Gabriel Howell
British actor
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Gabriel Howell (born 19 February 1999) is a British actor. His television roles include a young Elias Mannix in the Netflix mystery thriller miniseries Bodies (2023). His film roles include Dennis in the 2022 film The Fence, and Snotlout Jorgenson in the 2025 film How to Train Your Dragon.
Gabriel Howell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 February 1999 |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Education | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (BA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2021-present |
| Television | Bodies |
Early life
Career
Stage
Howell was part of the original 2022 production of The Unfriend at the premiere at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester, written by Steven Moffat and with Mark Gatiss as director.[4] He was then part of The Unfriend, as it transferred to be performed in 2023 in the West End at the Criterion Theatre, London, alongside Reece Shearsmith, Amanda Abbington and Frances Barber.[5] Howell's performance in the role was described as “the perfect stage debut" in The Daily Telegraph.[6]
He appeared in Nathan Englander's What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank in 2024 at Theatre Royal, Marylebone, alongside Joshua Malina, directed by Patrick Marber.[7][8]
Film and television
Howell had a role in the 2022 film The Fence, set in 1980s Bristol, from writer-director William Stone, adapted from his own previous short film, and featuring Sally Phillips.[9][10]
He appeared as the young Elias Mannix in 2023 Netflix series Bodies and as Tobi, a computer whizz, in the 2024 BBC One series Nightsleeper.[11][2]
He plays Snotlout Jorgenson, Hiccup's rival, in the 2025 adventure film How to Train Your Dragon.[12]
Filmography
| † | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 𝘐𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦, 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘊𝘢𝘯 | Hunter | Short
Film |
| 2018 | 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘺 𝘋𝘢𝘺 | Gus | Short
Film |
| 2020 | 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦 | Gareth | Short
Film |
| 2021 | 𝘚𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘴 | Charlie | Short Film |
| 2022 | The Fence | Dennis | Film |
| 2023 | Bodies | Elias Mannix (age 15) | 8
episodes |
| 2024 | Nightsleeper | Tobi | 6 episodes |
| 2025 | How to Train Your Dragon | Snotlout Jorgenson | Feature film |
| 2025 | 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘮𝘢𝘯 | Shane | Short Film |
| 2026 | 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘉𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴
† |
Jonathan
Clarke |
Short
Film |
| 2027 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 † | Snotlout Jorgenson | Feature film[13] |