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Douglas Henshall


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  • Angels And Insects
  • Angels And Insects review by from Ilford, England
    Rated - 2.0 stars Bring on the Ants!!! 28 July 2004
    ...o do period drama then this is it - slow, monotonous and draaaaaaaawn out! Douglas Henshall adds a bit of spice as the protective elder brother of Rylance's new wife (Kens...   Read customer review
  • Primeval - Series 1
  • Primeval - Series 1 review by Scully from Lincoln, UK
    Rated - 3.0 stars Pleasantly surprised 25 March 2007
    ...nce every episode. Not that I'm complaining - I'm just happy to see the lovely Douglas Henshall in a leading role on prime-time tv, regardless of what he is or isn't wearing. ...   Read customer review
  • Primeval - Series 2
  • Primeval - Series 2 review by Northernsky from Halifax
    Rated - 4.0 stars Hugely enjoyable Saturday night hokum 28 February 2008
    ...ies not too surprisingly picks up where the second series left off with Cutter (Douglas Henshall) knowing he is back in a parallel version of his old life , and everything seem...   Read customer review

Douglas Henshall - filmography


  • South Riding on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Charlie Clark,  Shaun Dooley,  Peter Firth
    Director: Diarmuid Lawrence
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Andrew Davies' sparkling adaptation of Winifred Holtby's acclaimed novel. Insightful, warm and full of memorable characters, South Riding tells a fraught love story and paints a panoramic portrait of a between-the-wars Yorkshire community. In depression-hit Thirties Britain, Sarah Burton returns ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 371 members
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  • Collision (2 discs) on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Zoe Telford,  Dean Lennox Kelly,  Paul McGann
    Director: Marc Evans
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Collision tells the story of a major road accident and a group of people who have never met, but who all share one single defining moment that will change their lives. Amid the tangle of twisted metal and emotional turmoil wrought by the tragedy of a crash of this scale, are the stories of the ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 570 members
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  • Dorian Gray - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Ben Barnes,  Colin Firth,  Caroline Goodall
    Director: Oliver Parker
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Forever Young. Forever Cursed. Dorian Gray is Beautiful. Charming. Powerful. CURSED Young Dorian Gray (Ben Barnes) arrives fresh on the London social scene and is taken under the wing of corrupt, devilish Lord Henry Wotton (Colin Firth) who introduces him to the seedy pleasures of London life. ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 7,530 members
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  • Dorian Gray on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Ben Barnes,  Colin Firth,  Caroline Goodall
    Director: Oliver Parker
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Forever Young. Forever Cursed. Dorian Gray is Beautiful. Charming. Powerful. CURSED Young Dorian Gray (Ben Barnes) arrives fresh on the London social scene and is taken under the wing of corrupt, devilish Lord Henry Wotton (Colin Firth) who introduces him to the seedy pleasures of London life. ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 33,498 members
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  • Primeval - Series 2 (2 discs) on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Douglas Henshall,  Juliet Aubrey
    Director: Jamie Payne
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Series two picks up where series one left off with Cutter having been deceived by his estranged wife Helen and the world as he knows it has changed but he and Helen are the only one's who know. Claudia Brown no longer exists in the world Nick has found himself. Can he convince his team that their ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 2,797 members
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  • Primeval - Series 1 (2 discs) on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Douglas Henshall,  James Murray,  Hannah Spearritt
    Director: Jamie Payne
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    When mysterious discrepancies in Britain's space-time continuum begin to occur, zoologist Nick Cutter and his band of assistants begin to investigate. However, unbeknownst to the team, prehistoric creatures have used the breakdown in time to set foot in the present day. Featuring state-of-the-art ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 5,247 members
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  • It's All About Love on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Joaquin Phoenix,  Claire Danes,  Sean Penn
    Director: Thomas Vinterberg
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A beautiful film set in the future, a tale of impending divorce for a young couple who manage to rediscover their love. Joaquin Phoenix (GLADIATOR) and Claire Danes (ROMEO+JULIET) play John and Elena who agree to meet up one last time to finalise their divorce. He must meet his world-famous figure-..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 41% from 3,887 members
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  • Lawless Heart on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Josephine Butler,  Stuart Laing,  David Coffey
    Director: Neil Hunter,  Tom Hunsinger
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Three men who have led very different lives are reunited by the funeral of a mutual friend in this second feature film from writing-directing team Neil Hunter and Tom Hunsinger (BOYFRIENDS). Stuart's accidental death leads his brother-in-law, his boyfriend, and his best friend to reconsider some of ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 923 members
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  • This Year's Love on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Kathy Burke,  Jennifer Ehle,  Ian Hart
    Director: David Kane
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    David Kane's THIS YEAR'S LOVE is a bittersweet comedy that follows a group of London twenty-somethings looking for romance and, of course, that special someone. When an apparently perfect relationship between tattoo artist Danny (Douglas Henshall) and dressmaker Hannah (Catherine McCormack) ends in ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 4,334 members
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  • If Only on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Douglas Henshall,  Lena Headey,  Charlotte Coleman
    Director: Maria Ripoll
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Almost everyone wishes they could have a second chance at love. This charming British romantic comedy, IF ONLY, dares to revel in the fantasy. Douglas Henshall plays Victor Bukowski, an unemployed man distraught over the fact that his beloved ex is about to marry another man. Magically, he is ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 1,491 member
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  • Orphans - Blu-ray (1997)
    Starring: Douglas Henshall,  Gary Lewis,  Stephen McCole
    Director: Peter Mullan
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    The star of Ken Loach's MY NAME IS JOE, Mullan proves that his talent isn't relegated to acting. As a writer/director, he has crafted a supremely entertaining motion picture. ORPHANS tells the grittily realistic, hysterical, and deeply moving tale of a group of siblings who reunite in Glasgow on ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 46 members
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  • Orphans on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Douglas Henshall,  Gary Lewis,  Stephen McCole
    Director: Peter Mullan
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    The star of Ken Loach's MY NAME IS JOE, Mullan proves that his talent isn't relegated to acting. As a writer/director, he has crafted a supremely entertaining motion picture. ORPHANS tells the grittily realistic, hysterical, and deeply moving tale of a group of siblings who reunite in Glasgow on ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 868 members
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  • Angels And Insects (1995)
    Starring: Patsy Kensit,  Douglas Henshall,  Mark Rylance
    Director: Philip Haas
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    This is a sumptuous and erotic drama where the insect world becomes a metaphor for the depravity and decadence of the upper class in this visually enticing period piece. Set at the height of British colonialism William, a penniless entomologist, falls in love with the eldest daughter of Sir ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 721 members
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Douglas Henshall facts

5 most recent films

South Riding - 3.5 stars
The Eagle - 3.0 stars
The Eagle - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
French Film - A Frenchman's Guide to Love - 3.0 stars
Collision - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Primeval - Series 3 - 4.0 stars
Primeval - Series 2 - 4.0 stars
Primeval - Series 1 - 3.5 stars
South Riding - 3.5 stars
Collision - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Orphans - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
It's All About Love - 2.0 stars
Angels And Insects - 2.5 stars
If Only - 2.5 stars
French Film - A Frenchman's Guide to Love - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Phil Davis - 8 times - show films
Paul McGann - 8 times - show films
Juliet Aubrey - 7 times - show films
Mark Strong - 6 times - show films
Kate Ashford - 5 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Marc Evans - 7 times - show films
Marc Evans  - 6 times - show films
Jamie Payne - 4 times - show films
Tony Mitchell - 4 times - show films
Mark Everest - 4 times - show films