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Gerran Lyn Howell (born 25 February 1991) is a Welsh actor, director and writer of short films, best known for playing "Vladimir Dracula" in Young Dracula, a CBBC television series that initially aired in 2006.

Gerran Howell
Born	Gerran Lyn Howell (1991-02-25) 25 February 1991 (age 31) Barry, Wales
Occupation	Actor singer director writer musician
Years active	2006–present

Early life

Howell was born in Barry, Wales. He attended Barry Comprehensive School (an all-boys secondary school with a mixed sixth form).[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

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 they moved there from Transylvania. The first two series were broadcast in 2006–2008. The third and fourth series were broadcast in 2011–2012 in which Gerran plays a 17-year-old Vlad, four years on, now with full vampire powers which he must learn to control. The fifth and concluding series was shown in early 2014.

Gerran, and co-star from Young Dracula, Letty Butler were 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] Gerran was also interviewed by Letty Butler about the show[7] and he also did a short tutorial in character as Vlad on how to spot a vampire.[8]

In January 2012, Gerran's character 'Vlad' in Young Dracula was voted in the SFX vampire poll, ranking at number 17 in the top 50 vampires.[9]

Other work

Gerran has also appeared in a few short films and television shows, appearing as "Niall Andrews" and "Rory Brothwick" in Casualty (2006 & 2012). As well as Some Girls episode 2 as "Ryan".

In 2011, he appeared as "Ernesto" in an episode of the CBBC drama The Sparticle Mystery and returned in series 2 (which was aired in February 2013). He has also returned for series 3 of The Sparticle Mystery (which aired January 2014). Gerran also guest starred in Casualty in January 2012, as a new character alongside actor Billy Boyd.

He appeared on CBBC's Hacker Time and 12 Again, with Young Dracula co-star Clare Thomas, during 2012.

In addition to his work on-screen, he has also recorded voice-overs for radio adverts and video games.

In 2019, Howell appeared in the miniseries Catch-22 as Kid Sampson.[10]

Gerran 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.[11][12]

Filmography

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
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	Father Luton	Episode: "Clouds Across the Moon"

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country	Milton
2022	Xenoblade Chronicles 3	Joran

References

External links

• Gerran Howell at IMDb
• Gerran Howell on Twitter

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