Daniel Henshall

Daniel Edwin Henshall (born 9 August 1982) is an Australian film, TV and theatre actor, known for his work in Snowtown and Turn: Washington's Spies.

Daniel Henshall
Henshall
Born
Daniel Edwin Henshall

(1982-08-09) 9 August 1982
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present

Early life and education

Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, he is the youngest of three children.

Career

Henshall is best known for his portrayal as a real-life serial killer in Justin Kurzel's Snowtown (2011), based on the Snowtown murders in South Australia.[1] Film critic Roger Ebert called the performance "astonishingly good"[2] The Hollywood Reporter said it was "disturbingly excellent",[3] and IndieWire named Henshall's performance one of the best of the year[4] He was awarded the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance.[5]

For four seasons Henshall played whaler spy Caleb Brewster in the AMC TV series Turn: Washington's Spies (2014–2017). Writer/director Jennifer Kent cast him as Robbie in her debut feature film, the psychological horror The Babadook (2014). In the live action version of Ghost in the Shell (2017) he was seen as Skinny Man, re-enacting the iconic water fight from the original 1995 Anime.[6]

Acclaimed South Korean director Bong Joon-ho cast him as Blonde, animal rights-activist and boyfriend of Silver, in the action-adventure feature film Okja (2017). He plays Slayer, skinhead and Bryons chief rival in Skin (2018), based on the life of Bryon Widner and work of Daryle Lamont Jenkins.[7]

He won praise from reviewers for his portrayal as the Archibald Prize-winning artist Adam Cullen in Acute Misfortune (2019), including in The Guardian,[8] Filmink,[9] and The Hollywood Reporter.[10] He was nominated for the 2019 Film Critics Circle of Australia, and 2020 Australian Film Critics Association Awards for Best Actor.[11][12]

Henshall plays Leonard Patz in Defending Jacob (miniseries) (2020) for Apple TV+. His next role is in Clickbait (TV series) for Netflix.[13]

Credits

Film
Year Title Role Notes
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
2012 Any Questions for Ben? Nick
2013 These Final Hours Freddy
2014 The Babadook Robbie Dir: Jennifer Kent
2014 Fell Luke
2017 Ghost in the Shell Skinny Man
2017 Okja Blonde Dir: Bong Joon-ho
2019 Acute Misfortune Adam Cullen Nominated – Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Actor

Nominated – Australian Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor

2019 Skin Slayer Dir: Guy Nativ
2020 Measure for Measure Lukey
TBA Catch The Fair One Bobby Dir: Josef Kubota Wladyka

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2007 All Saints Tim Downly Episode: The Pain of It All
2008 Out of the Blue Adam 'Ado' O'Donnell 66 Episodes
2010 Rescue Special Ops Trevor Slezack Episode: Street Legal
2012 Rake Clown Episode: R vs Mohammed
2012 Devil's Dust Jock 2 Episodes
2013 Mr & Mrs Murder Gregor Cheresniak Episode: Atlas Drugged
2015 The Beautiful Lie Kingsley Faraday Re-imagining of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina
2014–2017 Turn: Washington's Spies Caleb Brewster 40 Episodes
2019 Lambs of God Barnaby 4 Episodes
2019 Bloom Griffo 5 Episodes
2020 Defending Jacob Leonard Patz 8 Episodes Dir: Morten Tyldum
TBA Clickbait Simon Burton

Theatre
Year Title Role Notes
2006 The Golden Ass Various Bsharp, Belvoir St Theatre
2007 The Popular Mechanicals Flute Parramatta Riverside Theatre
2008 Belles Line Mick The Old Fitzroy Theatre
2013 The Secret River (play) Dan Oldfield Sydney Theatre Company

References
  1. Bradshaw, Peter (17 November 2011). "Snowtown – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. Ebert, Roger. "The Snowtown Murders Movie Review (2012) – Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com.
  3. "Snowtown: Cannes Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  4. Savage, Sophia (25 December 2012). "Best Performances of 2012: A Good Year for the Broken, Disturbed and Driven". indiewire.com.
  5. "Red Dog takes out best film at AACTA Awards". ABC News. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  6. YouTube video
  7. Sneider, Jeff (24 September 2018). "'Skin' Review: Jamie Bell Shines as Skinhead Trying to Make Good | TIFF 2018". Collider. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  8. Buckmaster, Luke (3 August 2018). "Acute Misfortune first-look review – Adam Cullen biopic is an enthralling, complex triumph" – via www.theguardian.com.
  9. Free, Erin (2019). "Acute Misfortune". FilmInk. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  10. "'Acute Misfortune': Film Review | Melbourne 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  11. "2019 Awards Winners". Film Critics Association of Australia. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  12. "2020 AWARDS". Australian Film Critics Association. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  13. Petski, Denise (11 February 2020). "'Clickbait': Netflix Thriller Limited Series Adds Seven To Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
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