Gerran Howell facts for kids

Gerran Howell is an actor from Barry, Wales. He is best known for playing the main character in Young Dracula. This CBBC TV series first aired in 2006. In 2025, he started playing Dennis Whitaker, a medical student, in the new medical drama The Pitt on Max.

Gerran Howell's Early Life and Training

Gerran Howell grew up in Barry, a town in Wales. He went to Barry Comprehensive School. When he was young, he trained at an improvisation workshop in Cardiff. Later, he studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

Before his big roles, Gerran appeared in a short cinema ad. This ad warned people about the dangers of swimming in Welsh reservoirs. He also acted in a short film by Ellis Watts.

Gerran's Acting Career

Becoming a Vampire Star

Gerran Howell's first major acting job was in Young Dracula. This show is about a 13-year-old boy named Vlad and his family. They are vampires who move from Transylvania to a small town in Wales.

The first two seasons of Young Dracula were shown from 2006 to 2008. In the third and fourth seasons (2011–2012), Gerran played Vlad as a 17-year-old. By then, Vlad had full vampire powers and had to learn how to control them. The fifth and final season aired in early 2014.

Gerran also appeared on Blue Peter with his Young Dracula co-stars. They were part of the "Bake a Difference Appeal." He even filmed some behind-the-scenes footage of Young Dracula. He also showed up on Inside Out North West in a short sketch. Gerran was interviewed about the show and gave a quick tutorial, in character as Vlad, on how to spot a vampire.

Other Roles in TV and Film

Gerran has acted in several other short films and TV shows. He had a recurring role in the medical drama Casualty in 2006 and again in 2012.

In 2011, he played "Ernesto" in an episode of the CBBC drama The Sparticle Mystery. He returned for the second and third seasons of that show. He also appeared on CBBC's Hacker Time and 12 Again in 2012.

In 2019, Gerran Howell was in the miniseries Catch-22 as Kid Sampson. Later that year, he played Private Parry in the 2019 war film 1917.

In 2022, Gerran starred in Freedom's Path as William. He played a Union soldier who becomes friends with a runaway slave. In 2024, he appeared as DC Simon Evans in the TV series Ludwig.

Besides acting on screen, Gerran has also done voice-overs. He has lent his voice to radio adverts and video games.

Filmography

Key

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Film Roles

Television Roles

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
2025	The Pitt	TBA	In Production
2025	Out There	Rhys

Video Game Roles

See also

In Spanish: Gerran Howell para niños