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),
Twice Upon a Yesterday (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.
The Revenge Club(2025)as Steve Williams
The Darkness(2024)as Petur
Murder Is Easy(2023)as Major Horton
Who Is Erin Carter?(2023)as Daniel Lang
Close(1993)
This Morning(1988)as Self, Self - Guest
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg(2022)as Self - Actor
Rescue: Extreme Medics(2022)as Narrator
Churchill's Secret Agents: The New Recruits(2018)as Self - Narrator
Kingdom's of the Sky(2017)as Narrator
Ultimate Fights from the Movies(2002)as Davis Dawson (Crossing the Line)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change(2000)as T.E. Lawrence
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert(1999)as T.E. Lawrence
Sharpe: The Legend(1997)as Wickham
