Douglas Henshall

Douglas Henshall Movies and TV Shows

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.

Personal info

  • Date of birth: 11/19/1965 (58 years old)
  • Place of birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
Murder Is Easy
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 38%
role:
Major Horton
2023

Crime

Mystery

5.6
38%
Who Is Erin Carter?
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 73%
role:
Daniel Long
2023

Action

Adventure

Crime

6.5
73%
2019

Horror

TV Movie

4.5
43%
In Plain Sight
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 71%
role:
William Muncie
2016

Crime

Drama

7.4
71%
Iona
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 67%
role:
Daniel
2015

Drama

5.3
67%
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Black Work
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 67%
role:
DCS Hepburn
2015

Crime

Drama

Mystery

6.7
67%
The Salvation
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 64%
role:
Sheriff Mallick
2014

Drama

Western

6.7
64%
Shetland
IMDB 8.3
TMDB 76%
role:
DI Jimmy Perez
2013

Crime

Drama

Mystery

8.3
76%
The Secret of Crickley Hall
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 73%
role:
Augustus Cribben
2012

Drama

6.8
73%
How I Was Stolen by the Germans
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 36%
role:
Werner Kraus
Not available
2011

Drama

War & Politics

6.8
36%
Not available
The Eagle
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 62%
role:
Cradoc
2011

Adventure

Drama

6.2
62%
2010

Crime

Drama

7.0
64%
Dorian Gray
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 60%
role:
Alan Campbell
2009

Drama

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.2
60%
French Film
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 65%
role:
Marcus
2008

Comedy

Romance

6.5
65%
Free Jimmy
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 51%
role:
Eddie (voice)
Not available
2006

Animation

Comedy

5.9
51%
Not available
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2003

Drama

Romance

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.3
56%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Douglas Henshall are, for example, Murder Is Easy, Who Is Erin Carter? and Susan Hill's Ghost Story.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, iTunes and Google Play.
The best Anystream ratings are Shetland (8.0), In Plain Sight (7.3) and The Secret of Crickley Hall (7.1).
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