---
name: "William Houston"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/william-houston"
fi1m_id: "william-houston"
imdb_id: "nm0396908"
tmdb_id: 84865
wikidata_id: "Q3568711"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 July 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-23T11:29:12.558704+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."
---

# William Houston

## Identity

William Houston

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/william-houston
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** william-houston
- **IMDb ID:** nm0396908
- **TMDB ID:** 84865
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3568711
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Houston_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3568711, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0396908/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/84865

Actor. Born 19 July 1968 in Sussex, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 July 1968, Sussex, England, UK
- **Active:** 2004–present
- **Also known as:** Will Houston, 윌리엄 휴스턴
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 83 (1), 2020s 71 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 63 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2, Action & Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Mystery 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Houston_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3568711, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0396908/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/84865

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Gorge*](https://film.one/film/the-gorge.md) (70)

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

## Biography

William Houston is an English actor. He was born on 19 July 1968 in Sussex and raised in Northern Ireland. He trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

Houston has performed leading classical roles on stage, including work with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He received an Evening Standard Theatre Award nomination for Best Actor for his performances in *Henry IV* and *Henry V*.

His screen credits include Constable Clark in *Sherlock Holmes* (2009) and its 2011 sequel, Joseph Crackstone in the series *Wednesday* (2022), and Erikas in *The Gorge* (2025). He has also appeared in *Clash of the Titans* (2010), *The Last Duel* (2021) and *Brimstone* (2016).

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms* (2026), Fi1m 73, as Ser Robyn Rhysling — [page](https://film.one/tv/a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms.md)
- *The Gorge* (2025), Fi1m 70, as Erikas — [page](https://film.one/film/the-gorge.md)
- *Wednesday* (2022), Fi1m 71, as Joseph Crackstone — [page](https://film.one/tv/wednesday.md)
- *North & South* (2004), Fi1m 83, as John Boucher — [page](https://film.one/tv/north-and-south.md)

## Complete filmography (37)

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

- *A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms* (2026), series, as Ser Robyn Rhysling — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms.md)
- *The Gorge* (2025), as Erikas — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-gorge.md)
- *Wednesday* (2022), series, as Joseph Crackstone — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/wednesday.md)
- *The Last Duel* (2021), as Herald at the Duel
- *The Salisbury Poisonings* (2020), series, as Ted Daszkiewicz
- *Amphibia* (2019), series, as King Aldrich (voice), King Aldrich, The Core (voice)
- *Will* (2017), series, as Kemp
- *Charlotte Link - Die letzte Spur* (2017), as Inspector Peter Fielder
- *The Dancer* (2016), as Rud
- *Level Up* (2016), as The Businessman
- *Brimstone* (2016), as Eli
- *Der Beobachter* (2015), as Inspector Peter Fielder
- *Dracula Untold* (2014), as Cazan
- *Son of God* (2014), as Moses
- *Titus Andronicus - Live at Shakespeare's Globe* (2014), as Titus Anronicus
- *Endeavour* (2013), series, as Richard Broom — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/endeavour.md)
- *The Bible* (2013), series, as Moses
- *Sawney: Flesh of Man* (2012), as Charlie McGuire
- *Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows* (2011), as Constable Clark
- *Age of Heroes* (2011), as Sgt. MacKenzie
- *Vera* (2011), series, as Lucas Corbridge — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/vera.md)
- *The Indian Doctor* (2010), series, as Basil Thomas
- *Clash of the Titans* (2010), as Ammon
- *Sherlock Holmes* (2009), as Constable Clark
- *Easier Ways to Make a Living* (2009), as Hennessey
- *Fifty Dead Men Walking* (2008), as Ray
- *Casualty 1900s* (2008), series, as Millais Culpin
- *Puffball* (2007), as Tucker
- *Elizabeth: The Golden Age* (2007), as Don Gerau De Spes
- *Lewis* (2007), series, as George Stoker
- *Robin Hood* (2006), series, Actor
- *North & South* (2004), series, as John Boucher — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/north-and-south.md)
- *Henry VIII* (2003), series, as Thomas Seymour
- *Hamlet* (2003), as Hamlet
- *The Gambler* (1997), as Pasha
- *The Odyssey* (1997), series, as Anticlus
- *The Bill* (1984), series, Actor

## Gallery

- ![William Houston](https://film.one/media/person/374509/gallery-bf16ef4237e4.jpg) William Houston — che (Please credit as "Petr Novák, Wikipedia" in case you use this outside Wikimedia projects.), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/William_Houston_2008.jpg/1280px-William_Houston_2008.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![William Houston](https://film.one/media/person/374509/gallery-8a3c81c788fa.jpg) William Houston — Image via TMDB
- ![William Houston](https://film.one/media/person/374509/gallery-897856355be2.jpg) William Houston — Image via TMDB

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