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Movies starring Douglas Henshall
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Douglas Henshall was born in Glasgow, Scotland in November 1965. His mother was a nurse and his father a salesman. He is the youngest of three children and has two older sisters. He grew up in Barrhead and attended Barrhead High School. Whilst at school a friend asked him to join The Scottish Youth Theatre based in Glasgow. After leaving school, he moved to London to train at Mountview Theatre School. He returned to Glasgow after training where he joined the 7:84 theatre company. Eventually, he went back to live in London where he received critical acclaim for his theatre work, notably "Life of Stuff" at the Donmar Warehouse (1993) and "American Buffalo" at the Young Vic (1997).
One of his first successful film roles was as Edgar in "The Angels & Insects (1995)" before going on to star in "Orphans (1997)", "Man with Rain in His Shoes (1998)" and "The Lawless Heart (2001)". He has also starred in many television series and is known for his roles in "Psychos" (1999) (mini)", "Kid in the Corner (1999) (TV)" and "Loving You (2003) (TV)". He has also performed in plays for BBC radio, including the role of Romeo in "Romeo and Juliet (1999) and David in "The Long Farewell"(2002). In the summer of 2002, Douglas returned to the London stage where he performed the role of Michael Bakunin in Tom Stoppard's new trilogy of plays, 'The Coast of Utopia', at The National Theatre.
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Can you imagine a near-future world? The time is out of joint: it's July, 2021, but snow falls in New York City, people freeze in Uganda, gravity loses its power in Africa. Despite world-wide chaos John (Joaquin Phoenix), a Polish academic on his way to Calgary, stops in New York to meet his wife Elena (Claire Danes), a world-famous figure skater, in order to get a divorce. But when John arrives at Elena's hotel, he realizes that something is wrong. John soon discovers that Elena and her staff have a secret — David (Alun Armstrong), her manager, has cloned Elena with the intention of killing her as soon as her talent finally runs short. They are soon on the run from David and his mates. Is there a corner of the world where they can seek shelter to keep themselves safe and sound? |
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