Gerran Howell

Gerran Howell is a Welsh actor from Barry, Wales, best known for playing the titular character in Young Dracula, a CBBC television series that initially aired in 2006. In 2025, he began playing med student Dennis Whitaker in the Max medical drama The Pitt.

Gerran Howell
Born	Barry, Wales, United Kingdom
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2006–present

Early life

Howell grew up in Barry. 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

Early work

Howell's first major role was in Young Dracula; the show revolves around 13-year-old Vlad and his family, who happen to be vampires, as they try to live in a small, rural Welsh town after moving there from Transylvania. The first two series were broadcast in 2006–2008. The third and fourth series were broadcast in 2011–2012 in which Howell plays a now 17-year-old Vlad, with full vampire powers which he must learn to control. The fifth and concluding series was shown in early 2014.

Howell, alongside co-stars from Young Dracula, was a part of the Bake a Difference Appeal^[4] on Blue Peter and 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

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.

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
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)	UK version[13]
2022	Freedom's Path	William

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Casualty	Niall Andrews	Episode: "Blind Spots"
2006–2014	Young Dracula	Vladimir Dracula	Main Role
2011–2015	The Sparticle Mystery	Ernesto	Series regular
2012	Casualty	Rory Brothwick	Episode: "Hero Syndrome"
	Some Girls	Ryan	1 episode
2015	Drifters	Callum	Episode: "Wedding"
2017	Emerald City	Jack	Series regular
	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	Mini-series
2022	Suspicion	Leo Newman	Mini-series
2022	McDonald & Dodds	Fulton Harte (alias: Father Luton)	Episode: "Clouds Across the Moon"
2024	Ludwig	DC Simon Evans	Series Regular[14]
2025	The Pitt	Dennis Whitaker	In Production[15]
2025	Out There	Rhys	[16]

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2018	Déraciné	Herman		[13]
	Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country	Milton		[13]
2022	Xenoblade Chronicles 3	Joran		[13]

References

1. Flynn, Jessica (28 December 2006). "Dracula star drops in to see patients". Wales Online.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
2. Warwick Emanuel PR (2011). "Swimming in reservoirs can kill". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2016 – via YouTube.
3. Watts, Ellis (2013). "Deep End". Retrieved 31 January 2016.
4. "Bake a Difference Appeal". CBBC. Archived from the original on 9 December 2011.
5. "Behind The Stunts". CBBC. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012.
6. "Behind the Scenes of Young Dracula". CBBC. 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
7. "Interview with the Vampire". CBBC. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012.
8. "Vlad's Guide To Spotting A Vampire". CBBC. 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
9. Keene, Allison (21 December 2018). "Catch-22: First Images Reveal George Clooney's Hulu Series". Collider.
10. "Director Brett Smith Advocates for Courage in "Freedom's Path" – SoulVision Magazine". Retrieved 8 February 2021.
11. Wiseman, Andreas (14 October 2019). "'Freedom's Path': Ewen Bremner, RJ Cyler & Gerran Howell Lead American Civil War Movie Now Underway". Deadline. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
12. https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/ludwig-cambridge-filming-cast-who-29992894.amp
13. "Gerran Howell (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 28 August 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
14. Hibbs, James (25 September 2024). "Meet the cast of Ludwig". Radio Times. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
15. Stedman, Emily (5 August 2024). "ER's Noah Wyle in first look at new medical drama coming in 2025". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
16. Bull, Megan (15 September 2023). "Martin Clunes' new show away from Doc Martin - and it sounds amazing". Hello Magazine. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

External links

• Gerran Howell at IMDb
• Gerran Howell on Twitter