Anthony Howell was born in 1971 in the Lake District in England. He trained to be an actor at the 'Drama Centre.' His acting debut came when he went on a world tour with Robert Lepage's 'Geometry of Miracles'. Then came "Wives and Daughters" (1999). Along with his TV work, he took a year out and appeared in the 1999-2000 RSC season in Stratford-Upon-Avon, where he took major roles in the three main plays of that season: Orlando in 'As You Like It', Benvolio in 'Romeo and Juliet' and Antipholous of Ephesus in 'The Comedy of Errors'.