Gerran Lyn Howell is a Welsh

Welsh

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 actor

Actor

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, best known for playing "Vladimir Dracula" in Young Dracula

Young Dracula

Young Dracula is a British children's fantasy television series airing on CBBC, loosely based on Young Dracula AND Young Monsters, a children's book by Michael Lawrence. Directed by Joss Agnew, the first series was broadcast in 2006, and the second series, which started in late 2007, concluded in...

, a CBBC

CBBC

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 vision series that initially aired been 2006 to 2008. The show revolves around Vlad and his family, who happen to be vampires, as they try to live in a small, rural British town after they moved there from Transylvania

Transylvania

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. A third series began airing in October 2011. Currently being shown on Mondays and Tuesdays at 5.15 pm till 5.45. There are thirteen episodes to series 3, where Gerran plays an 18 year old Vlad, 4 years on, now with almost full vampire powers which he must learn to control.

Howell has also appeared in a few short films and television shows, appearing as "Niall Andrews" in Casualty

Casualty (TV series)

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. He has recorded voice-overs for radio adverts. In 2011 he appeared in The Sparticle Mystery

The Sparticle Mystery

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as Ernesto

Ernesto

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 in one episode for CBBC.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
Television
2006-	Young Dracula Young Dracula Young Dracula is a British children's fantasy television series airing on CBBC, loosely based on Young Dracula AND Young Monsters, a children's book by Michael Lawrence. Directed by Joss Agnew, the first series was broadcast in 2006, and the second series, which started in late 2007, concluded in...	Vlad
2006	Mummy's Boy	Mark
2008-	Young Dracula Young Dracula Young Dracula is a British children's fantasy television series airing on CBBC, loosely based on Young Dracula AND Young Monsters, a children's book by Michael Lawrence. Directed by Joss Agnew, the first series was broadcast in 2006, and the second series, which started in late 2007, concluded in...	Vlad
2011	The Sparticle Mystery The Sparticle Mystery The Sparticle Mystery is a British science fiction television serial produced by Sparticles Productions for CBBC. The series was written and created by Alison Hume, directed by Jon East and produced by Stephen Smallwood...	Ernesto
2011	Young Dracula Young Dracula Young Dracula is a British children's fantasy television series airing on CBBC, loosely based on Young Dracula AND Young Monsters, a children's book by Michael Lawrence. Directed by Joss Agnew, the first series was broadcast in 2006, and the second series, which started in late 2007, concluded in...	Vlad

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