Douglas Henshall has been busy with several projects since his departure from Shetland. He is currently starring in a new play called “Mary” by Rona Munro at the Hampstead Theatre in London.

Douglas Henshall is also set to star in a new Netflix drama called “Palomino,” which is currently being filmed in Barcelona. The series is created by Jack Lothian, who has previously worked on “Doc Martin” and “Strike Back”.

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.

In 2012, Douglas Henshall starred as Augustus Cribben in The Secret of Crickley Hall, and the ITV television film of Ian Rankin’s novel Doors Open.

Douglas Henshall also portrayed T. E. Lawrence in a recurring role in the American television series Young Indiana Jones (1992–1996). In the 2000s, Douglas Henshall appeared in the films Lawless Heart (2001), Gentlemen’s Relish (2001), and Silent Cry (2002).