Born: May 05, 1957
Originally from Manchester, England, Howitt began his career as a television actor, playing roles in a number of British series and telefilms. Early in the 1990s, he began landing roles on the big screen, including In the Name of the Father (1993) and Some Mother's Son (1996). Howitt also appeared on stage, performing roles in two plays by Harold Pinter: The Caretaker and Party Time. In 1998, Howitt moved behind the camera to direct a film based on a screenplay he wrote himself, Sliding... See All