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Douglas Henshall

Acting · Born November 19, 1965 · 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 

Movies with Douglas Henshall

• The Eagle (2011) — Cradoc
• Dorian Gray (2009) — Alan Campbell
• The Salvation (2014) — Sheriff Mallick
• Kull the Conqueror (1997) — Ducalon
• Ripley Under Ground (2007) — Philip Derwatt
• The Man with Rain in His Shoes (1998) — Victor Bukowski
• Angh (2026) — White Priest
• It's All About Love (2003) — Michael
• This Year's Love (1999) — Danny
• Ultimate Fights from the Movies (2002) — Davis Dawson (Crossing the Line) (archive footage)
• The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert (1999) — T.E. Lawrence
• Angels and Insects (1995) — Edgar Alabaster

TV shows with Douglas Henshall

• Shetland (2013) — DI Jimmy Perez
• Primeval (2007) — Nick Cutter
• Who Is Erin Carter? (2023) — Daniel Long
• Collision (2009) — D.I. John Tolin
• The Revenge Club (2025) — Steve Williams
• The Darkness (2024) — Petur
• Psychos (1999) — Dr Daniel Nash
• Lipstick on Your Collar (1993) — Corporal Berry