Howard Charles
British actor
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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]
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Howard Charles in 2016 | |
| Born | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2008–present |
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
| 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 |
