Henry Ian Cusick
Biography
Henry Ian Cusick is a Peruvian-Scottish actor and television director who has worked extensively on stage and screen. Born in Trujillo, Peru, and raised in part in Scotland, he trained at Glasgow's Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and performed with the Strathclyde Theatre Group before turning professional at the Citizens' Theatre. As a classical stage actor he took roles including Dorian Gray in The Picture of Dorian Gray, Hamlet and Horner in The Country Wife, earning a commendation at the 1995 Ian Charleson Awards. He moved to screen work with Casualty and The Book Group, and played Jesus in The Gospel of John (2003). His best known part came in 2005 as Desmond Hume in Lost, which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, and he later appeared in Hitman (2007) and Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009). He played Marcus Kane in The 100 from 2014 to 2020 and has directed short films.
59years old
Turns 60 on April 17in 157 days
- Born Trujillo
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as Henry Ian Cusick Chavez
Movie Career
- Films
- 11
- Career span
- 21 years2003 to 2024
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First role
Cusick's first professional role was as an understudy in a Christmas pantomime at Glasgow's Citizens' Theatre, where he portrayed a polar bear.
Big break
Cusick said he got his role on Lost after meeting executive producer Carlton Cuse while staying with actor Brian Cox. Cuse had wanted a Scottish or Irish character, which helped Cusick be considered.
Early training
Cusick trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, then joined the amateur Strathclyde Theatre Group before turning professional.
Behind the camera
Cusick made a short film called dress, which was shot in Kailua, Hawaii. It won awards at the Hawaii International Film Festival and the Peace on Earth Film Festival.
A change of course
Cusick worked with the technology start-up JamBios in 2017 to promote its memory-sharing platform. He voiced Monty, a digital biographer, and recorded over 200 questions meant to help users record and preserve personal memories.
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Mark PalanskyDirector, 1 film, 2017
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Craig RosenbergDirector, 1 film, 2006
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