Douglas Henshall

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Douglas Henshall

Born 19 November 1965 60 years old Glasgow, Scotland, UK Who else is 60? → TMDB ↗

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 

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The numbers

Computed from the record
6age in their first credit on record (1972)
54years on screen and counting
5credits in 2012, their busiest year
65dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
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With Friends Like These

as Phil
No poster

Angh

One of Us poster Age: 60

One of Us

2026
Wednesday poster Age: 54

Wednesday

2020
Susan Hill's Ghost Story poster Age: 54

Susan Hill's Ghost Story

2019
as Adam Snow
No poster
Age: 53

Orphans Reunited

2019
Iona poster Age: 49

Iona

2015
as Daniel
No poster
Age: 48

Scotland In A Day

2014
The Salvation poster Age: 48

The Salvation

2014
as Sheriff Mallick
Doors Open poster Age: 47

Doors Open

2012
as Mike Mackenzie
The Snipist poster Age: 46

The Snipist

2012
as Harker
The Kidnap Diaries poster Age: 46

The Kidnap Diaries

2012
as Sean Langan
How I Was Stolen by the Germans poster Age: 45

How I Was Stolen by the Germans

2011
as Werner Kraus
The Eagle poster Age: 45

The Eagle

2011
as Cradoc
Dorian Gray poster Age: 43

Dorian Gray

2009
as Alan Campbell
French Film poster Age: 43

French Film

2008
as Marcus
Lezioni di volo poster Age: 41

Lezioni di volo

2007
as Aarto
Ripley Under Ground poster Age: 39

Ripley Under Ground

2005
as Derwatt
The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle poster Age: 39

The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle

2005
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
No poster
Age: 37

Loving You

2003
as Dan
It's All About Love poster Age: 37

It's All About Love

2003
as Michael
Silent Cry poster Age: 36

Silent Cry

2002
as Daniel Stone
Lawless Heart poster Age: 36

Lawless Heart

2002
as Tim
Ultimate Fights from the Movies poster Age: 36

Ultimate Fights from the Movies

2002
as Davis Dawson (Crossing the Line) (archive footage)
Gentlemen's Relish poster Age: 35

Gentlemen's Relish

2001
as Cromwell Marsh
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change poster Age: 34

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change

2000
as T.E. Lawrence
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert poster Age: 33

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert

1999
as T.E. Lawrence
This Year's Love poster Age: 33

This Year's Love

1999
as Danny
The Man with Rain in His Shoes poster Age: 33

The Man with Rain in His Shoes

1998
as Victor Bukowski
Fast Food poster Age: 32

Fast Food

1998
as Benny
Orphans poster Age: 32

Orphans

1998
as Michael
Sharpe: The Legend poster Age: 31

Sharpe: The Legend

1997
as Wickham
Kull the Conqueror poster Age: 31

Kull the Conqueror

1997
as Ducalon
Sharpe's Justice poster Age: 31

Sharpe's Justice

1997
as Captain George Wickham
Crossing the Floor poster Age: 30

Crossing the Floor

1996
as Clive Colville
Angels and Insects poster Age: 29

Angels and Insects

1995
as Edgar Alabaster
Three Miles Up poster Age: 29

Three Miles Up

1995
as Billy
Rose Red poster Age: 28

Rose Red

1994
Down Among the Big Boys poster Age: 27

Down Among the Big Boys

1993
as Louie Gibbons
The Big Man poster Age: 24

The Big Man

1990
as Davie Dawson
No poster
Age: 24

Dancing in the Dark

1990
Silent Scream poster Age: 24

Silent Scream

1990
as News Reporter
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TV credits

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