Jonathan Howard (actor)

Howard was born in Lancashire, England and has lived in London since 2005.^[3][4] In August 2018, actress Élodie Yung gave birth to Howard's daughter.^[5]

Howard started acting in 2001 with his first role in educational TV show for youths called Looking After the Penneys as Scott Penney. He was a part of the final cast between 2005 and 2007 of the British TV series Dream Team, playing Gavin Moody, a young footballer.^[6] He then went to train at the prestigious London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) between 2008 and 2011.^[7] In 2012, he was in the TV miniseries Titanic as Sixth Officer Moody.^[7] He appeared as Sam Thawley, a young, handsome bar patron, on Series 4 of Downton Abbey.^[8]

In 2013, he appeared in the zombie war film World War Z with Brad Pitt as one of Camp Humphrey's soldiers and in the Marvel Studios film Thor: The Dark World as Ian Boothby, Darcy's intern and love interest.^[9][8] The following year, he appeared in series 2 of the TV series Mr Selfridge as Ed and in several episodes of the British/American sitcom Episodes.^[8][7]