Daniel Edwin Henshall (born 9 August 1982) is an Australian film, television and theatre actor, known for his work in ''

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'', ''

The Babadook ''The Babadook'' is a 2014 Australian supernatural horror film written and directed by Jennifer Kent in her directorial debut, and produced by Kristina Ceyton and Kristian Moliere. The film stars Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall, H ...

'' and '' Turn: Washington's Spies''.

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

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John Bunting in

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's ''

'' (2011), based on the

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in South Australia. Film critic

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called his performance "astonishingly good", Megan Lehmann of ''

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'' said it was "disturbingly excellent", and ''

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'' named it one of the best of performances of the year. Henshall was awarded, among others, the

AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role The AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role is an award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is to "identify, award, promote and celebrate Australia's greatest achiev ...

. For four seasons, Henshall played whaler spy

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in the AMC TV series ''Turn: Washington's Spies'' (2014–2017). Writer/director

Jennifer Kent Jennifer Kent (born 5 March 1969) is an Australian actress, writer and director, best known for her directorial debut, the horror film ''The Babadook'' (2014). Her second film, '' The Nightingale'' (2018), premiered at the 75th Venice Internati ...

cast him as Robbie in her debut feature film, the psychological horror ''

'' (2014). In the live action version of ''Ghost in the Shell'' (2017) he played Skinny Man, re-enacting the iconic water fight from the original 1995 anime. Acclaimed South Korean director

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cast him as Blonde, animal rights-activist and boyfriend of Silver, in the action-adventure feature film ''

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'' (2017). He plays Slayer, skinhead and Bryons chief rival in ''

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'' (2018), based on the life of Bryon Widner and work of

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. He won praise from reviewers for his portrayal as the

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-winning artist

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in ''

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'' (2019), including in ''

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'', '' Filmink'', ''

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'', and ''

''. He was nominated for the 2019

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, and 2020

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Awards for Best Actor. Henshall played murder suspect and sex offender, Leonard Patz, in the

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limited series '' Defending Jacob'' (2020). His portrayal of criminal on the run Daryl Dun, aka Santa, in the family Christmas comedy ''A Sunburnt Christmas'' (2020), was well received by the '' Sydney Morning Herald'', and ''

''. Next he will be seen in the thriller ''To Catch a Fair One'' (2021), due to premiere in competition at the 2021 ''

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'', and later in the year in ''

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'' (2021) for

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Credits

Film

Television

Theatre

References

External links

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