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Douglas Henshall
Actor, ProducerBorn November 19, 1965 (59 years)
Douglas Henshall was born in Glasgow, Scotland in November 1965. His mother was a nurse and his father a salesman. He is the youngest of three children and has two older sisters. He grew up in Barrhead and attended Barrhead High School. Whilst at school a friend asked him to join The Scottish Youth Theatre based in Glasgow. After leaving school, he moved to London to train at Mountview Theatre School. He returned to Glasgow after training where he joined the 7:84 theater company. Eventually, he went back to live in London where he received critical acclaim for his theater work, notably "Life of Stuff" at the Donmar Warehouse (1993) and "American Buffalo" at the Young Vic (1997). One of his first successful film roles was as Edgar in
Angels and Insects (1995) before going on to star in Orphans (1998), The Man with Rain in His Shoes (1998), Lawless Heart (2001) and It's All About Love (2003) . He has also starred in many television series and is known for his roles in
Psychos(1999), Kid in the Corner (1999), Loving You (2003) and Frances Tuesday (2004). Douglas has also performed in plays for BBC radio, including the role of Romeo in "Romeo and Juliet (1999), David in "The Long Farewell" (2002), Jack Parlabane in "Bampot Central" (2004) and Richard in "Richard III" (2004). In the summer of 2002, Douglas returned to the London stage where he performed the role of Michael Bakunin in
Tom Stoppard's new trilogy of plays, 'The Coast of Utopia', at The National Theatre. During 2004 he continued stage work starring as John Proctor in 'Arthur Miller' 's 'The Crucible' at The Crucible in Sheffield and Thomas Huxley in 'Darwin in Malibu' by Crispin Whittell, at the Hampstead Theatre. In 2005 Douglas made his West End debut at The Lyric, Shaftesbury Avenue playing Biff Loman in the critically acclaimed production of Arthur Miller' 's play 'Death of a Salesman', alongside
Brian Dennehy.
Angels and Insects (1995) before going on to star in Orphans (1998), The Man with Rain in His Shoes (1998), Lawless Heart (2001) and It's All About Love (2003) . He has also starred in many television series and is known for his roles in
Psychos(1999), Kid in the Corner (1999), Loving You (2003) and Frances Tuesday (2004). Douglas has also performed in plays for BBC radio, including the role of Romeo in "Romeo and Juliet (1999), David in "The Long Farewell" (2002), Jack Parlabane in "Bampot Central" (2004) and Richard in "Richard III" (2004). In the summer of 2002, Douglas returned to the London stage where he performed the role of Michael Bakunin in
Tom Stoppard's new trilogy of plays, 'The Coast of Utopia', at The National Theatre. During 2004 he continued stage work starring as John Proctor in 'Arthur Miller' 's 'The Crucible' at The Crucible in Sheffield and Thomas Huxley in 'Darwin in Malibu' by Crispin Whittell, at the Hampstead Theatre. In 2005 Douglas made his West End debut at The Lyric, Shaftesbury Avenue playing Biff Loman in the critically acclaimed production of Arthur Miller' 's play 'Death of a Salesman', alongside
Brian Dennehy.
Filmography
| 2024 | The Darkness (TV Series) · as Petur |
| 2023 | Murder is Easy · as Major Horton |
| 2023 | Murder Is Easy (TV Series) · as Major Horton |
| 2023 | Who is Erin Carter? (TV Series) · as Daniel Long |
| 2022 | Rescue: Extreme Medics (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2020 | |
| 2019 | The Small Hand (Ghost Story) · as Adam Snow |
| 2019 | Home (2019) (TV Series) · as Elliot |
| 2018 | Secret Agent Selection: WW2 (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2017 | Mountain: Life at the Extreme (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2016 | In Plain Sight (2016) (TV Series) · as William muncie |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | Black Work (TV Series) · as Dcs Hepburn |
| 2014 | Outlander (TV Series) · as Taran Macquarrie |
| 2014 | The Salvation · as Sheriff Mallick |
| 2013 | Shetland (TV Series) · as Di Jimmy Perez |
| 2012 | Doors Open · as Mike Mackenzie |
| 2012 | The Secret Of Crickley Hall (TV Series) · as Augustus Cribben |
| 2012 | The Snipist · as Harker |
| 2012 | Playhouse Presents (TV Series) · as Harker |
| 2011 | How I Was Stolen by the Germans · as Werner Kraus |
| 2011 | South Riding (TV Series) · as Joe Astell |
| 2011 | The Eagle · as Cradoc |
| 2010 | The Silence (TV Series) · as Jim |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | Dorian Gray · as Alan Campbell |
| 2008 | French Film · as Marcus |
| 2007 | Flying Lessons · as Aarto |
| 2007 | Primeval (TV Series) · as Nick Cutter |
| 2006 | Dead Long Enough · as Styx |
| 2006 | Free Jimmy · as Eddie |
| 2006 | Lewis (TV Series) · as Alex Gansa |
| 2005 | Ripley Under Ground · as Derwatt |
| 2005 | The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle · as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
| 2004 | Frances Tuesday (TV Series) · as Lucas Pilgrim |
| 2004 | Frances Tuesday · as Lucas Pilgrim |
| 2004 | Sea of Souls (TV Series) · as Robert Dunbar |
| 2003 | Loving You · as Dan |
| 2003 | It's All About Love · as Michael |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | Ultimate Fights from the Movies · as Davis Dawson (crossing The Line) (archive Footage) |
| 2002 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (TV Series) · as T.e. Lawrence |
| 2001 | Lawless Heart · as Tim |
| 2001 | Gentlemen's Relish · as Cromwell Marsh |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change · as T.e. Lawrence |
| 2000 | Anna Karenina (2000) (TV Series) · as Levin |
| 1999 | Kid in the Corner (TV Series) · as Alex Letts |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert · as T.e. Lawrence |
| 1999 | Psychos (TV Series) |
| 1999 | This Year's Love · as Danny |
| 1998 | Twice Upon a Yesterday · as Victor Bukowski |
| 1998 | Fast Food · as Benny |
| 1998 | Orphans · as Michael |
| 1997 | Sharpe: The Legend · as Wickham |
| 1997 | Kull the Conqueror · as Ducalon |
| 1997 | Sharpe's Justice · as Captain George Wickham |
| 1996 | Dalziel and Pascoe (TV Series) · as Tony Watson |
| 1995 | Angels and Insects · as Edgar Alabaster |
| 1995 | Thief Takers (TV Series) · as Paul Valera |
| 1994 | Common As Muck (TV Series) · as Brian Forget |
| 1994 | |
| 1993 | Down Among the Big Boys · as Louie Gibbons |
| 1993 | Sharpe (TV Series) · as Wickham |
| 1993 | Lipstick on Your Collar (TV Series) · as Corporal Berry |
| 1992 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (TV Series) · as T.e. Lawrence |
| 1991 | Jute City (TV Series) · as Sammy Kerr |
| 1990 | Silent Scream · as News Reporter |
| 1990 | Crossing the Line · as Davie Dawson |
| 1988 | Rab C Nesbitt (TV Series) · as Donny |
| 1986 | |
| 1985 | Screen One (TV Series) · as Louie Gibbons |
| 1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Clive Colville |
| 1984 | The Bill (TV Series) |
| 1983 | Taggart (TV Series) · as Motor Cyclist |
| 1972 | Van der Valk (TV Series) · as Joep Huizinga |