Editing Peter Howitt (section)

===Career===
Howitt's first notable TV role was in the 1984–85 series of [[Yorkshire Television]]'s long-running programme for schools ''[[How We Used To Live]]'', where he starred alongside [[Brookside (television programme)|Brookside]] actress [[Sue Jenkins]]. He is best known for playing Joey Boswell in the first four series of [[BBC]] TV series ''[[Bread (TV series)|Bread]]''. In 1998, he wrote and directed his first film, ''[[Sliding Doors]]'' (1998). Since then, he has directed several films, including ''[[Antitrust (film)|Antitrust]]'' (2001), ''[[Johnny English]]'' (2003), ''[[Laws of Attraction]]'' (2004), and ''[[Dangerous Parking]]'' (2008). He adapted the latter film from the novel by Stuart Browne, as well as produced and directed it, and played the lead role.