Acting
Douglas Henshall
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.
Filmography
One of Us
Film · 2026
Angh
Film · 2026
Forever Home
Series · 2026
The Revenge Club
Series · 2025
The Darkness
Series · 2024
Who Is Erin Carter?
Series · 2023
Murder Is Easy
Series · 2023
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Series · 2022
Wednesday
Film · 2020
Susan Hill's Ghost Story
Film · 2019
Orphans Reunited
Film · 2019
Power to the People
Series · 2019
Secret Agent Selection: WW2
Series · 2018
Mountain: Life at the Extreme
Series · 2017
In Plain Sight
Series · 2016
Iona
Film · 2015
Black Work
Series · 2015
The Salvation
Film · 2014
Scotland In A Day
Film · 2014
Outlander
Series · 2014
Shetland
Series · 2013
Doors Open
Film · 2012
The Snipist
Film · 2012
The Kidnap Diaries
Film · 2012
The Secret of Crickley Hall
Series · 2012
Playhouse Presents
Series · 2012
How I Was Stolen by the Germans
Film · 2011
The Eagle
Film · 2011
South Riding
Series · 2011
The Silence
Series · 2010
Dorian Gray
Film · 2009
Collision
Series · 2009
French Film
Film · 2008
Primeval: Through the Anomaly
Film · 2008
Lezioni di volo
Film · 2007
Ripley Under Ground
Film · 2007
The Making of Primeval
Film · 2007
Primeval
Series · 2007
Lewis
Series · 2007
The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle
Film · 2005
Sea of Souls
Series · 2004
Frances Tuesday
Series · 2004
It's All About Love
Film · 2003
Loving You
Film · 2003
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Film · 2002
Lawless Heart
Film · 2002
Silent Cry
Film · 2002
Gentlemen's Relish
Film · 2001
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change
Film · 2000
Missing, Presumed Murdered
Film · 2000
Anna Karenina
Series · 2000
This Year's Love
Film · 1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert
Film · 1999
Psychos
Series · 1999
Kid in the Corner
Series · 1999
Fast Food
Film · 1998
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
Film · 1998
Orphans
Film · 1998
Kull the Conqueror
Film · 1997
Sharpe's Justice
Film · 1997
Sharpe: The Legend
Film · 1997
Crossing the Floor
Film · 1996
Dalziel and Pascoe
Series · 1996
Angels and Insects
Film · 1995
Three Miles Up
Film · 1995
Ghosts
Series · 1995
Rose Red
Film · 1994
Common As Muck
Series · 1994
Down Among the Big Boys
Film · 1993
GMTV
Series · 1993
Lipstick on Your Collar
Series · 1993
Jute City
Series · 1991
Dancing in the Dark
Film · 1990
The Big Man
Film · 1990
Silent Scream
Film · 1990
She-Play
Series · 1990
The Bill
Series · 1984
American Playhouse
Series · 1982
Van der Valk
Series · 1972