1965-11-19 ( 59 years old ) in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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.
Movies
Wednesday
2020-06-19
Susan Hill's Ghost Story
2019-12-26
Orphans Reunited
2019-05-11
Iona
2015-06-28
Scotland In A Day
2014-09-18
The Salvation
2014-05-22
Doors Open
2012-12-26
The Snipist
2012-05-24
How I Was Stolen by the Germans
2011-06-23
The Eagle
2011-02-08
Dorian Gray
2009-09-09
French Film
2008-12-05
Lezioni di volo
2007-03-16
Ripley Under Ground
2005-11-06
Loving You
2003-02-24
It's All About Love
2003-01-10
Silent Cry
2002-07-05
Lawless Heart
2002-06-28
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002-04-16
Gentlemen's Relish
2001-01-01
This Year's Love
1999-02-19
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
1998-11-27
Fast Food
1998-10-09
Orphans
1998-09-03
Sharpe: The Legend
1997-10-13
Kull the Conqueror
1997-08-29
Sharpe's Justice
1997-05-14
Crossing the Floor
1996-10-05
Angels and Insects
1995-09-10
Three Miles Up
1995-02-18
Rose Red
1994-01-01
Down Among the Big Boys
1993-09-19
The Big Man
1990-08-31
Dancing in the Dark
1990-01-01
Silent Scream
1990-01-01
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