GALEN HOWARD

BIO

Galen Howard is a character actor with a reputation for playing offbeat, strangely likable humans with a dark underbelly. He started acting in Northern California before later relocating to Los Angeles. In his studies, he interned at Timothy Busfield's B Street Theater, and trained with celebrated acting teacher Ivana Chubbuck. Over his career he has amassed a varied rogues' gallery of characters, from offbeat criminals to eccentric man-children. Audiences know him primarily for his recurring roles on The Book of Boba Fett and Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

Galen has acted across all mediums, from film and television to commercial and web content. He first gained attention for his sketch characters on the groundbreaking YouTube channel Smosh, and has since worked with other prominent web entities like Buzzfeed, Rooster Teeth, New Form and FacebookTV. He later became known for his idiosyncratic appearances in countless music videos for artists including Justin Timberlake, Weezer, Elle King, Lil' Dicky, Smashing Pumpkins and many others. 

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Galen has had memorable roles in the indie film world, including an emotionally stunted cult member in the Lionsgate release Children of Sorrow, and an evangelical kidnapper in American Nightmares from iconic director Rusty Cundieff (Fear of a Black Hat, Tales From the Hood). He's also had the pleasure of working with many other prominent directors including Jon Favreau, Robert Rodriguez, John Hillcoat, Jared Hess and Mark Romanek. He recently appeared in the festival favorite Moon Manor, released from Good Deed Entertainment.

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