Henry Ian Cusick

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Henry Ian Cusick
Born April 17, 1967 (age 39)
Trujillo, Peru
Notable roles "Desmond Hume" in "Lost" (2005 -)

Henry Ian Cusick (born April 17, 1967) is an Emmy nominated actor of stage, television, and motion pictures.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Cusick was born in Trujillo, Peru to a Peruvian mother and a Scottish father. He is fluent in both English and Spanish, and grew up in Trinidad and Tobago and Scotland, moving to the latter at the age of fifteen. He was raised Roman Catholic. Cusick spent one year at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow before being thrown out for smoking cannabis. He then joined the Citizens' Theatre.

[edit] Career

Cusick as Jesus Christ in The Gospel of John.
Cusick as Jesus Christ in The Gospel of John.

His first leading roles there included Dorian Gray in The Picture of Dorian Gray with Rupert Everett, Hamlet in The Marovitz Hamlet with Helen Baxendale, and Horner in The Country Wife.

His performances as Torquato Tasso in the Edinburgh International Festival production of Torquato Tasso, and Creon in the Citizens' Theatre production of Oedipus earned him a special commendation for the Ian Charleson Award 1995 for outstanding performance by a young actor in a classical theatre role. He was nominated for an Emmy for his guest role as Desmond on Lost.

He has joined the main cast of the TV show Lost as Desmond and appeared in two episodes of season 5 of 24 (8:00PM-9:00PM and 9:00PM-10:00PM).

[edit] Personal life

Cusick and wife Annie are parents to three sons, Elias, Lucas and Esau. The couple were legally married on July 15, 2006, in a civil ceremony following fourteen years of cohabitation. [1]

[edit] Theatrical credits

[edit] TV and Film credits

  • Desmond Hume (Series regular) in Lost (Season 3-, 2006-)
  • Theo Stoller (recurring role) in 24 (Season 5, 2006)
  • Desmond Hume (recurring role) in Lost (Season 2, 2005-2006)
  • William in "9/Tenths" (with Gabrielle Anwar)
  • Brian in "Half Light" (with Demi Moore)
  • Jesus in The Gospel of John
  • Dr. Peter Campbell in Perfect Romance (Lifetime TV Original Movie)
  • Gareth Heldman in Midsomer Murders episode "The Fisher King"
  • Gideon Mantell in Dinosaur Hunters
  • Dr. Talbot in 2000 Acres of Sky for 3 series
  • Matt in Carla (British TV movie)
  • Miles Longmuir (series 2 regular) in The Book Group (BBC TV series)
  • Jason (series regular) in Casualty
  • Sgt. Michael Clark in Murder Rooms

[edit] External links

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