Kerry Elizabeth Howard (born 24 March 1982) is an English actress. She played Laura in the BBC Three comedy series Him & Her and Leanne in Witless. She also appears in BBC Three "Feed My Funny" comedy sketches with Lu Corfield[1] and acted as courtroom clerk in the first series of Judge Romesh.

Kerry Howard
Howard at the Triforce Short Film Festival Awards in 2014
Born
Kerry Elizabeth Howard

(1982-03-24) 24 March 1982 (age 42)
Yeovil, England
NationalityEnglish
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
Notable workHim & Her, Witless
Spouse
Gabriel Vick
(m. 2012; div. 2018)
Children1
RelativesRussell Howard (brother)

Early life

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Howard was born to Dave and Ninette Howard in 1982. She has a twin brother called Daniel and is the younger sister of comedian Russell Howard.[2] She graduated with a BA (Hons) in Drama from Edge Hill University in 2003.[3]

Personal life

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Howard divorced her husband in 2018, and sought custody of her children.[4]

Filmography

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Year Project Role Notes
2009 Things Talk Dan's Girlfriend TV movie
2009–2010 Reggie Perrin Vicky
2009–2011 Comedy Showcase Colette/various roles Episodes "The Fun Police', "Girl Friday"
2010–2013 Him & Her Laura Main role
British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance (nominated)
2011 Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps Hazel Series 9; episode 5
2011 Mongrels Rickshaw Mother Episode "Kali and the Rickshaw Inferno"
2012 The Wedding Video Mrs Ring Pillow
2013 Aphrodite Fry Waitress TV movie
2013 I Give It a Year Clare
2013 Comedy Feeds Various BBC sketch show, episode "Kerry"
2014 Give Out Girls Marilyn TV series
2014 Russell Howard's Good News Mother of Baby Series 9 Episode 3
2015, 2017 Drunk History Herself Series 1 Episodes 1 and 6, Series 3 Episode 4
2015 Doc Martin Alexandra Lucas "Other People's Children" (Series 7 Episode 6)
2015 Crackanory Thora Series 3 Episode 2, "The Catchment Area", Series 3 Episode 4, "Abbatnoir"
2015 A Gert Lush Christmas Julie Colman Hour long TV special
2016–2018 Witless Leanne Main Character
2016 Murder in Successville Katy Perry (Series 2 Episode 5)
2016 Young Hyacinth Hyacinth One-off prequel to Keeping Up Appearances
2016 London Town Penelope
2018 Judge Romesh[5] Clerk Kerry
2018 Urban Myths Backstage at Live Aid Marsha Hunt
2020 The Trouble with Maggie Cole Kelly Roberts
2020 Two Weeks to Live Beth
2021 Russell Howard: Lubricant Herself Netflix special
2021 The Outlaws Trace Episode 6
2022 How to Disappear Nina Moyse Short film
2022 Richard Osman's House of Games Contestant Series 6 Episodes 21–25
2024-present Waterloo Road Serena Michelle Davies Recurring role

References

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  1. ^ "BBC Three – Kerry & Lu". BBC. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  2. ^ Chortle. "BBC Three show for Kerry Howard?".
  3. ^ "Kerry Howard". Profiles. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  4. ^ "The Divorce Social: Kerry Howard (TW) on Apple Podcasts".
  5. ^ "Judge Romesh - Dave Comedy". British Comedy Guide.
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