Henry Ian Cusick

Henry Ian Cusick, actor of stage, television, and motion pictures, was born in Trujillo, Peru on April 17, 1969. The son of a Peruvian mother and Scottish father, Mr. Cusick is fluent in both English and Spanish. He grew up in Trinidad and Tobago and Scotland, moving to the latter at the age of fifteen. He was raised Roman Catholic.

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Stage - Television - Motion pictures - Trujillo, Peru - April 17 - 1969 - Peruvian - Scottish - Trinidad and Tobago - Scotland

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He and wife Annie are parents to three sons, Elias, Lucas and Esau.

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Cusick trained at The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama before joining the Glasgow Citizens' Theatre. His first leading roles at Citizens included Dorian Gray in The Picture of Dorian Gray with Rupert Everett, Hamlet in The Marovitz Hamlet with Helen Baxendale and Horner in The Country Wife.

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Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama - Dorian Gray - The Picture of Dorian Gray - Rupert Everett - Hamlet - Helen Baxendale - The Country Wife

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His performances as Torquato Tasso in the Edinburgh International Festival production of Torquato Tasso, and Creon in the Citizens Theatre production of Oedipus, earned him a special commendation for the Ian Charleson Award 1995 for outstanding performance by a young actor in a classical theatre role.

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Torquato Tasso - Edinburgh International Festival - Creon - Oedipus - 1995 - Actor - Theatre

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Other theatrical credits include the following:

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Stolzius in The Soldiers - Edinburgh International Festival

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Cassio in Othello - Royal Shakespeare Company

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Othello - Royal Shakespeare Company

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Demetrius in A Midsummer Nights Dream - RSC

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Pompey in Anthony and Cleopatra - RSC

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Henry Green in Richard II - Royal National Theatre

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Richard II - Royal National Theatre

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Arthur in Machine Wreckers - RNT

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Dollabella in Anthony and Cleopatra - RNT (with Alan Rickman)

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Anthony and Cleopatra - Alan Rickman

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Nick in The LA Plays - Almeida Theatre, London

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Le Vicomte De Valmont in Les Liaisons Dangereuses - Liverpool Playhouse

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Les Liaisons Dangereuses - Liverpool Playhouse

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McCann in The Birthday Party - Glasgow Citizens' Theatre

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Jeffrey in The Dying Gaul - Citizens

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Louis Ironson in Angels in America for 7:84 Theatre Company

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Title role in Moliere's Don Juan for Theatre Babel.

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Moliere's - Don Juan

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TV and Film credits include:

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Desmond (recurring role) in Lost (Season 2, 2005)

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William in "9/Tenths" (with Gabrielle Anwar)

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Brian in "Half Light" (with Demi Moore)

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Jesus in The Gospel of John

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Jesus - The Gospel of John

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Dr. Peter Campbell in Perfect Romance (Lifetime TV Original Movie)

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Gareth Heldman in Midsomer Murders episode "The Fisher King"

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Gideon Mantell in Dinosaur Hunters

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Dr. Talbot in 2000 Acres of Sky for 3 series

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Matt in Carla (British TV movie)

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Miles (series regular) in The Book Group (BBC TV series)

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Jason (series regular) in Casualty

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Sgt. Michael Clark in Murder Rooms

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