Ross Howard's work has been seen in London (Theatre 503, Old Vic Tunnels, Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Riverside Studios, Menier Gallery, Old Red Lion, Park Theatre, Finborough Theatre, Canal Cafe Theatre, Southwark Playhouse), New York City (Cherry Lane Theatre, Theatre Row, Access Theater and Urban Stages), Cork (Cork Arts Centre), Las Vegas (Onyx Theatre, Las Vegas Little Theatre, Nevada Conservatory Theatre), Minneapolis (Pillsbury House Theatre), San Francisco (The Phoenix Theatre), Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre) and developed at Last Frontier Conference and Great Plains Theatre Conference.
In 2002, he was invited to join the Royal Court Theatre Young Writer's Group. In 2008, he received a Fellowship from the Edward F. Albee Foundation. ARTHUR AND ESTHER was awarded “Best of Fringe” at Las Vegas Fringe Festival 2010, while NO ONE LOVES US HERE was a finalist for the New York Stage and Film Founders Award 2012.
PICTURE OURSELVES IN LATVIA directed by Sarah Norris opened in New York City the following summer, and was listed in L Magazine as "Best of Theater 2014"
In October 2016, TWO OF US showcased off-Broadway alongside OUR WALK THROUGH THE WORLD and ARTHUR AND ESTHER. THE ROSS HOWARD FESTIVALwas in recognition of the three years spent as the Resident Playwright ofNew Light Theater Project.
Recent projects include working with Dream Shark Films on a screen adaptation of his short play THE HANKERBOX, directed by Abbie Lucas.
A dramatic work on the life and death of the former NFL player Mike Webster was created in collaboration with Dr. Randall Benson, a globally regarded behavioral neurologist. 12:52 THE MIKE WEBSTER STORY was produced by Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company in June 2023.
ARTHUR AND ESTHER, NO ONE LOVES US HERE, PICTURE OURSELVES IN LATVIA, TWO OF US and OUR WALK THROUGH THE WORLD are published and licensed bySamuel French, aConcord Theatricals Company.
Ross holds an M.F.A in Playwriting from UNLV and is a member of The Playwrights' Center, New Play Exchange, The Finborough Forum and has regularly tutored at the Actor's Centre in London.
Originally from Lancashire, he now lives by the seaside in Whitstable, Kent.