Howy is a multiple award-winning actor and writer born in Wirral, United Kingdom, in 1985. He discovered a taste for acting at the age of 18 before leaving school. He graduated from the University of Central Lancashire with a BA Hons in Drama with English Literature in 2007. In 2009, after a one-year post-graduate course, Howy graduated from the International School of Screen Acting with a diploma in Screen Acting. Howy joined forces with his long-time friend, Peter Morrell, to create Party Hard Films.