Gerran Howell

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name	Gerran Howell
birth_place	Barry, Wales, UK
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years_active	2006–present
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| name = Gerran Howell | birth_date = | birth_place = Barry, Wales, UK | occupation = | years_active = 2006–present Gerran Howell is a Welsh actor. He began his career starring as the titular character of the CBBC series Young Dracula (2006–2014). He is known for his roles in the Hulu miniseries Catch-22 (2019) and the HBO Max medical drama The Pitt (2025–).

Early life

Howell grew up in Barry, Wales. He attended Barry Comprehensive School. 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, and in a short film by Ellis Watts.

Career

Early work

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 on Blue Peter; he filmed some behind the scenes footage of Young Dracula. He also appeared on Inside Out North West during a short behind the scenes at Young Dracula sketch. 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.

Other work

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. Later that year, Howell appeared as 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.

In 2024, he appeared as DC Simon Evans in the television series* Ludwig*.

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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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)
2022	Freedom's Path	William
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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; 66 episodes
2011–2015	The Sparticle Mystery	Ernesto	Guest star (series 1), Recurring role (series 2), Main role (series 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	Leonardo "Leo" Newman	Main role; 3 episodes
McDonald & Dodds	Fulton Harte (alias: Father Luton)	Episode: "Clouds Across the Moon"
2024	Ludwig	DC Simon Evans	Main role; 6 episodes (series 1)
2025present	The Pitt	Dennis Whitaker	Main role; 16 episodes
2025	Out There	Rhys Simpson	Miniseries; 6 episodes
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Video games

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

References

1. Flynn, Jessica. (28 December 2006). "Dracula star drops in to see patients". Wales Online.co.uk.
2. Warwick Emanuel PR. (2011). "Swimming in reservoirs can kill".
3. Watts, Ellis. (2013). "Deep End".
4. "Bake a Difference Appeal". CBBC.
5. "Behind The Stunts". CBBC.
6. (2016). "Behind the Scenes of Young Dracula". CBBC.
7. "Interview with the Vampire". CBBC.
8. (2016). "Vlad's Guide To Spotting A Vampire". CBBC.
9. (21 December 2018). "Catch-22: First Images Reveal George Clooney's Hulu Series".
10. "Director Brett Smith Advocates for Courage in "Freedom's Path" – SoulVision Magazine".
11. Wiseman, Andreas. (2019-10-14). "'Freedom's Path': Ewen Bremner, RJ Cyler & Gerran Howell Lead American Civil War Movie Now Underway".
12. (23 September 2024). "Meet Ludwig's cast as David Mitchell leads new Cambridge drama".
13. (25 September 2024). "Meet the cast of Ludwig".
14. (5 August 2024). "ER's Noah Wyle in first look at new medical drama coming in 2025".
15. Bull, Megan. (15 September 2023). "Martin Clunes' new show away from Doc Martin - and it sounds amazing".
16. "Gerran Howell (visual voices guide)".

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