Leo Howard

Leo Howard (born July 13, 1997) and Todd "The Big Bulldog" Howard. His parents are professional dog breeders and operate The Big Bulldog Ranch, where they specialize in breeding English and French bulldogs. His father is also an eviction specialist and process server starring in Spike TV's World's Worst Tenants. He attended Tri-City Christian School in Vista, California. Howard spent much of his childhood growing up in the small town of Fallbrook in Northern San Diego County, before devoting himself to a full-time acting career. A year later, his parents enrolled him at another dojo which specialized in the Okinawan discipline of Shōrin-ryū and at the age of seven, he began developing his extreme martial arts skills by adding gymnastics to his routine. By the age of eight, Howard had won three world championships. In November 2009, Howard began a recurring role as "Hart Hamlin" on the Disney XD series, Zeke and Luther. The film received mixed reviews, but Howard was praised for his performance, with film critic, Ty Burr of The Boston Globe writing, "The star (Jason Momoa) is arguably outshined by Leo Howard, the feral 13-year-old actor who plays the young Conan in the opening scenes." In an interview with Empire, director Marcus Nispel spoke of working with Howard: "After we finished the film, I went to Lionsgate and said 'Y'know, the movie to do next is Conan: The Early Years.' Leo absolutely blew me away. Almost the entire first act of Conan is the kid, which is unheard of. At the start, reading the script, everyone was like 'We have to cut that down to ten minutes'. And now everyone's like ‘Can we make that longer?!' He worked out like a charm. There aren't many young actors who could carry that sort of weight." and would run for four seasons.

2015–2018: Andron and Freakish In 2015, Howard played Alexander in the film Andron alongside Gale Harold, Danny Glover and Alec Baldwin. He also guest starred on the fourth season of Lab Rats as Troy West. In October 2016, Howard lead the Hulu original teen horror series Freakish as Grover Jones, only to be cancelled two years later in July 2018.

2019–present: Career expansion In 2019, Howard landed a recurring role in Why Women Kill as Tommy Harte, an eighteen-year-old who leads Simone, a woman dealing with a divorce after she realized her husband was gay, into having an affair with him. In 2019, he joined the second season of The CW television series Legacies as Ethan Machando, before being promoted to a series regular role for the series' third season. In 2014, alongside Caity Lotz and Michael Biehn, he starred in the martial arts prison thriller The Lockdown. In 2023, Howard joined the cast of Days of Our Lives in the role of Tate Black; he made his first appearance on April 5, 2024.

Other ventures

Musical career In 2017, Howard and his band Ask Jonesy & Company, composed of Troy Romzek (lead vocals/guitar), Leo (lead guitar/vocals) and Ricky Ficarelli (bass/vocals) released their first single, "Burning Fire." They released their first album in June 2018.

Screenwriting and directing In 2014, Howard made his directorial debut with the Season 4 episode "Fight At The Museum", where he was titled by Guinness World Records as the youngest TV director ever. In March 2016, he directed two episodes of Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything, effectively ending his contract with Disney.

Personal life

Relationships and family Howard was home schooled to accommodate his busy work schedule on Kickin' It and spent most of his time living in the Howard family's home in Studio City, California when he worked, but still considered his childhood town of Fallbrook home.

Howard's hobbies include cooking, playing guitar and collecting antique weapons, including swords and knives. Howard has expressed a love for animals and has a pet sheepdog named "Murphy". He is also interested in veterinary medicine and volunteers at his local veterinary clinic in his free time.

Filmography Film Year Title Role 2009 Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure Eric Brooks G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Snake Eyes (young) Shorts Laser Short 2010 Logan Logan Hoffman 2011 Conan the Barbarian Conan the Barbarian (young) 2014 Andron Alexander 2017 You're Gonna Miss Me Mav Montana2024 The Lockdown Jack Hightower

Television Year Title Role Notes 2005 Monk Little Karate Kid Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes Home Again" 2009–2010 Zeke & Luther Hart Hamlin Episodes: "Crash Dummies", "Luther Waffles: Skate Cop" 2009–2011 Leo Little's Big Show Leo Little Main role 2011 PrankStars Himself Episode: "Stick it to Me" 2011–2015 Kickin' It Jack Brewer Main role 2013 Shake It Up Logan Hunter Recurring role (season 3) 2015 Lab Rats: Bionic Island Troy West Episode: "Bionic Action Hero" 2016 Major Crimes Gabe Young Episode: "Present Tense" 2016–2017 Freakish Grover Jones Main role 2018–2019 Santa Clarita Diet Sven 4 episodes 2019 Why Women Kill Tommy Harte Main role (season 1) 2020 The 100 August kom Trikru Episode: "Anaconda" 2019–2022 Legacies Ethan Machado Recurring role (season 2); Main role (seasons 3–4) 2024–present Days of Our Lives Tate Black Main role

Music video YearTitleArtist2016 Olivia Holt

Director Year Title Notes 2014 Kickin' It Episode: "Fight at the Museum" 2016–2017 Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything Episodes: "The Rock Band", "The Rodeo"

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Role Work Result 2010Young Artist AwardBest Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble Cast (shared with Jimmy Bennett, Jake Short, Devon Gearhart, Jolie Vanier and Trevor Gagnon)Laser ShortShorts