musketeers"](http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/10933571.Don_t_miss_former_Kingston_College_student_play_Porthos_in_new_BBC_drama_The_Musketeers/). *Your Local Guardian*. Retrieved 7 March 2014. 1. ["Former Student Lands Lead Role in BBC's The Musketeers"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180923235118/https://kingston-college.ac.uk/component/k2/former-student-lands-lead-role-in-bbc-s-the-musketeers). Kingston College. 13 January 2014. Archived from [the original](https://kingston-college.ac.uk/component/k2/former-student-lands-lead-role-in-bbc-s-the-musketeers) on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2014. 1. Prebble, Lucy (2016). [*Enron*](https://books.google.com/books?id=mxaAymrglQIC&pg=PP7). p. 2. ISBN 9781408124673. Retrieved 5 June 2016. 1. ["Blackta"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160615160719/http://www.youngvic.org/archive/blackta). *Young Vic*. Archived from [the original](http://www.youngvic.org/archive/blackta) on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016. 1. Denby, Alys (26 April 2011). ["Macbeth: The cast and crew"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/8474472/Macbeth-The-cast-and-crew.html). *The Daily Telegraph*. Retrieved 7 March 2014. 1. ["Welcome"](http://www.rsc.org.uk/). Royal Shakespeare Company. Retrieved 5 June 2016. 1. ["Painting A Wall"](http://www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk/transition-archive/2009/paintingawall.php). *Finborough Theatre*. Retrieved 5 June 2016. 1. ["Projects – The Hounding of David Oluwale"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233003/http://eclipsetheatre.org.uk/productions/past/2009-the-hounding-of-david-oluwale/). *Eclipse Theatre*. 2009. Archived from [the original](http://eclipsetheatre.org.uk/productions/past/2009-the-hounding-of-david-oluwale/) on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2016. 1. ["Standing by Trailer"](https://vimeo.com/13358461). Retrieved 5 June 2016. – via Vimeo. 1. ["Sound"](http://vimeo.com/21877523). 3 April 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2016. – via Vimeo. ## External links - [Howard Charles](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4374184/) at IMDb --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Howard Charles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Charles) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Charles?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.