Howard Charles’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story
Mia Horton
Published Feb 19, 2026
| Intro | British actor |
| Is | Actor |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 1983, England, United Kingdom |
| Age: | 37 years |
Howard Charles (born 6 September 1983) is a British actor who is best known for his portrayal of Porthos in the BBC’s 2014 adaptation of Dumas’s The Three Musketeers, entitled The Musketeers.
Education
He studied at Kingston College in England between 2000 and 2005, earning a BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Performing Arts (Acting) before returning to start the BA (Hons) Acting for Stage and Media.
He then trained at the Drama Centre London and was awarded a Lady Rothermere Drama Award and a Leverhulme scholarship.
Theatre
Blackta (The Young Vic), Macbeth (with the RSC), The Merchant of Venice (Royal Shakespeare Company), Enron (Chichester Festival Theatre, The Royal Court, West End), Painting A Wall (Finborough Theatre), The Hounding of David Olwale (various theatres including; Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Everyman Liverpool, Hackney Empire), Three Sisters (Manchester Royal Exchange), The Local Stigmatic (Edinburgh Festival), Les Jeudis (Centre Pompidou, Paris), Twelfth Night, The Lunatic Queen, Taniko, Measure for Measure, Le Cid, The Cherry Orchard and The Winslow Boy.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Standing By | Titus | Short |
| 2011 | Sound | Flynn | Short |
| 2012 | Black Forest | Conrad | TV Movie |
| 2013 | &ME | Albert |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Beautiful People | Adult Kylie | Episode: “How I Got My Tongs” |
| 2012 | Switch | Jack | Episode 1.6 |
| 2014 – 2016 | The Musketeers | Porthos du Vallon |
Video Games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Need for Speed | Manu |
| Cancelled | Legacy of Kain: Dead Sun | Emperor |