Kerry Howard

Kerry Elizabeth Howard (born 24 March 1982) is an English actress. She played Laura in the BBC Three comedy series Him & Her and Leanne in Witless. She also appears in BBC Three "Feed My Funny" comedy sketches with Lu Corfield^[1] and acted as courtroom clerk in the first series of Judge Romesh.

Kerry Howard
Howard at the Triforce Short Film Festival Awards in 2014
Born	Kerry Elizabeth Howard (1982-03-24) 24 March 1982 (age 43) Yeovil, Somerset, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2009–present
Notable work	Him & Her, Witless
Spouse	Gabriel Vick ​ ​ (m. 2012; div. 2018)​
Children	2
Relatives	Russell Howard (brother)

Early life

Howard was born to Dave and Ninette Howard in 1982. She has a twin brother called Daniel and is the younger sister of comedian Russell Howard.^[2] She graduated with a BA (Hons) in Drama from Edge Hill University in 2003.^[3]

Personal life

Howard divorced her husband in 2018, and sought custody of her children.^[4]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Peacock Season	Party Girl
2012	The Wedding Video	Mrs. Ring Pillow
2013	I Give It a Year	Clare
2016	London Town	Penelope
2022	National Theatre Live: Jack Absolute Flies Again	Lucy
	How to Disappear	Nina Moyse	Short film
2023	Love at First Sight	Maid of Honour Violet
2025	Dreamers	Lisa
	Departures	Jackie
TBA	Bad Apples	PC Williams	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Comedy Showcase	Various roles	Series 2; episode 6: "Girl Friday"
	Things Talk	Dan's Girlfriend	Television film
2009–2010	Reggie Perrin	Vicky	Series 1 & 2; 12 episodes
2010	Meet the Parents	Sister	Series 1; episode 6: "Ex-Army"
2010–2013	Him & Her	Laura	Main role. Series 1–4; 24 episodes British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance (nominated)
2011	Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps	Hazel	Series 9; episode 5: "Shagger"
	Comedy Showcase	Colette	Series 3; episode 3: "The Fun Police"
	Mongrels	Rickshaw Mother	Series 2; episode 2: "Kali and the Rickshaw Inferno"
2013	Love Matters	Waitress	Episode 4: "Aphrodite Fry"
	Comedy Feeds	Various	BBC sketch show. Series 2; episode 3: "Kerry". Also writer
2014	Drifters	Chelsea	Series 2; episode 5: "Hen Don't"
	Give Out Girls	Marilyn	Episodes 1–6
	Russell Howard's Good News	Mother of Baby	Series 9; episode 3
2015	Doc Martin	Alexandra Lucas	Series 7; episode 6: "Other People's Children"
	Crackanory	Parent (Thora) / Clara Winkleface	Series 3; episodes 2 & 4: "The Catchment Area" & "Abbatnoir"
	A Gert Lush Christmas	Julie Colman	Television film
2015, 2017	Drunk History	Herself - Drunk Storyteller	Series 1; episodes 1 & 6, and series 3; episode 4
2016	Murder in Successville	Katy Perry	Series 2; episode 5: "Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes"
	Borderline	Stacey Allen	Series 1; episode 2: "The Hens"
	Young Hyacinth	Hyacinth	One-off prequel to Keeping Up Appearances
	We the Jury	Fiona	Pilot episode
2016–2018	Witless	Leanne	Main character. Series 1–3; 15 episodes
2017	Murder in Successville	Madonna	Series 3; episode 3: "I Saw a Monster!"
	Would I Lie to You?	Herself - Contestant	Series 11; Christmas special
2018	Judge Romesh[5]	Herself - Court Clerk	Series 1; episodes 1–10
	Urban Myths	Marsha Hunt	Series 2; episode 2: "Backstage at Live Aid"
2019	Four Weddings and a Funeral	Poppy	Mini-series; episodes 4 & 6: "The Winner Takes It All" & "Lights, Camera, Wedding"
2020	The Trouble with Maggie Cole	Kelly Roberts	Episodes 1–3, 5 & 6
	Two Weeks to Live	Beth	Episodes 3–6
	Finding Joy	Christie	Series 2; episodes 1–6
2021	Russell Howard: Lubricant	Herself	Netflix special
	Ted Lasso	Sarah Coombes	Season 2; episode 9: "Beard After Hours"
	The Outlaws	Trace	Series 1; episode 6
2022	Richard Osman's House of Games	Herself - Contestant	Series 6; episodes 21–25 (week 5)
2023	Beyond Paradise	Cleo Davenport	Series 1; episode 5
	Black Ops	Jen	Series 1; episode 1
2024–2025	Waterloo Road	Serena Michelle Davies	Recurring role. Series 13–15; 8 episodes