# Anthony Howell (actor)
**Anthony Howell** (birth name Anthony Matthew Howell, born 1971) is an English actor best known for his starring role as Sergeant Paul Milner in the British television series *Foyle's War* and for voicing Margit and Morgott in the video game *Elden Ring*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397928/) • [2](https://letterboxd.com/actor/anthony-howell/) He was born in the [Lake District](https://www.edgepedia.org/lake-district) in England and trained as an actor at the Drama Centre in London.[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397928/bio/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971, The Lake District, England, UK; birth name Anthony Matthew Howell[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397928/bio/) |
| Training | Drama Centre, London[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397928/bio/) |
| Breakthrough television | Roger Hamley in *Wives and Daughters* (1999); Sgt./DI Paul Milner in *Foyle's War* (2002–2010, 21 episodes)[4](https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/tv-movies/anthony-howell-luther-cast-foyles-war-actor/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397928/) |
| Signature game roles | Samuels in *Alien: Isolation* (2014); Margit, Morgott, and Grafted Scion in *Elden Ring* (2022); Jonathan Reid in *Vampyr* (2018)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397928/) • [5](https://www.seriebox.com/people/anthony-howell.html) |
| Film work | William Carey in *The Other Boleyn Girl* (2003); Austrian Official in *Woman in Gold* (2015); voice of Diao in *Dragonkeeper* (2024)[6](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/anthony_howell) |
| Height | 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397928/bio/) |
## Training and stage career
Howell's acting debut came on a world tour of Robert Lepage's *Geometry of Miracles*, in which he played Wes Peters for the company Ex Machina.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397928/) • [7](https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/anthony-howell/) Following his initial television appearance, Howell paused screen acting for a year to spend the 1999–2000 season with the [Royal Shakespeare Company](https://www.edgepedia.org/royal-shakespeare-company) in Stratford-Upon-Avon, performing leading parts in all three of that season's principal productions: Orlando in *As You Like It*, staged by Gregory Doran; Benvolio in Michael Boyd's *Romeo and Juliet*; and Antipholus of Ephesus in Lynne Parker's *The Comedy of Errors*, in which [David Tennant](https://www.edgepedia.org/david-tennant) was his scene partner.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397928/) • [7](https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/anthony-howell/)
Stage work has remained a steady part of his career. At [Shakespeare's Globe](https://www.edgepedia.org/shakespeares-globe) he played Cassius in *Julius Caesar* (2014), [Henry VIII](https://www.edgepedia.org/henry-viii) in *Anne Boleyn*, and the [Duke of Buckingham](https://www.edgepedia.org/duke-of-buckingham) in *Henry VIII*; elsewhere he has appeared as Trigorin in *The Seagull* at Southwark Playhouse, Nils Krogstad in *A Doll's House* and Ralph Touchett in *The Portrait of a Lady*, both directed by Sir Peter Hall at the Theatre Royal Bath, and the Duke of Albany in *King Lear* for Chichester Festival Theatre.[7](https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/anthony-howell/) He played the lead role of Charles Smithson in a stage adaptation of *The French Lieutenant's Woman* that toured the UK.[7](https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/anthony-howell/)
## Foyle's War and television
Howell made his television debut as Roger Hamley in the BBC's *Wives and Daughters* (1999).[4](https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/tv-movies/anthony-howell-luther-cast-foyles-war-actor/) His most prominent television role is Paul Milner in the ITV series *Foyle's War*, which he played from 2002 to 2010 across 21 episodes, appearing alongside [Michael Kitchen](https://www.edgepedia.org/michael-kitchen) and [Honeysuckle Weeks](https://www.edgepedia.org/honeysuckle-weeks); the character is credited variously as Sergeant Paul Milner and DI Paul Milner as the series progressed.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397928/) • [4](https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/tv-movies/anthony-howell-luther-cast-foyles-war-actor/) To prepare for the part of a wounded ex-soldier, he visited libraries, museums, and hospitals to learn about the experience of a soldier injured in combat.[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397928/bio/)
His later television credits are largely guest leads: Lord Laurent in *[Dracula](https://www.edgepedia.org/dracula-castlevania)* (2013), Peter Latimer in *Shetland*, Nigel St. Clair in *Crossing Lines*, Jean Neuhaus in *Mr Selfridge*, Father Christophe in *[You, Me and the Apocalypse](https://www.edgepedia.org/you-me-and-the-apocalypse)*, Francesco Sforza in *Medici: Masters of Florence*, and Gordon Way in the *Dirk Gently* pilot.[8](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-230113/filmographie/) • [9](https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/anthony_howell/) In 2019 he appeared in series five of the BBC drama *[Luther](https://www.edgepedia.org/luther-tv-series)* as a hitman hired to kill John Luther, a role in which his character murders the long-standing character Benny.[4](https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/tv-movies/anthony-howell-luther-cast-foyles-war-actor/) More recent credits include Colonel Watson Smith in *Outlander*, Christopher Swain in *Fool Me Once*, MP Horace Bird in *This Town*, Neil Ferguson in *This England*, and Fergus Doyle in *Grace*.[7](https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/anthony-howell/) • [8](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-230113/filmographie/)
## Film and video games
Howell's film roles include William Carey in *The Other Boleyn Girl* (2003), Ranfin in *Dungeons & Dragons: The Book of Vile Darkness* (2012), and an Austrian Official in *[Woman in Gold](https://www.edgepedia.org/woman-in-gold-film)* (2015); he voiced Diao in the animated film *Dragonkeeper* (2024) and played Cliff in *Widow's Walk* (2019) and John C. Venning in *Diamond Sky* (2025).[6](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/anthony_howell) • [7](https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/anthony-howell/)
He has built a substantial video game voice career. He voiced Samuels in *Alien: Isolation* (2014) and provided motion capture for *[Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2](https://www.edgepedia.org/castlevania-lords-of-shadow-2)* the same year.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397928/) In *Elden Ring* (2022) he voiced Margit, Morgott, and the Grafted Scion, and he reprised Margit and the Grafted Scion in *Elden Ring: Nightreign* (2025).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397928/) He also voiced the lead character Jonathan Reid in *[Vampyr](https://www.edgepedia.org/vampyr-video-game)* (2018).[5](https://www.seriebox.com/people/anthony-howell.html) Upcoming game credits listed on IMDb include Shuten Doji in *Onimusha: Way of the Sword*, Nicolas Webb in *007 First Light*, Elias in *Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred*, and Pieter in *[The Blood of Dawnwalker](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-blood-of-dawnwalker)*, all dated 2026.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397928/)
## References
1. [Anthony Howell (I), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397928/)
2. [Films starring Anthony Howell, Letterboxd](https://letterboxd.com/actor/anthony-howell/)
3. [Anthony Howell – Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397928/bio/)
4. [Anthony Howell: Who is the Luther actor? Heart](https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/tv-movies/anthony-howell-luther-cast-foyles-war-actor/)
5. [Anthony Howell, Seriebox](https://www.seriebox.com/people/anthony-howell.html)
6. [Anthony Howell, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/anthony_howell)
7. [Anthony Howell, The Artists Partnership](https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/anthony-howell/)
8. [Anthony Howell : Filmographie, AlloCiné](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-230113/filmographie/)
9. [Anthony Howell, British Comedy Guide](https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/anthony_howell/)
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