Gerran Howell

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Gerran Howell
Born
Barry, Wales, UK
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active2006–present

Gerran Howell is a Welsh actor. He began his career starring as the titular character of the CBBC series Young Dracula (2006–2014). More recently, he is known for his roles in the Hulu miniseries Catch-22 (2019) and the HBO Max medical drama The Pitt (2025–).

Early life

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Howell grew up in Barry, Wales. He attended Barry Comprehensive School.[1] He trained at ATSLI improvisation workshop in Cardiff at a young age, and later went on to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He initially appeared in a short cinema advert warning about the dangers of swimming in Welsh Reservoirs,[2] and in a short film by Ellis Watts.[3]

Career

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Early work

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Howell's first major role was in the CBBC series Young Dracula, which revolves around 13-year-old Vlad and his family of vampires as they move to a rural Welsh town from Transylvania. The first two series were broadcast from 2006 to 2008. The third and fourth series were broadcast from 2011 to 2012, in which Howell plays a now 17-year-old Vlad, with full vampire powers which he must learn to control. The fifth and final series aired in early 2014.

Howell, alongside his Young Dracula co-stars, was a part of the Bake a Difference Appeal[4] on Blue Peter; he filmed some behind the scenes footage of Young Dracula.[5] He also appeared on Inside Out North West during a short behind the scenes at Young Dracula sketch.[6] Howell was also interviewed by Letty Butler about the show and did a short tutorial in character as Vlad on how to spot a vampire.[7][8]

Other work

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Howell has also appeared in a few short films and television shows, including a recurring role in Casualty (2006 & 2012).

In 2011, he appeared as Ernesto in an episode of the CBBC drama The Sparticle Mystery and later returned in series 2 and 3. He appeared on CBBC's Hacker Time and 12 Again, during 2012.

In 2019, Howell appeared in the miniseries Catch-22 as Kid Sampson.[9] Later that year, Howell appeared as a private Parry in the 2019 film 1917.

In 2022, Howell starred in Freedom's Path as William, a Union soldier who befriends a runaway slave, played by RJ Cyler.[10][11]

In 2024, he appeared as DC Simon Evans in the television series Ludwig.[12]

In addition to his work on-screen, he has also recorded voice-overs for radio adverts and video games. In the Xenoblade Chronicles series, he voiced the supporting characters Milton and Joran.

In 2025, he played medical student Dennis Whitaker in the critically acclaimed American medical drama The Pitt.

Filmography

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Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 Crusade in Jeans Baudonin
2014 Queen & Country Kitto
2019 The Song of Names Young Martin Simmonds
1917 Private Parry
2020 Willy and the Guardians of the Lake Willy Voice role (UK version) [13]
2022 Freedom's Path William

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 Casualty Niall Andrews Episode: "Blind Spots"
2006–2014 Young Dracula Vladimir Dracula Main Role; 65 episodes
2011–2015 The Sparticle Mystery Ernesto Guest star (season 1), Recurring role (season 2), Main role (season 3); 18 episodes
2012 Casualty Rory Brothwick Episode: "Hero Syndrome"
Some Girls Ryan Episode: "#1.2"
2015 Drifters Callum Episode: "Wedding"
2017 Emerald City Jack Main role; 10 episodes
Strike Back Alexsander Episode: "Retribution"
2018 This Country Jacob Seaton Episode: "The Vicar's Son"
Genius Karl-Heinz Wiegels Episode: "Picasso"
2019 Catch-22 Kid Sampson Miniseries; 5 episodes
2022 Suspicion Leo Newman Miniseries; 3 episodes
McDonald & Dodds Fulton Harte (alias: Father Luton) Episode: "Clouds Across the Moon"
2024 Ludwig DC Simon Evans Main role; 6 episodes (season 1) [14]
2025-present The Pitt Dennis Whitaker Main role; 15 episodes [15]
2025 Out There Rhys Simpson Miniseries; 6 episodes [16]

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Déraciné Herman [13]
Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country Milton [13]
2022 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Joran [13]
2023 Lies of P Toma / Lonely Puppet / Wandering Merchent

References

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