Biography
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 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 ed 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 s 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
all 72
Movies 42
TV Shows 30
self 3
Narrator 2
Voice 1

The Darkness (2024)

Murder Is Easy (2023)

Who Is Erin Carter? (2023)

Susan Hill's Ghost Story (2019)

Power to the People (2019)

Home (2019)

Secret Agent Selection: WW2 (2018)

In Plain Sight (2016)

Iona (2015)

Black Work (2015)

Outlander (2014)

The Salvation (2014)

Shetland (2013)

Doors Open (2012)

The Secret of Crickley Hall (2012)

The Snipist (2012)

Playhouse Presents (2012)

How I Was Stolen by the Germans (2011)

South Riding (2011)

The Eagle (2011)

Collision (2009)

Dorian Gray (2009)

French Film (2008)

Primeval (2007)

Free Jimmy (2006)

Ripley Under Ground (2005)

The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle (2005)

s Tuesday (2004)

Sea of Souls (2004)

It's All About Love (2003)

Silent Cry (2002)

Ultimate Fights from the Movies (2002)

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (2002)

Gentlemen's Relish (2001)

Anna Karenina (2000)

Kid in the Corner (1999)

Psychos (1999)

The Man with Rain in His Shoes (1998)

Fast Food (1998)

Orphans (1998)

Sharpe: The Legend (1997)

Kull the Conqueror (1997)

Sharpe's Justice (1997)

Crossing the Floor (1996)

Angels and Insects (1995)

Ghosts (1995)

Common As Muck (1994)

Rose Red (1994)

Down Among the Big Boys (1993)

Lipstick on Your Collar (1993)

GMTV (1993)

The Big Man (1990)

Silent Scream (1990)

Van der Valk (1972)

The kidnap diaries
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Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1965-11-19 (59 years old)
Birth Place
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Spouse
Tena Štivičić
Citizenships
United Kingdom
Also Known As
더글라스 헨셀
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