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'''Daniel Edwin Henshall''' (born 9 August 1982) is an Australian actor. Following his film debut in ''[[Snowtown (film)|Snowtown]]'' (2011), for which he won the [[AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role]], Henshall appeared in films such as ''[[The Babadook]]'' (2014), ''[[Okja]]'' (2017), ''[[Acute Misfortune]]'' (2018), and ''[[Catch the Fair One]]'' (2021). |
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'''Daniel Henshall''' is an Australia-based actor. |
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==Early life and education== |
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He is best known for his portrayal of the serial killer [[John Bunting (serial killer)|John Bunting]] in the 2011 movie ''[[Snowtown (film)|Snowtown]]'' which is based on the [[Snowtown murders]]. Henshall was awarded Best Actor at the 2011 Marrakech Film Festival,<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-12-12/snowtown-jury-prize/3725850?section=entertainment Snowtown finds favour with Marrakech jury]</ref> and the [[AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role]] for this role. |
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He also played the role of Adam 'Addo' O'Donnel in the 2008 Australia TV soap opera [[Out of the Blue (2008 TV series)|Out of the Blue]]. |
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Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, he is the youngest of three children.<ref>[https://www.theaustralian.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=TAWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theaustralian.com.au%2Farts%2Freview%2Fdaniel-henshall-from-snowtown-to-defending-jacob%2Fnews-story%2F1882a5e81b46759d1f4fb8298aa7e26d&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium] {{dead link|date=October 2021}}</ref> |
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Henshall had a well received supporting role in the 2012 Australian comedy ''[[Any Questions for Ben?]]'', created by [[Working Dog Productions]].<ref name=js-age>{{cite web|last=Schembri|first=Jim|title=Any Questions for Ben?|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/any-questions-for-ben-20120209-1rp05.html|work=[[The Age]]|publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]|accessdate=17 February 2012|date=9 February 2012}}</ref> |
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He graduated from the full time acting program at [[Actors Centre Australia]] in 2006. |
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==Filmography== |
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==Career== |
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Henshall's first major role was on the short lived [[BBC]] soap ''[[Out of the Blue (2008 TV series)|Out of the Blue]]'' (2008), where he played happy go lucky, Adam 'Ado' O'Donnell. |
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He won the [[AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role]] for his debut feature film performance as real life serial killer, John Bunting, in [[Justin Kurzel]]'s ''[[Snowtown (film)|Snowtown]]'' (2011). <ref>{{cite news |first=Peter |last=Bradshaw |author-link=Peter Bradshaw |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/nov/17/snowtown-film-review |title=Snowtown – review |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=17 November 2011 |access-date=6 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-snowtown-murders-2012|title=A psychopath using mind control|first=Roger|last=Ebert|authorlink=Roger Ebert|newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|date=March 14, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Megan|last=Lehmann| title=Snowtown: Cannes Review | magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/snowtown-cannes-review-187120 | date=May 10, 2011|access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref> [[Indiewire]] named it one of the best performances of 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2012/12/best-performances-of-2012-a-good-year-for-the-broken-disturbed-and-driven-200232/|title=Best Performances of 2012: A Good Year for the Broken, Disturbed and Driven|first1=Sophia|last1=Savage|date=25 December 2012|website=[[Indiewire]]}}</ref> ''Snowtown'' was selected to play at [[Critics' Week]] during the [[Cannes Film Festival]]. |
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Henshall originated the role of Dan Oldfield in the initial sell-out seasons of ''[[The Secret River (play)|The Secret River]]'' (2013) written by [[Andrew Bovell]], commissioned by [[Cate Blanchett]] and [[Andrew Upton]] for [[The Sydney Theatre Company]]. |
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For four seasons he played co-lead, whaler spy [[Caleb Brewster]], alongside [[Jamie Bell]], [[Heather Lind]] and [[Seth Numrich]] in the [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] revolutionary war series ''[[Turn: Washington's Spies]]'' (2014–2017). |
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Writer/Director [[Jennifer Kent]] cast him as Nurse Robbie, opposite [[Essie Davis]], in the universally praised, modern cult classic, ''[[The Babadook]]'' (2014). ''The Babadook'' had its world premiere at the 2014 [[Sundance Film Festival]]. |
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In the [[DreamWorks Pictures|Dreamworks]] live-action version of the [[Ghost in the Shell (2017 film)|''Ghost in the Shell'']] (2017) he played Skinny Man, an AI corrupted vigilante, opposite [[Scarlett Johansson]]. Johansson and Henshall battle it out in a recreation of the famous water fight and interrogation scenes of the original 1995 Anime of the same name. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNSGuE9oKQs|title=Ghost in the Shell movie/anime water fight comparison|date=22 March 2017 |access-date=26 October 2021|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> |
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Oscar-winning Director [[Bong Joon-ho]] cast him as Blonde, animal rights-activist and boyfriend of Silver, alongside [[Paul Dano]], [[Steven Yeun]], [[Lily Collins]] and [[Devon Bostick]], in the action-adventure feature film ''[[Okja]]'' (2017). ''Okja'' competed for the [[Palme d'or]] in Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. |
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He played white supremacist Slayer, opposite Jamie Bell, [[Vera Farmiga]] and [[Bill Camp]], in ''[[Skin (2018 film)|Skin]]'' (2018), based on the life of [[Bryon Widner]] and work of [[Daryle Lamont Jenkins]].<ref>{{Cite web|title='Skin' Review: Jamie Bell Shines as Skinhead Trying to Make Good {{!}} TIFF 2018|url=https://collider.com/skin-review-jamie-bell/|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|date=24 September 2018|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|language=en-US|access-date=8 May 2020}}</ref> ''Skin'' had its world premiere at the [[Toronto Film Festival]]. |
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Henshall received critical plaudits for his performance as [[Archibald Prize]]-winning artist Adam Cullen in ''[[Acute Misfortune]]'' (2019), directed by [[Thomas M. Wright]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/aug/04/acute-misfortune-first-look-review-adam-cullen-biopic-is-an-enthralling-complex-triumph|title=Acute Misfortune first-look review – Adam Cullen biopic is an enthralling, complex triumph|first=Luke|last=Buckmaster|date=3 August 2018|website=Theguardian.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/reviews/acute-misfortune/|title=Acute Misfortune|website=FilmInk.com.au|first=Erin|last=Free|date=2019|access-date=22 April 2020}}</ref> He was nominated for the [[Film Critics Circle of Australia]] and [[Australian Film Critics Association]] Awards for Best Actor. ''Acute Misfortune'' was named best Australian film of 2019 by [[The Guardian]]. |
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He played murder suspect Leonard Patz, opposite [[Chris Evans (actor)|Chris Evans]] and [[Cherry Jones]], in the [[Apple TV+]] thriller ''[[Defending Jacob (miniseries)|Defending Jacob]]'' (2020), directed by [[Morten Tyldum]]. |
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He played Daryl Dunn, criminal on the run turned Santa, in the family Christmas comedy, ''[[A Sunburnt Christmas]]'' (2020), directed by [[Christiaan Van Vuuren]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/dec/15/a-sunburnt-christmas-review-a-very-australian-bad-santa-comedy-for-a-jolly-holiday-season|title=A Sunburnt Christmas review – a very Australian bad-Santa comedy for a jolly holiday season|date=14 December 2020|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=26 October 2021}}</ref> |
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In the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Clickbait]]'' (2021), he played grieving brother turned vigilante, Simon Burton, opposite [[Zoe Kazan]], [[Adrian Grenier]] and [[Phoenix Raei]]. |
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He played Bobby, a human trafficker, in the film ''[[Catch the Fair One]]'' (2021), opposite [[Kali Reis]] and [[Kevin Dunn]], and directed by Josef Kubota Wladyka. ''Catch the Fair One'' premiered at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]] where it won the Audience Award. |
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Henshall had a cameo in the third and final season of the cult [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] series ''[[Mr Inbetween]]'' (2022), opposite creator [[Scott Ryan (actor)|Scott Ryan]] and directed by [[Nash Edgerton]]. |
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He was nominated for the [[AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama]] for his work as Patrick, the fraudulent son of a bankrupt mining family, in ''[[Mystery Road: Origin]]'' (2022), directed by [[Dylan River]]. |
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He played bar fly and menace, Dolly, opposite [[Julia Garner]], [[Jessica Henwick]] and [[Hugo Weaving]] in ''[[The Royal Hotel (film)|The Royal Hotel]]'' (2023), directed by [[Kitty Green]]. ''The Royal Hotel'' had its world premiere at the 2023 [[Telluride Film Festival]]. |
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Next, Henshall leads an ensemble cast that includes Hugo Weaving, [[Agathe Rousselle]] and [[Damon Herriman]], as Joe, in the [[Warner Bros]] film ''[[How to Make Gravy (film)|How to Make Gravy]]'' written by [[Meg Washington]] and Nick Waterman, with Waterman directing. ''How to Make Gravy'' is an adaptation of the iconic Australian song of the same name by singer-songwriter [[Paul Kelly (Australian musician)|Paul Kelly]]. |
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In 2025 he will appear in Director Bong Joon-Ho's space odyssey [[Mickey 17]], opposite [[Robert Pattinson]], [[Mark Ruffalo]] and [[Naomi Ackie]] for [[Warner Bros]], and the third and final season of the award-winning [[ABC Australia]] series ''The Newsreader'', opposite [[Anna Torv]] and directed by [[Emma Freeman]]. On the same day it was announced that Henshall had been announced as part of the cast for ABC drama ''The Family Next Door, with'' Teresa Palmer as the lead.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2024-11-22 |title=Production underway on The Family Next Door {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/11/production-underway-on-the-family-next-door.html |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}}</ref> |
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== Credits == |
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=== Film === |
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| 2011 |
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|''[[Snowtown (film)|Snowtown]]'' |
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| John Bunting |
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| Winner – [[AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role]]<br />Winner – [[Film Critics Circle of Australia Award]] for Best Actor<br />Winner – [[Australian Film Critics Association]] Award for Best Actor<br />Winner – [[Marrakech International Film Festival]] Award for Best Actor |
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| rowspan="2"| 2012 |
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|''[[Not Suitable for Children]]'' |
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| Dave |
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|''[[Any Questions for Ben?]]'' |
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| Nick |
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| 2013 |
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|''[[These Final Hours]]'' |
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| Freddy |
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| rowspan="2"| 2014 |
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|''[[The Babadook]]'' |
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| Robbie |
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|''[[Fell (film)|Fell]]'' |
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| Luke |
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| rowspan="2"| 2017 |
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|''[[Ghost in the Shell (2017 film)|Ghost in the Shell]]'' |
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| Skinny Man |
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|''[[Okja]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2016/04/aussie-joins-netflix-film-shooting-in-south-korea.html | title=Aussie joins Netflix film shooting in South Korea | TV Tonight | date=24 April 2016 }}</ref> |
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| Blonde |
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| rowspan="2"| 2019 |
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|''[[Acute Misfortune]]'' |
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|[[Adam Cullen]] |
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|Nominated – [[Film Critics Circle of Australia Award]] for Best Actor<br />Nominated – [[Australian Film Critics Association]] Award for Best Actor |
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|''[[Skin (2018 film)|Skin]]'' |
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| Slayer |
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| rowspan="2"| 2020 |
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|''[[Measure for Measure (2020 film)|Measure for Measure]]'' |
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| Lukey |
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| ''[[A Sunburnt Christmas]]'' |
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| Daryl Dun |
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| 2021 |
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| ''[[Catch the Fair One]]'' |
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| Bobby |
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| 2023 |
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| ''[[The Royal Hotel (film)|The Royal Hotel]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/12/airdate-the-royal-hotel.html | title=Airdate: The Royal Hotel | TV Tonight | date=December 2023 }}</ref> |
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| Dolly |
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| 2024 |
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| ''[[How to Make Gravy (film)|How to Make Gravy]]'' |
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| Joe |
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| Based on the song of the same name by Paul Kelly |
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| 2025 |
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| ''[[Mickey 17]]'' |
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| TBA |
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| TBA |
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| ''[[Jimpa]]'' |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Out of the Blue (2008 TV series)|Out of the Blue]]'' |
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| ''[[Out of the Blue (2008 TV series)|Out of the Blue]]'' |
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| Adam 'Addo' O'Donnell |
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| Adam 'Ado' O'Donnell |
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| 66 Episodes |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Rescue: Special Ops]]'' |
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| ''[[Rescue Special Ops]]'' |
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| Trevor Slezak |
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| Trevor Slezack |
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| 1 Episode: "Street Legal" |
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| Episode Street Legal |
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| rowspan="2" | 2012 |
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| ''[[Rake (Australian TV series)|Rake]]'' |
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| Clown |
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| Episode R vs Mohammed |
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| ''[[Devil's Dust]]'' |
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! scope="row" | ''Bars and Tone'' |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Snowtown (film)|Snowtown]]'' |
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| ''[[Mr & Mrs Murder]]'' |
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| 2011 |
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| Gregor Cheresniak |
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| [[John Bunting (serial killer)|John Bunting]] |
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| Episode Atlas Drugged |
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| [[AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role]]<br /> [[International Film Festival of Marrakech|International Film Festival of Marrakech Award for Best Actor]] |
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| 2015 |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Any Questions for Ben?]]'' |
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| ''[[The Beautiful Lie (TV series)|The Beautiful Lie]]'' |
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| 2012 |
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| Kingsley Faraday |
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| Nick |
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| 2014–2017 |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Not Suitable for Children]]'' |
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| ''[[Turn: Washington's Spies]]'' |
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| 2012 |
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| [[Caleb Brewster]] |
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| Dave |
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| Main cast |
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|<ref>{{cite web |date=15 February 2013 |title=Aussie actors cast in new period pilot in the US | TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2013/02/aussie-actors-cast-in-new-period-pilot-in-the-us.html}}</ref> |
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| rowspan="2" | 2019 |
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| ''[[Lambs of God]]'' |
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| Barnaby |
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|''[[Bloom (TV series)|Bloom]]'' |
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| Griffo |
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|2020 |
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|''[[Defending Jacob (miniseries)|Defending Jacob]]'' |
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| Leonard Patz |
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| Ensemble |
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| rowspan="3" |2021 |
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|''[[Clickbait (miniseries)|Clickbait]]'' |
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| Simon Burton |
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| Episode The Brother |
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|<ref>{{cite web |date=13 November 2020 |title=Filming resumes on Clickbait | TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/11/filming-resumes-on-clickbait.html}}</ref> |
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|''[[Fires (TV series)|Fires]]'' |
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|Kip |
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|Ensemble |
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|''[[Mr Inbetween]]'' |
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|Kenny |
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|Cameo |
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| 2022 |
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|''[[Mystery Road (TV series)|Mystery Road: Origin]]'' |
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|Patrick |
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|Nominated - [[AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama]] |
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|<ref>{{cite web |date=12 October 2021 |title=Filming underway on Mystery Road: Origin | TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/10/filming-underway-on-mystery-road-origin.html}}</ref> |
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|2023 |
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|''[[RFDS (TV series)|RFDS]]'' |
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|Glen |
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|Episode 2.6 |
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| rowspan="2" |2025 |
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|''[[The Newsreader]]'' |
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|Bill |
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|Main Cast |
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|<ref>{{cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=12 January 2024 |title=Filming underway on the Newsreader S3 | TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/01/filming-underway-on-the-newsreader-s3.html |website=tvtonight.com.au}}</ref> |
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|''The Family Next Door'' |
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|TBA |
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|2006 |
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|''The Golden Ass'' |
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|Bsharp, [[Belvoir St Theatre]] |
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|2007 |
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|''The Popular Mechanicals'' |
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|Flute |
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|[[Riverside Theatres Parramatta]] |
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|2008 |
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|''Belles Line'' |
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|Mick |
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| [[Old Fitzroy Theatre]] |
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|2013 |
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|''[[The Secret River (play)|The Secret River]]'' |
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|Dan Oldfield |
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|[[Sydney Theatre Company]] |
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Daniel Henshall | |
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Born | Daniel Edwin Henshall 9 August 1982 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2006–present |
Daniel Edwin Henshall (born 9 August 1982) is an Australian actor. Following his film debut in Snowtown (2011), for which he won the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Henshall appeared in films such as The Babadook (2014), Okja (2017), Acute Misfortune (2018), and Catch the Fair One (2021).
Early life and education
[edit]Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, he is the youngest of three children.[1]
He graduated from the full time acting program at Actors Centre Australia in 2006.
Career
[edit]Henshall's first major role was on the short lived BBC soap Out of the Blue (2008), where he played happy go lucky, Adam 'Ado' O'Donnell.
He won the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his debut feature film performance as real life serial killer, John Bunting, in Justin Kurzel's Snowtown (2011). [2][3][4] Indiewire named it one of the best performances of 2012.[5] Snowtown was selected to play at Critics' Week during the Cannes Film Festival.
Henshall originated the role of Dan Oldfield in the initial sell-out seasons of The Secret River (2013) written by Andrew Bovell, commissioned by Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton for The Sydney Theatre Company.
For four seasons he played co-lead, whaler spy Caleb Brewster, alongside Jamie Bell, Heather Lind and Seth Numrich in the AMC revolutionary war series Turn: Washington's Spies (2014–2017).
Writer/Director Jennifer Kent cast him as Nurse Robbie, opposite Essie Davis, in the universally praised, modern cult classic, The Babadook (2014). The Babadook had its world premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.
In the Dreamworks live-action version of the Ghost in the Shell (2017) he played Skinny Man, an AI corrupted vigilante, opposite Scarlett Johansson. Johansson and Henshall battle it out in a recreation of the famous water fight and interrogation scenes of the original 1995 Anime of the same name. [6]
Oscar-winning Director Bong Joon-ho cast him as Blonde, animal rights-activist and boyfriend of Silver, alongside Paul Dano, Steven Yeun, Lily Collins and Devon Bostick, in the action-adventure feature film Okja (2017). Okja competed for the Palme d'or in Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival.
He played white supremacist Slayer, opposite Jamie Bell, Vera Farmiga and Bill Camp, in Skin (2018), based on the life of Bryon Widner and work of Daryle Lamont Jenkins.[7] Skin had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.
Henshall received critical plaudits for his performance as Archibald Prize-winning artist Adam Cullen in Acute Misfortune (2019), directed by Thomas M. Wright. [8][9] He was nominated for the Film Critics Circle of Australia and Australian Film Critics Association Awards for Best Actor. Acute Misfortune was named best Australian film of 2019 by The Guardian.
He played murder suspect Leonard Patz, opposite Chris Evans and Cherry Jones, in the Apple TV+ thriller Defending Jacob (2020), directed by Morten Tyldum.
He played Daryl Dunn, criminal on the run turned Santa, in the family Christmas comedy, A Sunburnt Christmas (2020), directed by Christiaan Van Vuuren.[10]
In the Netflix series Clickbait (2021), he played grieving brother turned vigilante, Simon Burton, opposite Zoe Kazan, Adrian Grenier and Phoenix Raei.
He played Bobby, a human trafficker, in the film Catch the Fair One (2021), opposite Kali Reis and Kevin Dunn, and directed by Josef Kubota Wladyka. Catch the Fair One premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival where it won the Audience Award.
Henshall had a cameo in the third and final season of the cult FX series Mr Inbetween (2022), opposite creator Scott Ryan and directed by Nash Edgerton.
He was nominated for the AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama for his work as Patrick, the fraudulent son of a bankrupt mining family, in Mystery Road: Origin (2022), directed by Dylan River.
He played bar fly and menace, Dolly, opposite Julia Garner, Jessica Henwick and Hugo Weaving in The Royal Hotel (2023), directed by Kitty Green. The Royal Hotel had its world premiere at the 2023 Telluride Film Festival.
Next, Henshall leads an ensemble cast that includes Hugo Weaving, Agathe Rousselle and Damon Herriman, as Joe, in the Warner Bros film How to Make Gravy written by Meg Washington and Nick Waterman, with Waterman directing. How to Make Gravy is an adaptation of the iconic Australian song of the same name by singer-songwriter Paul Kelly.
In 2025 he will appear in Director Bong Joon-Ho's space odyssey Mickey 17, opposite Robert Pattinson, Mark Ruffalo and Naomi Ackie for Warner Bros, and the third and final season of the award-winning ABC Australia series The Newsreader, opposite Anna Torv and directed by Emma Freeman. On the same day it was announced that Henshall had been announced as part of the cast for ABC drama The Family Next Door, with Teresa Palmer as the lead.[11]
Credits
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | |
Any Questions for Ben? | Nick | ||
2013 | These Final Hours | Freddy | |
2014 | The Babadook | Robbie | |
Fell | Luke | ||
2017 | Ghost in the Shell | Skinny Man | |
Okja[12] | Blonde | ||
2019 | Acute Misfortune | Adam Cullen | Nominated – Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Actor Nominated – Australian Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor |
Skin | Slayer | ||
2020 | Measure for Measure | Lukey | |
A Sunburnt Christmas | Daryl Dun | ||
2021 | Catch the Fair One | Bobby | |
2023 | The Royal Hotel[13] | Dolly | |
2024 | How to Make Gravy | Joe | Based on the song of the same name by Paul Kelly |
2025 | Mickey 17 | TBA | Post-production |
TBA | Jimpa | TBA |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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2007 | All Saints | Tim Downly | Episode The Pain of It All | |
2008 | Out of the Blue | Adam 'Ado' O'Donnell | Main cast | |
2010 | Rescue Special Ops | Trevor Slezack | Episode Street Legal | |
2012 | Rake | Clown | Episode R vs Mohammed | |
Devil's Dust | Jock | Ensemble | ||
2013 | Mr & Mrs Murder | Gregor Cheresniak | Episode Atlas Drugged | |
2015 | The Beautiful Lie | Kingsley Faraday | Main cast | |
2014–2017 | Turn: Washington's Spies | Caleb Brewster | Main cast | [14] |
2019 | Lambs of God | Barnaby | Main Cast | |
Bloom | Griffo | Main Cast | ||
2020 | Defending Jacob | Leonard Patz | Ensemble | |
2021 | Clickbait | Simon Burton | Episode The Brother | [15] |
Fires | Kip | Ensemble | ||
Mr Inbetween | Kenny | Cameo | ||
2022 | Mystery Road: Origin | Patrick | Nominated - AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama | [16] |
2023 | RFDS | Glen | Episode 2.6 | |
2025 | The Newsreader | Bill | Main Cast | [17] |
The Family Next Door | TBA | In production | [11] |
Theatre
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | The Golden Ass | Various | Bsharp, Belvoir St Theatre |
2007 | The Popular Mechanicals | Flute | Riverside Theatres Parramatta |
2008 | Belles Line | Mick | Old Fitzroy Theatre |
2013 | The Secret River | Dan Oldfield | Sydney Theatre Company |
References
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- ^ Bradshaw, Peter (17 November 2011). "Snowtown – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (14 March 2012). "A psychopath using mind control". Chicago Sun-Times.
- ^ Lehmann, Megan (10 May 2011). "Snowtown: Cannes Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ Savage, Sophia (25 December 2012). "Best Performances of 2012: A Good Year for the Broken, Disturbed and Driven". Indiewire.
- ^ "Ghost in the Shell movie/anime water fight comparison". YouTube. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ Sneider, Jeff (24 September 2018). "'Skin' Review: Jamie Bell Shines as Skinhead Trying to Make Good | TIFF 2018". Collider. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ Buckmaster, Luke (3 August 2018). "Acute Misfortune first-look review – Adam Cullen biopic is an enthralling, complex triumph". Theguardian.com.
- ^ Free, Erin (2019). "Acute Misfortune". FilmInk.com.au. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "A Sunburnt Christmas review – a very Australian bad-Santa comedy for a jolly holiday season". The Guardian. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ a b Knox, David (22 November 2024). "Production underway on The Family Next Door | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Aussie joins Netflix film shooting in South Korea | TV Tonight". 24 April 2016.
- ^ "Airdate: The Royal Hotel | TV Tonight". December 2023.
- ^ "Aussie actors cast in new period pilot in the US | TV Tonight". 15 February 2013.
- ^ "Filming resumes on Clickbait | TV Tonight". 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Filming underway on Mystery Road: Origin | TV Tonight". 12 October 2021.
- ^ Knox, David (12 January 2024). "Filming underway on the Newsreader S3 | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au.