Douglas Henshall
Acting
Born: November 19, 1965 (age 60) · Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Highest Rated
Biography
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
Outlander
2014
Dorian Gray
2009
The Eagle
2011
The Salvation
2014
Primeval
2007
Who Is Erin Carter?
2023
Shetland
2013
Kull the Conqueror
1997
Lewis
2007
It's All About Love
2003
Ripley Under Ground
2005
Angels and Insects
1995
Photos (2)
Movies (37)
Dorian Gray
Alan Campbell
The Salvation
Sheriff Mallick
Ripley Under Ground
Philip Derwatt
The Eagle
Cradoc
Kull the Conqueror
Ducalon
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert
T.E. Lawrence
This Year's Love
Danny
Angels and Insects
Edgar Alabaster
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change
T.E. Lawrence
The Big Man
Davie Dawson
It's All About Love
Michael
Orphans
Michael
French Film
Marcus
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
Victor Bukowski
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Davis Dawson (Crossing the Line) (archive footage)
Down Among the Big Boys
Louie Gibbons
Sharpe: The Legend
Wickham
Rose Red
1994
Fast Food
Benny
Angh
White Priest
Susan Hill's Ghost Story
Adam Snow
The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Doors Open
Mike Mackenzie
One of Us
2026
Iona
Daniel
The Snipist
Harker
How I Was Stolen by the Germans
Werner Kraus
Sharpe's Justice
Captain George Wickham
Crossing the Floor
Clive Colville
Lezioni di volo
Aarto
Silent Scream
News Reporter
Lawless Heart
Tim
Wednesday
2020
The Kidnap Diaries
Sean Langan
Gentlemen's Relish
Cromwell Marsh
Silent Cry
Daniel Stone
Three Miles Up
Billy
TV Shows (31)
Outlander
Taran MacQuarrie · 4 eps
Shetland
DI Jimmy Perez · 38 eps
American Playhouse
Edgar Alabaster · 1 eps
The Bill
2 eps
Who Is Erin Carter?
Daniel Long · 7 eps
Dalziel and Pascoe
Tony Watson · 2 eps
Lewis
Alex Gansa · 1 eps
Primeval
Nick Cutter · 23 eps
Playhouse Presents
Harker · 1 eps
Murder Is Easy
Major Horton · 2 eps
Van der Valk
Joep Huizinga · 1 eps
The Revenge Club
Steve Williams · 6 eps
Sea of Souls
Robert Dunbar · 2 eps
The Darkness
Petur · 6 eps
Psychos
Dr Daniel Nash · 6 eps
South Riding
Joe Astell · 3 eps
Collision
D.I. John Tolin · 5 eps
In Plain Sight
William Muncie · 3 eps
Common As Muck
Brian Forget · 3 eps
Lipstick on Your Collar
Corporal Berry · 6 eps
Anna Karenina
Levin · 4 eps
The Silence
Jim · 4 eps
Ghosts
Billy · 1 eps
The Secret of Crickley Hall
Augustus Cribben · 3 eps
Black Work
DCS Hepburn · 3 eps
Frances Tuesday
Lucas Pilgrim · 2 eps
Jute City
Sammy Kerr · 3 eps
Secret Agent Selection: WW2
Narrator · 5 eps
Forever Home
6 eps
Mountain: Life at the Extreme
Narrator · 3 eps
Power to the People
Narrator · 6 eps
