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'{{Infobox person | name = Douglas Smith |image =http://iv1.lisimg.com/image/5683576/600full-douglas-smith.jpg |imagesize = | caption = | birth_name = Douglas Alexander Smith | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|6|22}} | birth_place = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] | death_date = | occupation = Actor | height = {{height|m=1.91}} | years_active = 1996–present | homepage = }} '''Douglas Alexander Smith''' (born June 22, 1985) is a [[Canada|Canadian]]-[[United States|American]] actor most notable for his work on the [[HBO]] series, ''[[Big Love]]'' as [[Ben Henrickson]], the eldest son of polygamist [[Bill Henrickson]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Kroll |first=Justin |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118050405 |title='Percy' sequel zeroes in on Smith - Entertainment News, Film News, Media |publisher=Variety |date=2012-02-16 |accessdate=2012-02-17}}</ref> ==Early life== Smith was born in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada, the son of Terrea ([[married and maiden names|née]] Oster), an American-born [[teacher]], and Maurice Smith, a producer of low-budget films originally from the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="Smith1">{{cite journal | last =| first= | authorlink =| coauthors =| title =Son Burst| journal =| volume =| issue =| page =124| publisher =People Magazine| date =2002-11-18 | doi =| id = }}</ref> 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 (actor)|Gregory Smith]]. He is of mostly [[English people|English]] and [[Ashkenazi Jewish]] ancestry.<ref>http://ethnicelebs.com/douglas-smith</ref> ==Career== Smith has been acting since he was cast as Malvolio in his 4th grade production of Shakespeare's comedy, ''Twelfth Night''. Audiences first saw him on the big screen as a young [[Brendan Fraser]] in [[Blast from the Past (film)|Blast from the Past]], opposite [[Alicia Silverstone]], [[Sissy Spacek]], and [[Christopher Walken]]. 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 (Australian TV series)|Out There]]''. Early in his career, Smith honed his craft through appearances on some of television's most notable procedurals, including ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'', ''[[CSI: Miami]]'', ''[[Close to Home (2005 TV series)|Close to Home]]'', ''[[Family Law (TV series)|Family Law]]'', ''[[The X-Files]]'', ''[[Crossing Jordan]]'', and ''[[Cold Case (TV series)|Cold Case]]'', among many others. Most known for his regular role as [[Bill Paxton]]'s son on ''Big Love'', Smith co-starred in the films ''[[Sleepover (2004 film)|Sleepover]]'', ''Rock the Paint'', ''[[Santa's Slay]]'' and ''[[State's Evidence]]''. He also played the pivotal role of Edward Porris in [[Brandon Cronenberg]]'s directorial debut, [[Antiviral (film)|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 began filming the musical/comedy/horror film, ''[[Stage Fright (2014 film)|Stage Fright]]''. He played the roles of both Metal Killer and Buddy, in addition to performing two musical numbers in the film. One of the songs was alongside Grammy winning artist, [[Meat Loaf]]. ''Stage Fright'' premiered at the 2014 SXSW Film Festival and was released by [[Magnolia Pictures]].{{cn|date=November 2015}} 2013 saw Smith star as [[Tyson (Percy Jackson)|Tyson]], the cyclops half-brother of [[Percy Jackson]] ([[Logan Lerman]]), in the film ''[[Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters]]''. He also began production for his lead role alongside [[Olivia Cooke]] in the horror film ''[[Ouija (2014 film)|Ouija]]'' for Universal/Platinum Dunes at the end of 2013. An alumni of [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|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, a role originated by [[Tom Sturridge]] at the [[Lyric Hammersmith]] in 2010. The production and Smith's performance received favorable reviews. It was listed among [[The Guardian]]'s and [[The New York Times]]' "Best of 2014" lists - 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. Whatever you get out of the play, Cullman's taut production serves as a knockout ensemble showcase for a new generation of gifted stage actors."<ref>http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/punk-rock-theater-review-749699</ref> The production was nominated for both OBIE and Drama League Awards.<ref>http://www.obieawards.com/2015/05/2015-obie-award-winners-announced/</ref> In 2015, Smith was seen in a cameo role in ''[[Terminator Genisys]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deadline.com/2014/07/douglas-smith-terminator-genesis-evans-crime-bailey-chase-kill-for-me/ |title=Douglas Smith Joins ‘Terminator’ Reboot & ‘Evan’s Crime’; ‘Longmire’s Bailey Chase To ‘Kill For Me’ |publisher=Deadline |date=July 12, 2014 |accessdate=July 12, 2014}}</ref> He will make his first appearance on HBO since wrapping ''Big Love'' in a significant arc on [[Martin Scorsese]]'s ''[[Vinyl (TV series)|Vinyl]]'', opposite [[Bobby Cannavale]], [[Olivia Wilde]], and [[Ray Romano]]. <ref>http://deadline.com/2015/08/vinyl-martin-scorsese-mick-jagger-cast-douglas-smith-hbo-1201494217/</ref> ''Vinyl'' premieres on February 14, 2016. ==Personal life== In 2003, at the age of 15, Smith traveled to Morocco with the U.K. based charity Peace Child International as the member of a cast of actor/delegates promoting peace and tolerance through musical and dramatic performances. The show was performed in English, French, and Arabic - over the course of their eight week tour they performed in all provinces of the country. After completing the 5th and final season of ''Big Love'', Smith traveled to Europe. He rented an apartment in Paris and studied French at Alliance Francaise for six months. He returned back to North America to work on the film ''Treading Water'', opposite [[Zoë Kravitz]], at the end of 2011. Smith purchased a home in New Orleans after falling in love with the city while filming ''Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters'' in 2012. He is a citizen of Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. ==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Films ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1996 | ''[[The X-Files]]'' | The Pitcher | Episode: Home |- | 1997 | ''The Death Game'' | Tristan | |- | 1998 | ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)| The Outer Limits]]'' | Douglas | Episode: In to Zone |- | 1999 | ''[[Blast from the Past (film)| Blast from the Past]]'' | Adam (age 11) | |- | 2001 | ''[[Family Law (TV series)| Family Law]]'' | Patrick Samson | Episode: Sex,Lies, and Internet |- | 2002 | ''Trancers 6'' | Punk #1 | |- | 2002 | ''[[Partners in Action]]'' | Teddy | Credited as Doug Smith |- | 2003 | ''Lock her Room '' | Johnny | Short |- | 2003 | ''[[Out There (TV series)| Out There]]'' | Reilly Evans | |- | 2003 | ''[[Hangman's Curse (film)| Hangman's Curse]]'' | Elijah Springfield | |- | 2003 | ''Stuck in the Movie with You'' | Sam | TV movie |- | 2003 | ''[[Cold Case]]'' | 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 (TV series)| The Guardian]]'' | Jay | Episode: Without Consent |- | 2004 | ''[[CSI: Miami]]'' | Jason Henderson | Episode: Invasion |- | 2004 | ''[[Sleepover (film)| Sleepover]]'' | Gregg | |- | 2005 | ''Rock the Paint'' | Josh | |- | 2005 | ''[[Santa's Slay]]'' | Nicolas Yuleson | |- | 2006 | ''[[Crossing Jordan]]'' | Steven Reynolds | Episode: Mysterious Ways |- | 2006 | ''[[Close to Home (2005 TV series)|Close to Home]]'' | Colin Parks | Episode: The Shots |- | 2006 | ''[[Citizen Duane]]'' | Duane Balfour | |- | 2006 | ''[[State's Evidence]]'' | Scott | |- | 2007 | ''[[Remember the Daze]]'' | Pete | |- | 2006-2007 | ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' | Marlon West | |- | 2009 | ''Someday We Will Get Married'' | James | Short |- | 2009 | ''[[Hawthorne (TV series)| Hawthorne]]'' | Curtis | Episode: Night Moves |- | 2010 | ''[[Flashpoint (TV series)| Flashpoint]]'' | Carlton Hayward | Episode: Whatever it Takes |- | 2011 | ''Margene's Blog'' | Ben Henrickson | Episode: Girls Gotta Dance |- | 2006-2011 | ''[[Big Love]]'' | Ben Henrickson | |- | 2012 | ''[[Antiviral (film)|Antiviral]]'' | Edward Porris | |- | 2013 | ''[[The Boy who Smells like Fish]]'' | Mica | |- | 2013 | ''[[Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters]]'' | [[Tyson (Percy Jackson)|Tyson]] | |- | 2013 | ''[[Rookie Blue]]'' | Chuck | Episode: You Are Here |- | 2014 | ''Hard Drive'' | Ditch | |- | 2014 |''[[Stage Fright (2014 film)|Stage Fright]]'' | Buddy Swanson | |- | 2014 | ''[[Ouija (2014 film)|Ouija]]'' | Pete | |- | 2015 |''[[Terminator Genisys]]'' | Eric Thompson | |- | 2016 | ''[[The Bye Bye Man]]'' | | ''Filming'' |- |} ==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result |- | 2005 | [[Young Artist Award]] | Best Performance in a Feature Film | ''[[Sleepover (film)|Sleepover]]'' | {{nom}} |- |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name|0808022|Douglas Smith}} {{Authority control}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME =Smith, Douglas | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION =Actor | DATE OF BIRTH =1985-06-22 | PLACE OF BIRTH =[[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Douglas}} [[Category:1985 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Male actors from Toronto]] [[Category:American male child actors]] [[Category:American male film actors]] [[Category:American people of English descent]] [[Category:American male television actors]] [[Category:Canadian male child actors]] [[Category:Canadian male film actors]] [[Category:Canadian people of American descent]] [[Category:Canadian people of English descent]] [[Category:Canadian male television actors]] [[Category:21st-century Canadian male actors]] [[Category:20th-century Canadian male actors]] {{film-actor-stub}}'