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Douglas Smith
Smith at the 2013 Miami International Film Festival premiere of The Boy Who Smells like Fish
Born
Douglas Alexander Smith

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
Spouse
Patricia Travis
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(m. 2018)​
RelativesGregory Smith (brother)

Douglas Alexander Smith is a Canadian actor known for his work on the HBO series Big Love as Ben Henrickson. His other work includes Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, Terminator Genisys, Vinyl, Miss Sloane, When We Rise, The Alienist and the second season of HBO's Big Little Lies.

Early life

Smith was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the son of Terrea (née Oster), an American-born teacher, and Maurice Smith, a producer of low-budget films who is originally from the United Kingdom.[1] Smith's mother appeared in several of the films that his father produced during the 1980s. He is the younger brother of actor Gregory Smith.

Career

Smith has been acting since he was cast as Malvolio in his fourth grade production of Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night. His first film role was playing a young version of Brendan Fraser's character in Blast from the Past (1999). As a teenager, he went to Australia to play the lead role as an American boy living in Australia in a series called Out There. Early in his career, Smith made several appearances on television procedurals, including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, Close to Home, Family Law, The X-Files, Crossing Jordan, and Cold Case.

Smith is known for his regular role as Ben Henrickson on the HBO series Big Love, which aired for five seasons.[2] He also played the role of Edward Porris in Brandon Cronenberg's directorial debut, Antiviral. The film competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and took home the award for Best First Canadian Feature at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.

In late 2012, Smith filmed the musical/comedy/horror film Stage Fright. He played the roles of both Metal Killer and Buddy, performing two musical numbers in the film. Stage Fright premiered at the 2014 SXSW Film Festival and was released by Magnolia Pictures.[citation needed]

In 2013, he starred as Tyson, the cyclops half-brother of Percy Jackson, in the film Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters. He also began production on the horror film Ouija for Universal and Platinum Dunes.

An alumnus of RADA's Shakespeare Summer School, Smith made his off-Broadway debut in 2014, starring in the New York premiere of Simon Stephens' Punk Rock at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in the West Village. He played William Carlisle. The production and Smith's performance received favorable reviews. David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "In such an exemplary cast, it's unfair to single out any one of the seven principal actors for special praise. But Smith, best known for HBO's Big Love, is sad, scary and transfixing."[3] The production was nominated for both OBIE and Drama League Awards.[4]

In 2015, Smith played a minor role in Terminator Genisys.[5] He had a significant arc on HBO's Vinyl[6] in 2016. He then returned to the horror genre in The Bye Bye Man, where he starred in the role of Elliot.

In 2017, he portrayed Dustin Lance Black in When We Rise, an eight-part docudrama based on the memoirs of LGBT activist Cleve Jones and directed by Gus Van Sant, Dustin Lance Black, Dee Rees and Thomas Schlamme. Soon after, Smith joined the cast of The Alienist, a 19th-century crime drama created by Cary Fukunaga based on the 1994 novel The Alienist. His turn as one half of the darkly comedic Isaacson duo earned praise from critics like David Nevins of The Guardian who, in his review of the show, wrote: "Two of the best performances, though, are those of Matthew Shear and Douglas Smith as the brothers Isaacson, two bright and innovative Jewish forensic science specialists who stick out like sore thumbs in the very Irish-Catholic environs of Manhattan law enforcement."[7]

In 2019, Smith played an integral role in the second season of HBO's Big Little Lies as Corey Brockfield, a co-worker and love interest of main character Jane Chapman. He, along with the rest of the cast, were nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

In 2020, he reprised his role as Marcus Isaacson in the second season of The Alienist.

In 2022, he played the supporting role of Bill Johnson in Olivia Wilde's film Don't Worry Darling. He also starred in the musical drama The Swearing Jar, which premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.

Smith appeared in Atom Egoyan's film Seven Veils, which made its premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.[citation needed]

Personal life

He married Patricia Travis in April 2018.[8]

Filmography

Douglas Smith television and film roles
Year Title Role Notes
1996 The X-Files The Pitcher Episode: "Home"
1997 The Death Game Tristan Film
1998 The Outer Limits Douglas Episode: "In to Zone"
1999 Blast from the Past Adam Webber (age 11) Film
2001 Family Law Patrick Samson Episode: "Sex, Lies, and Internet"
2002 Trancers 6 Punk #1 Film
2002 Partners in Action Teddy Film; credited as Doug Smith
2003 Lock her Room Johnny Short film
2003 Out There Reilly Evans Main role (season 1)
2003 Hangman's Curse Elijah Springfield Film
2003 Stuck in the Movie with You Sam Television movie
2003 Cold Case 16-year-old Ryan Bayes Episode: "Churchgoing People"
2004 Everwood Gavin Curtis Episode: "Controlling Interest"
2004 Joan of Arcadia Daniel Shoalar Episode: "State of Grace"
2004 The Guardian Jay Episode: "Without Consent"
2004 CSI: Miami Jason Henderson Episode: "Invasion"
2004 Sleepover Gregg Film
2004 State's Evidence Scott Film
2005 Rock the Paint Josh Film
2005 Santa's Slay Nicolas Yuleson Film
2006 Crossing Jordan Steven Reynolds Episode: "Mysterious Ways"
2006 Close to Home Colin Parks Episode: "The Shots"
2006 Citizen Duane Duane Balfour Film
2006–2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Marlon West Episodes: "The Unusual Suspect", "Goodbye and Good Luck"
2006–2011 Big Love Ben Henrickson Main role
2007 Remember the Daze Pete Film
2009 Someday We Will Get Married James Short film
2009 Hawthorne Curtis Episode: Night Moves
2010 Flashpoint Carlton Hayward Episode: Whatever it Takes
2011 Margene's Blog Ben Henrickson Episode: Girls Gotta Dance
2012 Antiviral Edward Porris Film
2013 Treading Water Mica Film; also titled The Boy Who Smells Like Fish
2013 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters Tyson Film
2013 Rookie Blue Chuck Episode: You Are Here
2014 Stage Fright Buddy Swanson Film
2014 Hard Drive Ditch Film
2014 Ouija Pete Film
2015 Terminator Genisys Eric Thompson Film
2016 Vinyl Gary / Xavier Recurring role
2016 Miss Sloane Alex Film
2017 The Bye Bye Man Elliot Film
2017 Bottom of the World Alex Film
2017 When We Rise Young Man Miniseries; 3 episodes
2018–2020 The Alienist Marcus Isaacson Main role
2019 Big Little Lies Corey Supporting role
2021 Clarice Tyson Conway Recurring role
2022 Don't Worry Darling[9] Bill Johnson Film
2022 The Swearing Jar Owen
2023 Exposure Tanner Main role
2023 Seven Veils Post-production
TBA Horizon: An American Saga Post-production

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2005 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film Sleepover Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Son Burst". People. November 18, 2002. p. 124.
  2. ^ Abrams, Rachel; Kroll, Justin (February 16, 2012). "'Percy' sequel zeroes in on Smith". Variety. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "'Punk Rock': Theater Review". The Hollywood Reporter. November 17, 2014. Archived from the original on December 12, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  4. ^ "2015 Obie Award Winners Announced". Obie Awards. May 18, 2015. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  5. ^ Yamato, Jen (July 11, 2014). "Douglas Smith Joins 'Terminator' Reboot & 'Evan's Crime'; 'Longmire's Bailey Chase To 'Kill For Me'". Deadline. Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  6. ^ Petski, Denise (August 6, 2015). "'Vinyl': Martin Scorsese & Mick Jagger's HBO Rock Drama Series Adds Douglas Smith To Cast". Deadline. Archived from the original on February 22, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  7. ^ Nevins, Jake (January 22, 2018). "The Alienist review – a 19th-century psychological thriller that's short on thrills". The Guardian. Archived from the original on May 22, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  8. ^ "Douglas Smith on Instagram: "Wow that went fast! Can't believe it has been a year since I tied the knot with this beautiful southern flower @teeshtravis #anniversary"". Instagram. Archived from the original on May 15, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  9. ^ Kroll, Justin (October 13, 2020). "Sydney Chandler, Nick Kroll, Douglas Smith, Kate Berlant, Asif Ali Round Out Cast Of Olivia Wilde's 'Don't Worry Darling'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
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