Andrew Howard (born 12 June 1969) is a Welsh theatre, television and film actor.
Early life Andrew grew up in Canton and Ely districts of Cardiff.
Training Howard trained at Cygnet Training Theatre in Exeter in the late 1980s, touring in productions of A Christmas Carol, Twelfth Night, Beggar's Opera and Peer Gynt among others.
Career Stage On stage roles included Alex DeLarge in A Clockwork Orange, Peer Gynt in Peer Gynt, Orestes in Electra at theatres, including The Royal National Theatre (London) and The Donmar Warehouse (London).
Film Howard has made notable appearances in several major productions, including the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers and the Guy Ritchie caper Revolver, as well as costarring alongside Patrick Stewart and Glenn Close in the 2003 TV film The Lion in Winter. He played "Bad" Frank Phillips in History Channel's Hatfields & McCoys.
In 2001, Howard was awarded best actor at the Tokyo International Film Festival for his portrayal of Jon in Mr In-Between. He co-wrote the screenplay for Shooters, a 2002 British crime drama in which he also starred. In 2009, he played Thomas Luster in the thriller film Luster under the direction from Adam Mason.
In 2009, he was also in the film Blood River, for which Howard won Best Actor Award at the Honolulu Film Festival and the Jack Nance Breakthrough Performance Award at the New York Film Festival Downtown. In 2011, he starred in Limitless, a film by Neil Burger originally titled The Dark Fields.
In 2014, he played a supporting role as the lead Russian henchman, Maxim, in Taken 3. Since 2015, he has appeared in the television series Bates Motel as Will Decody, who was originally portrayed by actor Ian Hart in the first season.
In 2020, he played the Driver in Tenet. In the same year, he starred as Officer Merk, a racist NYPD officer, in the Oscar-winning short film Two Distant Strangers.
Filmography
Film Year Film Role Notes 1999 The Cherry Orchard Trofimov Shades Dylan Cole 2000 Rancid Aluminium Trevor 2001 Mr In-Between Jon 2002 Shooters J Moonlight Gang Leader Below Hoag 2003 The Lion in Winter Richard the Lionheart 2004 One Perfect Day Hector Lee 2005 Heights Ian The Last Drop Captain Edward Banks Revolver Billy 2006 The Devil's Chair Nick West 2007 Cassandra's Dream Jerry 2008 Love Me Still Mickey Ronson 2009 Luster Thomas Luster Blood River Joseph 2010 I Spit on Your Grave Sheriff Storch 2011 Limitless Gennady The Hangover Part II Nikolai 2014 Taken 3 Maxim Squatters Ronald 2016True Memoirs of an International Assassin Anton Masovich Crow Harley 2017 CHiPs Arnaud 2018 Truth or Dare Randall Himoff 2019 Anna Oleg 2020 Tenet The Driver Songbird Q-Zone Escapee Two Distant Strangers Officer Merk Short film 2023 Mudbrick Jakov 2024 Hard Home Diablo Killer 2025 The Accountant 2 Batu 2026 Truly Naked Dylan Man of War Dany The Odyssey Polites
Television Year Title Role Notes 2001 Band of Brothers Captain Clarence Hester 2 episodes 2007 Suspect Stella TV movie 2011 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Luke Ronson Episode: "Smoked" CSI Johannes Desmoot Episode: "A Kiss Before Frying" Burn Notice Tavian Khorza 3 episodes 2012 Hatfields & McCoys Frank 'Bad Frank' Phillips TV miniseries 2012–2013 NCIS: Los Angeles Dmitri Greshnev 2 episodes 2013 Copper Mr. O'Rourke 3 episodes 2013 Boardwalk Empire August Tucker Episode: "Acres of Diamonds" Ironside Ricky Tybor Episode: "Hell on Wheels" 2014 Elementary Devin Gasper Episode: "The Diabolical Kind" The After McCormick TV movie Banshee Quentin Episode: "Armies of One" The Blacklist Milo Episode: "Berlin (No. 8): Conclusion" 2014–2015 Hell on Wheels Dandy Johnny Shea 7 episodes 2015 The Lizzie Borden Chronicles Billy Borden 2 episodes Proof Randall Mason Episode: "Redemption" Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Luther Banks Recurring role, 6 episodes Agent X Nicolas Volker / Raymond Marks Recurring role, 8 episodes 2015–2016 Bates Motel Will Decody Recurring role, 8 episodes 2017 24: Legacy Gabriel Episode: "4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m." The Brave Ranier Boothe Episode: "The Greater Good" 2018–2019 The Outpost Marshal Withers Main role 2019 The Oath Kraley 5 episodes Watchmen Red Scare Miniseries 2020 Perry Mason Detective Ennis Miniseries 2021 Mayor of Kingstown Duke 5 episodes 2024 Echo Zane 3 episodes 2026 Steal Sniper / Morgan Trahern 6 episodes
Screenwriter 2002 Shooters film 2010 Pig film
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