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

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, Hay ...

'' 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 '' Snowtown'' (2011), based on the

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in South Australia. Film critic Roger Ebert 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 achieve ...

. For four seasons, Henshall played whaler spy Caleb Brewster in the

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

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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 Bong Joon-ho cast him as Blonde, animal rights-activist and boyfriend of Silver, in the action-adventure feature film '' Okja'' (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 Daryle Lamont Jenkins. He won praise from reviewers for his portrayal as the

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-winning artist

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in '' Acute Misfortune'' (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 Australian Film Critics Association 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

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Henshall, Daniel 21st-century Australian male actors Australian male film actors Australian male television actors Living people Best Actor AACTA Award winners 1982 births