Howard Nightingall was born in London and trained at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts. He now resides in Vienna, Austria, where he works in film, television, and theatre as an actor, and has also gained acclaim as an award-winning voice actor.

In theatre, Nightingall has taken on a range of compelling roles. His notable performances include Larry in "Closer" at the Ensemble Theatre, Stephen Hawking in "Hawking's Dream" at both Teatro Technis and dietheater Künstlerhaus, Frederic in "The Pirates of Penzance" at the Volksoper, and Frosch in "Die Fledermaus" at the Wienerkonzerthaus. He has also lent his voice to the character Zach Shapiro in "Jackpot" at Theater in der Josefstadt and portrayed The Grand Inquisitor under the direction of Peter Brook at the Landestheater St. Pölten. For Vienna’s International Theatre, his roles include Sergius Saranoff in "Arms and the Man," Horatio in "Hamlet," Sergeant Trotter in "The Mousetrap," Jimmy Porter in "Look Back in Anger," and Joe Pitt in "Angels in America."

Nightingall's extensive work with Vienna’s English Theatre includes playing The Young Man in the world première of "Three Tall Women," directed by Edward Albee, and Malcolm in "Bedroom Farce." His other significant roles there include The Surly Man in "Lettice and Lovage" with Rue McClanahan, William Humphries in "84 Charing Cross Road," Ross in the European première of "The Goat," Barnette Lloyd in "Crimes of the Heart," William Taylor in "Donkeys’ Years," Dr. Alfred Feldmann in "Duet for One," Michel Vallon in "God of Carnage," James Dodd in "Time Stands Still," Stephen in "Chickenshit" (which also played Off-Broadway in New York), Ulysses in "Annapurna," Serge in "Art," and Torvald in "A Doll’s House Part 2."

In addition to his stage work, Nightingall has an impressive list of film credits. He played Julius McDoom in "The Pilgrim Factor," The Director in "The Rehearsal," Frederic in "MA2412," William Harold in "Nous Nous Sommes Tant Haïs" alongside Sarah Biasini, the Doctor in "The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich" with Klaus Maria Brandauer, the British Ambassador in "Das Sacher," Captain Arthur Snagge in "Der Verrat des Kaisers," and Rupert Sebacious-Smythe in Amazon’s "Tuesday Afternoon Kitchen." He voiced Zoomzeman in the animated feature "Moonbound," played Sir Duncan Berrycloth in "Die Toten von Salzburg," and most recently, portrayed a journalist in "The Regime" with Kate Winslet for HBO.

Howard Nightingall's extensive and versatile career across multiple mediums and countries highlights his significant contributions to the performing arts.

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