Howey has also appeared in the films Supercross, DOA: Dead or Alive, Bride Wars, Game Over, Man!, Day Shift and Something Borrowed.

[2] He graduated from Green Mountain High School in Lakewood, CO and attended Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colorado, for two years on a basketball scholarship.

Howey also played Weatherby in the movie DOA: Dead or Alive, alongside Jaime Pressly and Eric Roberts.

[citation needed] In summer 2010, Howey joined the cast of the Showtime dramedy Shameless, as Kevin Ball, a series regular.

In 2013, Howey guest starred on an episode of Fox's New Girl entitled "TinFinity" as Jax, a professional football player and love interest of Jess (Zooey Deschanel).

[10] In 2017, he guest-starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in the episode "Intent" as Andy "The Monster" McPherson.