Douglas Henshall
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 19, 1965 (age 60)
- Place of birth
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Credits
- 79
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.
Known for
Filmography
Forever Home
2026TV
Angh
2026Movie
White Priest
One of Us
2026Movie
The Revenge Club
2025TV
Steve Williams
The Darkness
2024TV
Petur
Murder Is Easy
2023TV
Major Horton
Who Is Erin Carter?
2023TV
Daniel Long
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022TV
Self
Wednesday
2020Movie
Susan Hill's Ghost Story
2019Movie
Adam Snow
Power to the People
2019TV
Narrator
Orphans Reunited
2019Movie
Secret Agent Selection: WW2
2018TV
Narrator
Mountain: Life at the Extreme
2017TV
Narrator
In Plain Sight
2016TV
William Muncie
Iona
2015Movie
Daniel
Black Work
2015TV
DCS Hepburn
Scotland In A Day
2014Movie
Outlander
2014TV
Taran MacQuarrie
The Salvation
2014Movie
Sheriff Mallick
Shetland
2013TV
DI Jimmy Perez
Doors Open
2012Movie
Mike Mackenzie
The Secret of Crickley Hall
2012TV
Augustus Cribben
The Snipist
2012Movie
Harker
The Kidnap Diaries
2012Movie
Sean Langan
Playhouse Presents
2012TV
Harker
How I Was Stolen by the Germans
2011Movie
Werner Kraus
South Riding
2011TV
Joe Astell
The Eagle
2011Movie
Cradoc
The Silence
2010TV
Jim
Collision
2009TV
D.I. John Tolin
Dorian Gray
2009Movie
Alan Campbell
French Film
2008Movie
Marcus
Primeval: Through the Anomaly
2008Movie
Self
Ripley Under Ground
2007Movie
Philip Derwatt
The Making of Primeval
2007Movie
Self
Lezioni di volo
2007Movie
Aarto
Lewis
2007TV
Alex Gansa
Primeval
2007TV
Nick Cutter
The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle
2005Movie
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Frances Tuesday
2004TV
Lucas Pilgrim
Sea of Souls
2004TV
Robert Dunbar
Loving You
2003Movie
Dan
It's All About Love
2003Movie
Michael
Silent Cry
2002Movie
Daniel Stone
Lawless Heart
2002Movie
Tim
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002Movie
Davis Dawson (Crossing the Line) (archive footage)
Gentlemen's Relish
2001Movie
Cromwell Marsh
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change
2000Movie
T.E. Lawrence
Anna Karenina
2000TV
Levin
Missing, Presumed Murdered
2000Movie
Self (Narrator)
Kid in the Corner
1999TV
Alex Letts
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert
1999Movie
T.E. Lawrence
Psychos
1999TV
Dr Daniel Nash
This Year's Love
1999Movie
Danny
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
1998Movie
Victor Bukowski
Fast Food
1998Movie
Benny
Orphans
1998Movie
Michael
Sharpe: The Legend
1997Movie
Wickham
Kull the Conqueror
1997Movie
Ducalon
Sharpe's Justice
1997Movie
Captain George Wickham
Crossing the Floor
1996Movie
Clive Colville
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996TV
Tony Watson
Angels and Insects
1995Movie
Edgar Alabaster
Three Miles Up
1995Movie
Billy
Ghosts
1995TV
Billy
Common As Muck
1994TV
Brian Forget
Rose Red
1994Movie
Down Among the Big Boys
1993Movie
Louie Gibbons
Lipstick on Your Collar
1993TV
Corporal Berry
GMTV
1993TV
Self
Jute City
1991TV
Sammy Kerr
She-Play
1990TV
Lol
The Big Man
1990Movie
Davie Dawson
Dancing in the Dark
1990Movie
Silent Scream
1990Movie
News Reporter
The Bill
1984TV
American Playhouse
1982TV
Edgar Alabaster
Van der Valk
1972TV
Joep Huizinga