Douglas Henshall

Douglas Henshall
Born	Douglas James Henshall 19 November 1965 (1965-11-19) (age 46) Glasgow, Scotland
Other names	Dougie Henshall Doug Henshall
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1989–present
Spouse	Tena Štivičić (2010-present)

Douglas James Henshall (born 19 November 1965) is a Scottish actor probably best known for his role as Professor Nick Cutter in the British science fiction series Primeval.

Early life

Douglas Henshall was born in Glasgow, Scotland. His mother is a nurse whilst his father is a salesman, and he has two elder sisters. He grew up in Barrhead and attended Barrhead High School. While at school he joined the Scottish Youth Theatre based in Glasgow. After leaving school, he moved to London to train at Mountview Theatre School. While in London he received critical acclaim for his theatre work, notably Life of Stuff at the Donmar Warehouse (1993) and American Buffalo at the Young Vic (1997). He returned to Glasgow and joined the 7:84 theatre company. Henshall is a fan of St Mirren Football Club.^[1] He is married to Croatian writer Tena Štivičić.^[2]

Career

In 1993 he appeared in Dennis Potter's television adaptation of Lipstick On Your Collar. He also portrayed T.E. Lawrence in a reoccurring role in the American television series Young Indiana Jones (1992-1996}. One of his first successful film roles was as Edgar in Angels and Insects (1995) before going on to star in Orphans (1997), The Man with Rain in His Shoes (1998), The Lawless Heart (2001) and Silent Cry (2002). He has also starred in many television series and is known for his roles in Psychos (1999), Kid in the Corner (1999) (for which he won a gold nymph as best actor in a mini-series at the Monte-Carlo TV festival in 2000), and Loving You (2003). He has also performed in plays for BBC radio, including the role of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (1999) and David in The Long Farewell (2002). 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.

He played Marcus in the post-production British comedy film French Film, alongside Hugh Bonneville and Anne-Marie Duff.

He went on to appear in another ITV1 show, Collision, in which he played the investigating officer of a multiple car crash. In 2010, Douglas starred in a BBC1 drama called The Silence.^[3] He has most recently appeared in Series 5 of Lewis in the episode "The Mind Has Mountains" and as Cradoc in The Eagle (2011).

In summer 2011 Henshall starred in Harold Pinter's Betrayal at the Comedy Theatre in London's West End playing the lover of Emma, played by Kristin Scott Thomas. Her husband was played by Ben Miles and the revival was brought to life by director Ian Rickson.

References

1. ^ Douglas Henshall Biography Douglashenshall.com
2. ^ All I Want is You Douglashenshall.com
3. ^ Douglas Henshall Douglashenshall.com

External links

• Douglas Henshall website
• Douglas Henshall at the Internet Movie Database
• Betrayal, "Comedy Theatre Review", The Telegraph, 17 June 2011
• Betrayal - Review, "Comedy Theatre London", The Guardian, 17 June 2011
• First Night: Betrayal, "Comedy Theatre London", The Independent', 17 June 2011

Persondata
Name	Henshall, Douglas
Alternative names	Henshall, Douglas James
Short description	British actor
Date of birth	1965-11-19
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death
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