---
name: "Bryce Dallas Howard"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bryce-dallas-howard"
fi1m_id: "bryce-dallas-howard"
imdb_id: "nm0397171"
tmdb_id: 18997
wikidata_id: "Q229775"
roles: ["Actor","Director"]
born: "2 March 1981"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 14
average_fi1m_score: 57
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-05T11:42:24.362120+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Bryce Dallas Howard

## Identity

Bryce Dallas Howard

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/bryce-dallas-howard
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** bryce-dallas-howard
- **IMDb ID:** nm0397171
- **TMDB ID:** 18997
- **Wikidata ID:** Q229775
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryce_Dallas_Howard, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q229775, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397171/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/18997

Actor and director. Born 2 March 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Director
- **Born:** 2 March 1981, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 2000–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 14: 11 acting, 1 directing, 2 other
- **Frequently works with:** [Chris Pratt](https://film.one/person/chris-pratt.md), [Colin Trevorrow](https://film.one/person/colin-trevorrow.md), [Frank Marshall](https://film.one/person/frank-marshall.md), [Patrick Crowley](https://film.one/person/patrick-crowley.md), [Derek Connolly](https://film.one/person/derek-connolly.md), [Matthew Vaughn](https://film.one/person/matthew-vaughn.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 57, as actor, over 11 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 78 (1), 2000s 57 (5), 2010s 66 (6), 2020s 44 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 57 to 53 across 11 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 7 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 5 of 11 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Adventure 6, Science Fiction 5, Thriller 5, Drama 4, Action 3, Comedy 2
- **Screen time:** 23 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $7,033m across 11 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryce_Dallas_Howard, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q229775, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397171/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/18997

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Mandalorian*](https://film.one/tv/the-mandalorian.md) (76), [*Jurassic World*](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world.md) (60), [*Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom*](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world-fallen-kingdom.md) (58), [*Spider-Man 3*](https://film.one/film/spider-man-3.md) (55)
- **Apple TV:** [*Rocketman*](https://film.one/film/rocketman.md) (78), [*Argylle*](https://film.one/film/argylle.md) (45)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Village*](https://film.one/film/the-village.md) (63), [*The Twilight Saga: Eclipse*](https://film.one/film/the-twilight-saga-eclipse.md) (55)
- **Tubi:** [*The Help*](https://film.one/film/the-help.md) (66)
- **Netflix:** [*Jurassic World Dominion*](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world-dominion.md) (42)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Bryce Dallas Howard

> Bryce Dallas Howard is at her most engaging when another actor gives her something to push against. We enjoy her conversational comedy, but parts that make a character obvious from the start do her few favours.

In *Argylle* (2024), Bryce Dallas Howard's Elly Conway would rather be at home, and keeps saying so. Sam Rockwell's Aidan meets that reluctance with a faint embarrassment about being good at his job. Put them in a car or a hotel room and their bickering has an ease that Matthew Vaughn's film keeps interrupting. We enjoyed their company because Howard makes Elly's wish to get out of the adventure seem entirely reasonable. It is a likeable performance in a film we cannot recommend, and a useful place to see what she does well.

Her breakthrough came as Ivy in M. Night Shyamalan's *The Village* (2004), followed by supporting blockbuster parts and then Claire Dearing in the *Jurassic World* trilogy (2015–2022). The franchise work put her physical preparation and stunt work to use. In *Black Mirror: Nosedive* (2016), she has the task of conveying inner conflict beneath surface composure. That gives us a reason to keep watching her face, something her more emphatic parts do not always provide.

*The Help* (2011) shows the limits of a part that leaves too little for her to find. As Hilly Holbrook, Howard is emphatic, and Tate Taylor gives us little reason to look beyond that first impression. There is no comparable space for the private feeling Jessica Chastain finds in Celia Foote, or the shifts between comedy and hurt that Octavia Spencer brings to Minny Jackson. Howard makes Hilly easy to read, but there is little left to discover. It is a limitation of the writing and direction as well as the performance.

Vaughn allows her more room with Rockwell, though Jason Fuchs's script keeps replacing their exchanges with another reveal. Elly's work as a spy novelist whose stories predict real espionage gives Howard a promising comic situation: someone who invents adventures has to endure one. The disappointment is how quickly the film stops trusting that situation to hold our attention. Howard and Rockwell can make a conversation worth staying for, even when the plot has exhausted our patience. Someone should offer the pair a comedy without an espionage plot to keep explaining.

## Biography

Bryce Dallas Howard is an American actress and director. The daughter of filmmaker Ron Howard, she trained at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts and graduated with a BFA in drama in 2003.

She made her film debut in M. Night Shyamalan's *The Village* (2004) and went on to appear in *Spider-Man 3* (2007), *Terminator Salvation* (2009), *The Twilight Saga: Eclipse* (2010), *The Help* (2011) and the *Jurassic World* trilogy (2015–2022) as Claire Dearing. She played Elly Conway in *Argylle* (2024). Howard has also directed episodes of *The Mandalorian* and the documentary *Dads* (2019).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (14)

### Performed in (11) — the average rests on these

- *Argylle* (2024), Fi1m 45, as Elly Conway — [page](https://film.one/film/argylle.md)
- *Jurassic World Dominion* (2022), Fi1m 42, as Claire Dearing — [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world-dominion.md)
- *Rocketman* (2019), Fi1m 78, as Sheila — [page](https://film.one/film/rocketman.md)
- *Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom* (2018), Fi1m 58, as Claire Dearing — [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world-fallen-kingdom.md)
- *Jurassic World* (2015), Fi1m 60, as Claire — [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world.md)
- *The Help* (2011), Fi1m 66, as Hilly Holbrook — [page](https://film.one/film/the-help.md)
- *The Twilight Saga: Eclipse* (2010), Fi1m 55, as Victoria — [page](https://film.one/film/the-twilight-saga-eclipse.md)
- *Terminator Salvation* (2009), Fi1m 49, as Kate Connor — [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-salvation.md)
- *Spider-Man 3* (2007), Fi1m 55, as Gwen Stacy — [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-3.md)
- *The Village* (2004), Fi1m 63, as Ivy Walker — [page](https://film.one/film/the-village.md)
- *How the Grinch Stole Christmas* (2000), Fi1m 54, as Surprised Who — [page](https://film.one/film/how-the-grinch-stole-christmas.md)

### Directed (1)

- *The Mandalorian* (2019), Fi1m 76, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mandalorian.md)

### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *A Beautiful Mind* (2001), Fi1m 62, as Harvard Student (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/a-beautiful-mind.md)
- *Parenthood* (1989), Fi1m 78, as Redheaded Audience Girl (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/parenthood.md)

## Complete filmography (50)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Deep Cover* (2025), as Kat
- *Pets* (2025), Director, Producer
- *Star Wars: Skeleton Crew* (2024), series, Director
- *Argylle* (2024), as Elly Conway — Fi1m 45, [page](https://film.one/film/argylle.md)
- *The Santa Stories* (2023), series, Director
- *Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi* (2022), series, as Yaddle (voice)
- *Jurassic World Dominion* (2022), as Claire Dearing — Fi1m 42, [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world-dominion.md)
- *Witch Mountain* (2022), Actor
- *The Book of Boba Fett* (2021), series, Director
- *The Mandalorian* (2019), series, Director — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mandalorian.md)
- *Dads* (2019), Director, Producer
- *Rocketman* (2019), as Sheila — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/rocketman.md)
- *A Dog's Way Home* (2019), as Bella (voice)
- *Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom* (2018), as Claire Dearing — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world-fallen-kingdom.md)
- *LEGO Jurassic World: The Indominus Escape* (2016), as Claire Dearing (voice)
- *Pete's Dragon* (2016), as Grace
- *Gold* (2016), as Kay
- *Jurassic World* (2015), as Claire — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world.md)
- *Pant Suits* (2015), as Karen Petraske
- *Solemates* (2015), as Woman · Director, Writer
- *The Hug* (2014), as Susanna
- *Call Me Crazy: A Five Film* (2013), Director
- *Black Mirror* (2011), series, as Lacie Pound — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)
- *When You Find Me* (2011), Director
- *50/50* (2011), as Rachael
- *Restless* (2011), Producer
- *The Help* (2011), as Hilly Holbrook — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-help.md)
- *Hereafter* (2010), as Melanie
- *Despair* (2010), as Woman
- *The Twilight Saga: Eclipse* (2010), as Victoria — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/the-twilight-saga-eclipse.md)
- *Terminator Salvation* (2009), as Kate Connor — Fi1m 49, [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-salvation.md)
- *Good Dick* (2008), as Kissing Woman
- *The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond* (2008), as Fisher Willow
- *To Each His Own Cinema* (2007), as (segment "Occupations") (archive footage)
- *Spider-Man 3* (2007), as Gwen Stacy — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-3.md)
- *Orchids* (2006), Writer, Director
- *As You Like It* (2006), as Rosalind
- *Lady in the Water* (2006), as Story
- *Manderlay* (2005), as Grace Margaret Mulligan
- *The Village* (2004), as Ivy Walker — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-village.md)
- *Book of Love* (2004), as Heather
- *Arrested Development* (2003), series, as Bryce Dallas Howard — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/arrested-development.md)
- *A Beautiful Mind* (2001), as Harvard Student (uncredited) — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/a-beautiful-mind.md)
- *How the Grinch Stole Christmas* (2000), as Surprised Who — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/how-the-grinch-stole-christmas.md)
- *Ransom* (1996), as Teenage Girl (uncredited) — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/ransom.md)
- *Apollo 13* (1995), as Girl in Yellow Dress (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/apollo-13.md)
- *Parenthood* (1989), as Redheaded Audience Girl (uncredited) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/parenthood.md)
- *Flight of the Navigator*, Director, Producer
- *All of Her*, Director, Producer
- *Anything but Ghosts*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Bryce Dallas Howard as Hilly Holbrook in The Help (2011)](https://film.one/media/title/5661/still-f4ca68eb24a7.jpg) Bryce Dallas Howard as Hilly Holbrook in *The Help* (2011) — Image via TMDB
- ![Bryce Dallas Howard](https://film.one/media/person/12093/gallery-df21ea964ec5.jpg) Bryce Dallas Howard — Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Bryce_Dallas_Howard_June_2018_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Bryce_Dallas_Howard_June_2018_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bryce Dallas Howard](https://film.one/media/person/12093/gallery-360ca505524e.jpg) Bryce Dallas Howard — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year 2019: Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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