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Daniel Henshall
Henshall at the premiere of
Any Questions for Ben? in 2012
Born9 August 1982 (aged 30)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active2007-present

Daniel Henshall (born 9 August 1982) is an Australian film, television and theatre actor.

He is best known for his portrayal[1][2][3]of the serial killer John Bunting[4] in the feature film Snowtown (2011)[5][6][7].

Snowtown was screened as part of the Cannes Films Festival 2011[8], where it was awarded the FIPRESCI Special Mention Prize[9].

Henshall went on to receive the AACTA award for Best Actor in a leading role[10][11], the Film Critics of Australia Award for Best Actor in a leading role[12], and Best Actor at the International Festival of Film Marrakech 2011[13].

In 2012 Daniel played the character Nick in the Working Dog Productions feature Any Questions For Ben? directed by Rob Sitch[14]http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/any-questions-for-ben-20120209-1rp05.html, he also played Dave in Peter Templemans debut Not Suitable for Children[15], both romantic comedies. For television he was seen as the loveable upstart Jock in the ABC/Fremantle media mini series Devils Dust directed by Jessica Hobbs[16] [17]

This upcoming year Henshall will be seen in the features Around the Block directed by Sarah Spillane and starring Christina Ricci[18], the physiological horror The Babadook directed by Jennifer Kent[19] and the apocalyptic These Final Hours directed by Zac Hilditch[20][21].

He is currently performing in the Sydney Theatre Company production of The Secret River for the 2013 Sydney Festival [22].

  1. ^ http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/best-performances-of-2012
  2. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2011/dec/04/best-film-2011-peter-bradshaw
  3. ^ http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120314/REVIEWS/120319994
  4. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bunting_(serial_killer)
  5. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowtown_(film)
  6. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1680114/
  7. ^ http://www.snowtownthemovie.com
  8. ^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-04-19/snowtown-murders-film-selected-for-cannes/2610204
  9. ^ http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000147/2011
  10. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AACTA_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Leading_Role,
  11. ^ http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/awards-season/red-dog-wins-best-film-at-the-samsung-2012-aacta-awards/story-fn4sol8z-1226258883045
  12. ^ http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000061/
  13. ^ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/justin-kurzels-snowtown-movie-wins-jury-prize-at-marrakech-international-film-festival/story-e6frewz0-1226219482473.
  14. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Any_Questions_For_Ben%3F
  15. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1935065/
  16. ^ http://twitchfilm.com/2012/10/cast-is-king-in-devils-dust-trailer.html
  17. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2259197/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
  18. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1847541/
  19. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2321549/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
  20. ^ twitchfilm.com/2012/11/first-look-at-dan-henshall-in-these-final-hours.html
  21. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2268458/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
  22. ^ http://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/what's-on/productions/2013/the-secret-river.aspx http://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/2013/Theatre/The-Secret-River/.
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