Douglas “Dougie” James Henshall was born on November 19, 1965, in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Douglas Henshall is 58 years old as of 2023.

Douglas Henshall is a Scottish television, film, and stage actor best known for his roles as Professor Nick Cutter in the science fiction series Primeval and Detective Inspector Jimmy Pérez in the crime drama Shetland.

In autumn 2012, he appeared as Oliver Cromwell in the premiere of the new play 55 Days. In 2015, Henshall starred as Taran MacQuarrie in the TV series Outlander.

One of Douglas Henshall’s first successful film roles was as Edgar in Angels and Insects (1995) before going on to star in Sharpe’s Justice (1997), Orphans (1998), and The Man with Rain in His Shoes (1998).

Douglas Henshall made his television debut in the 1989 television series The Bill. In 1993, he appeared in Dennis Potter’s television adaptation of Lipstick on Your Collar.

Douglas Henshall also portrayed T. E. Lawrence in a recurring role in the American television series Young Indiana Jones (1992–1996).