
Acting
Laura Howard
Born 1977-01-01 · Chiswick, London, England, UK
British actress Laura Howard has worked extensively on stage and screen since she was in her mid teens, most notably as the longstanding regular character Cully Barnaby in ITV's Midsomer Murders. She has appeared in recurring roles in Soldier Soldier (Central Television) and Young Dracula (CBBC), leading roles in Jack Rosenthal Screen One films (BBC) and short films for Brag Productions and RSA Films, as well as numerous guest appearances for the BBC and ITV. Laura's stage credits include productions at the Royal Shakespeare Company, The Donmar Warehouse, Chichester Festival Theatre, Southwark Playhouse, Watford Palace and Liverpool Playhouse, as well as premiers of new writing at Theatre Royal Stratford East and HighTide Festival. She has also toured the UK in shows for The English Touring Theatre, Northern Stage, Touring Consortium and for Sir Alan Ayckbourn and the SJT.
Acting credits
6.3After their mother suffers a fatal overdose, two sisters fear being separated by the foster system and decide to hide her body. But when their lie risks being exposed, they must decide how far they’re willing to go to keep their secret.
What We Hide
2025
NRA character-driven comedy drama about neighbourliness and class divisions (or lack thereof); Invincible follows Emily and Oliver – a liberal, middle-class couple from the South of England – who move up North to live a cheaper life as the 2012 recession hits, and raise their children among what they term as “real people”. There, they invite their neighbours round for drinks where the evening turns to debates about war, art and football. A microcosm for the wider discussion on class politics and world views.
Invincible
2025
8.0Comedy drama about the trials and tribulations of three sets of parents as they finally realise that their children have grown up and reluctantly they have to let them enroll at Cambridge University.
Eskimo Day
1996
NRSix London friends, whose lives and work are overshadowed by a demanding film producer, flee the country for a weekend to escape his clutches. Having managed to escape for a rare weekend away from the nameless director's demands, the friends subsequently discover that it is hard to shake off his influence, even whilst safely ensconced in a hotel in Amsterdam. A revival of the John Osborne play filmed at The Donmar and broadcast on BBC4 in 2004
The Hotel In Amsterdam
2004
7.2Doting parents must adjust to life without their children as their offspring leave for college and form relationships.
Cold Enough for Snow
1997
NRAn amiable slacker decides to do good in the world. Things don't go to plan.
Be Good
2009
7.0Gus's girlfriend has thrown him out after his infidelity. One day he sees a girl painting in the park. He walks up to her.
Queen's Park Story
1998
NRA comedic and insightful look into an aspiring filmmaker's journey to direct a film about his ex-fiancé who didn't believe love was enough.
Cinema Salvation
2010
Janet Fisk has been supporting her husband, Theodore, through his experience of breast cancer - but now that he is in remission, she realizes that their relationship has been empty for some time. Her secret discovery that she is pregnant is the final straw. More trapped than ever, the bathroom becomes her refuge, and her prison. As the pressure mounts, inexplicable things start to happen in the house - all leading back to the bath.
Get Well Soon
2011