Portrait of Douglas Henshall

Acting

Douglas Henshall

Career

Active from 1993 to 2026, busiest in 1999 and 2012 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
27
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lipstick on Your Collar
Lipstick on Your Collar
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Douglas Henshall Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Suspenseful 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Family Secrets 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Family Drama 2
  • Educational Insights 2
  • Historical Documentary 2
  • Slow-Burn Suspense 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

68
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

6 titles ยท average score 56
Forever Home
Forever Home (2026)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show

Angh
Angh (2026)

as White Priest

The Revenge Club
The Revenge Club (2025)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Steve Williams

The Darkness
The Darkness (2024)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show ยท as Petur

Who Is Erin Carter?
Who Is Erin Carter? (2023)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as Daniel Long

Murder Is Easy
Murder Is Easy (2023)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show ยท as Major Horton

2010s

19 titles ยท average score 62
Susan Hill's Ghost Story
Susan Hill's Ghost Story (2019)
GoodWatch score 47

as Adam Snow

Secret Agent Selection: WW2
Secret Agent Selection: WW2 (2018)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Narrator

Mountain: Life at the Extreme
Mountain: Life at the Extreme (2017)

TV show ยท as Narrator

In Plain Sight
In Plain Sight (2016)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as William Muncie

Black Work
Black Work (2015)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as DCS Hepburn

Iona
Iona (2015)
GoodWatch score 60

as Daniel

The Salvation
The Salvation (2014)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sheriff Mallick

Outlander
Outlander (2014)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Taran MacQuarrie

Shetland
Shetland (2013)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as DI Jimmy Perez

The Secret of Crickley Hall
The Secret of Crickley Hall (2012)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Augustus Cribben

Doors Open
Doors Open (2012)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mike Mackenzie

The Snipist
The Snipist (2012)

as Harker

2000s

18 titles ยท average score 63
Collision
Collision (2009)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as D.I. John Tolin

French Film
French Film (2008)
GoodWatch score 55

as Marcus

Lewis
Lewis (2007)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Alex Gansa

Primeval
Primeval (2007)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Nick Cutter

The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle
The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle (2005)
GoodWatch score 64

as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Frances Tuesday
Frances Tuesday (2004)

TV show ยท as Lucas Pilgrim

It's All About Love
It's All About Love (2003)
GoodWatch score 32

as Michael

Loving You
Loving You (2003)

as Dan

Lawless Heart
Lawless Heart (2002)
GoodWatch score 73

as Tim

Silent Cry
Silent Cry (2002)

as Daniel Stone

Gentlemen's Relish
Gentlemen's Relish (2001)
GoodWatch score 56

as Cromwell Marsh

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change (2000)
GoodWatch score 65

as T.E. Lawrence

1990s

22 titles ยท average score 61
Psychos
Psychos (1999)

TV show ยท as Dr Daniel Nash

Kid in the Corner
Kid in the Corner (1999)

TV show ยท as Alex Letts

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

as T.E. Lawrence

This Year's Love
This Year's Love (1999)
GoodWatch score 63

as Danny

The Man with Rain in His Shoes
The Man with Rain in His Shoes (1998)
GoodWatch score 44

as Victor Bukowski

Orphans
Orphans (1998)
GoodWatch score 60

as Michael

Fast Food
Fast Food (1998)
GoodWatch score 40

as Benny

Sharpe's Justice
Sharpe's Justice (1997)
GoodWatch score 72

as Captain George Wickham

Dalziel and Pascoe
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Tony Watson

Angels and Insects
Angels and Insects (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

as Edgar Alabaster

Three Miles Up
Three Miles Up (1995)

as Billy

Lipstick on Your Collar
Lipstick on Your Collar (1993)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Corporal Berry

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 73
The Bill
The Bill (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Edgar Alabaster

1970s

1 title ยท average score 66
Van der Valk
Van der Valk (1972)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Joep Huizinga