Daniel Henshall
Daniel Henshall | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 August 1982 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Daniel Edwin Henshall (born 9 August 1982) is an Australian actor. He is known for his roles in the films Snowtown (2011) aka The Snowtown Murders, The Babadook (2014), Ghost in the Shell (2017), Okja (2017), and Acute Misfortune (2019), as well as starring in the AMC TV series Turn: Washington's Spies. For Snowtown he won an AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
Life and career[edit]
Daniel was born and raised in Sydney, New South Wales, and is the youngest of three children. He is a graduate of the Actors Centre Australia.
He is best known for his portrayal as a real life serial killer in Justin Kurzel's Snowtown (based on The Snowtown Murders). Pulitzer Prize winning critic Roger Ebert called his performance 'astonishingly good' [1], The Hollywood Reporter said it was 'disturbingly excellent' [2], and IndieWire named it one of the best performances of the year. [3]
In 2013 Henshall was cast as whaler spy Caleb Brewster, a lead player, in the TV series Turn: Washington's Spies for AMC. A roll he reprised for four seasons.
Most recently he was seen as Adam Cullen, the infamous Archibald Prize winning artist, in Acute Misfortune. Luke Buckmaster of The Guardian said 'The film marks another one-for-the-ages performance from Henshall' [4], Filmink called the performance 'nothing short of staggering...Henshall gets to the real flesh and bone of Cullen, and it’s a bruising, dark-hued joy to witness' [5]
Next he will be seen in Skin directed by Oscar winner Guy Nativ.
He is currently working on Defending Jacob (miniseries) for Apple TV+.
Credits[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Snowtown | John Bunting | Winner - AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Winner - Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Actor Winner - Australian Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Winner - Marrakech International Film Festival Award for Best Actor |
| 2012 | Not Suitable for Children | Dave | |
| 2012 | Any Questions for Ben? | Nick | |
| 2013 | These Final Hours | Freddy | |
| 2014 | The Babadook | Robbie | Dir: Jennifer Kent |
| 2014 | Fell | Luke | |
| 2017 | Ghost in the Shell | Skinny Man | |
| 2017 | Okja | Blonde | Dir: Bong Joon-ho |
| 2019 | Acute Misfortune | Adam Cullen | Based on the book Acute Misfortune: The Life and Death of Adam Cullen by Erik Jensen |
| 2019 | Skin | Slayer | Dir: Guy Nativ |
| TBA | Measure for Measure | Lukey |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | All Saints | Tim Downly | Episode: The Pain of It All |
| 2008 | Out of the Blue | Adam 'Ado' O'Donnell | 66 Episodes |
| 2010 | Rescue Special Ops | Trevor Slezack | Episode: Street Legal |
| 2012 | Rake | Clown | Episode: R vs Mohammed |
| 2012 | Devil's Dust | Jock | 2 Episodes |
| 2013 | Mr & Mrs Murder | Gregor Cheresniak | Episode: Atlas Drugged |
| 2015 | The Beautiful Lie | Kingsley Faraday | Re-imagining of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina |
| 2014 - 2017 | Turn: Washington's Spies | Caleb Brewster | 40 Episodes |
| 2019 | Lambs of God | Barnaby | 4 Episodes |
| 2019 | Bloom (TV series) | Griffo | 5 Episodes |
| TBA | Defending Jacob (miniseries) | Leonard Patz | 8 Episodes Dir: Morten Tyldum |
Theatre[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Golden Ass | Various | Bsharp, Belvoir St Theatre |
| 2007 | The Popular Mechanicals | Flute | Parramatta Riverside Theatre |
| 2008 | Belles Line | Mick | The Old Fitzroy Theatre |
| 2013 | The Secret River (play) | Dan Oldfield | Sydney Theatre Company |
Notes[edit]
- ^ Ebert, Roger. "The Snowtown Murders Movie Review (2012) - Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com.
- ^ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/snowtown-cannes-review-187120
- ^ Savage, Sophia (25 December 2012). "Best Performances of 2012: A Good Year for the Broken, Disturbed and Driven". indiewire.com.
- ^ Buckmaster, Luke (3 August 2018). "Acute Misfortune first-look review – Adam Cullen biopic is an enthralling, complex triumph" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ https://www.filmink.com.au/reviews/acute-misfortune/