Bryce Dallas Howard
Biography
Bryce Dallas Howard is an American actress and director born on March 2, 1981, in Los Angeles, California. She is the eldest child of filmmaker Ron Howard. Howard pursued her formal education in the arts by studying acting at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts. Throughout her career, she has established a professional presence in both film and television, maintaining a diverse portfolio of credits. As of the current records, she is recognized for 79 known credits in the entertainment industry. Her work spans various genres, including thrillers, fantasy, and superhero films, demonstrating her versatility as a performer.
Career overview
Bryce Dallas Howard began her professional acting career after drawing notice for her portrayal of Rosalind in a 2003 production of As You Like It. This performance caught the attention of director M. Night Shyamalan, who subsequently cast her in the 2004 thriller The Village as a blind girl and in the 2006 fantasy film Lady in the Water as a naiad. Her work in Kenneth Branagh's 2006 romance film As You Like It resulted in a Golden Globe Award nomination, marking a significant milestone in her early filmography.
Following these roles, Howard expanded her film work by appearing in high-profile projects. In 2007, she played the character Gwen Stacy in Sam Raimi's superhero film Spider-Man 3. She also appeared as Kate Connor in subsequent projects. Her career has continued to evolve through a variety of acting roles, contributing to her total of 79 known credits within the industry. By balancing roles in major studio productions with independent and stage-based work, Howard has maintained a consistent career trajectory as both an actress and a director.
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- Deep Cover (2025) as Kat
- Pets (2025) Director
- Pets (2025) Producer
- Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks (2025) as Herself
- Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe (2025) as Self
- Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (2024) Director
- Argylle (2024) as Elly Conway
- The Santa Stories (2023) Director
- Jurassic World Dominion (2022) as Claire Dearing
- Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi (2022) as Yaddle (voice)
- Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World (2022) as Self
- Witch Mountain (2022)
- The Book of Boba Fett (2021) Director
- Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian (2020) as Self - Director
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- The Mandalorian (2019) Director
- Rocketman (2019) as Sheila
- Love, Antosha (2019) as Self
- A Dog's Way Home (2019) as Bella (voice)
- Dads (2019) as Self
- Dads (2019) Director
- Dads (2019) Producer
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) as Claire Dearing
- Fallen Kingdom: Island Action (2018) as Self
- Fallen Kingdom: VFX Evolved (2018) as Self
- Fallen Kingdom: Aboard The Arcadia (2018) as Self
- Fallen Kingdom: Malcolm's Return (2018) as Self
- Fallen Kingdom: The Conversation (2018) as Self
- Fallen Kingdom: The Kingdom Evolves (2018) as Self
- Disneyland 60: The Wonderful World of Disney (2016) as Self
- Gold (2016) as Kay
- Pete's Dragon (2016) as Grace
- LEGO Jurassic World: The Indominus Escape (2016) as Claire Dearing (voice)
- Jurassic World (2015) as Claire
- Pant Suits (2015) as Karen Petraske
- Solemates (2015) as Woman
- Solemates (2015) Director
- Solemates (2015) Writer
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- The Hug (2014) as Susanna
- T-Rex Ranch (2014) as Self
- The Lion's Mouth Opens (2014) as Herself
- Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013) Director
- Black Mirror (2011) as Lacie Pound
- The Help (2011) as Hilly Holbrook
- 50/50 (2011) as Rachael
- Restless (2011) Producer
- When You Find Me (2011) Director
- Conan (2010) as Self
- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) as Victoria
- Hereafter (2010) as Melanie
- Despair (2010) as Woman
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009) as Self
- Terminator Salvation (2009) as Kate Connor
- The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2008) as Fisher Willow
- Good Dick (2008) as Kissing Woman
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self - Guest
- Spider-Man 3 (2007) as Gwen Stacy
- To Each His Own Cinema (2007) as (segment "Occupations") (archive footage)
- Lady in the Water (2006) as Story
- As You Like It (2006) as Rosalind
- Orchids (2006) Writer
- Orchids (2006) Director
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) as Self
- Manderlay (2005) as Grace Margaret Mulligan
- Deconstructing 'The Village' (2005) as Self
- The Village (2004) as Ivy Walker
- Book of Love (2004) as Heather
- Arrested Development (2003) as Bryce Dallas Howard
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- A Beautiful Mind (2001) as Harvard Student (uncredited)
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) as Surprised Who
- The Early Show (1999) as Self
- The View (1997) as Self
- The View (1997) as Self - Guest
- Ransom (1996) as Teenage Girl (uncredited)
- Apollo 13 (1995) as Girl in Yellow Dress (uncredited)
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) as Herself
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) as Self - Guest
- MTV Movie & TV Awards (1992) as Self - Presenter
- Parenthood (1989) as Redheaded Audience Girl (uncredited)
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
- Anything but Ghosts
- All of Her Director
- All of Her Producer
- Flight of the Navigator Director
- Flight of the Navigator Producer