Henry Ian Cusick

Henry Ian Cusick

Cusick in 2007
Born (1967-04-17) 17 April 1967
Trujillo, Peru
Occupation Actor
Years active 1993–present
Spouse(s) Annie Cusick Wood (m. 2006)
Children 3

Henry Ian Cusick (born 17 April 1967)[1] is a Peruvian-born Scottish[2] actor of television, film, and theatre.

He is well known for his role as Desmond Hume on the U.S. television series Lost, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. He starred in the ABC drama Scandal, as Stephen Finch, and is currently starring as Marcus Kane In the CW drama The 100.[3]

Early life

Henry Ian Cusick was born in Trujillo, Peru, to a Peruvian mother (Esperanza Chávez) and a Scottish father (Henry Joseph Cusick).[2] When he was two, his family moved to Madrid, Spain, then Glasgow, before moving to Trinidad and Tobago, where they lived for ten years.[1] There Cusick attended Presentation College, San Fernando. He moved to Paisley, Scotland,[2] with his family at the age of fourteen.[4] Cusick attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and was asked to resign in his second year there. He got his first acting role at the Citizens' Theatre as an understudy in the Christmas Panto playing a polar bear.[4] He appeared in various productions for the Strathclyde Theatre Group in Glasgow.[5] He is fluent in both English and Spanish, and was raised Roman Catholic.[4]

Career

Cusick at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International

Cusick began his career as a classical theatre actor. His first leading roles on stage included: Dorian Gray in The Picture of Dorian Gray with Rupert Everett, Hamlet in The Marovitz Hamlet, and Horner in The Country Wife. His 1994 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 commendation at the 1995 Ian Charleson Awards for outstanding performance by a young actor in a classical theatre role.[6]

On screen, after appearing in recurring roles in television series such as Casualty and The Book Group, he starred as Jesus Christ in the 2003 film The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John.[4] His largest role to date came in 2005 when he was cast as Desmond Hume in the ABC series Lost. Originally a recurring guest star in the second season (for which he received an Emmy nomination), Cusick became a member of the main cast from seasons three to six.[7] Cusick won the role when, while staying at the home of his friend Brian Cox, he met Cox's next-door neighbor, Carlton Cuse, the executive producer of Lost. Cusick stated he believes "a seed (was) planted, because they had been looking for either a Scottish or Irish character."[7]

He also appeared as Theo Stoller in two episodes of season 5 of 24 and the 2007 film Hitman. He stars in the direct-to-DVD film Dead Like Me: Life After Death, a continuation of the cult classic television show of the same name.

Cusick appeared in two episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in the twelfth season, playing Erik Weber, a vigilante with a Citizens Organized Against Predators group. He was in ABC's Scandal in 2011, but left the following year.[8]

He also played Trent Marsh in Body of Proof and currently appears as Marcus Kane in The 100, which premiered in March 2014.[9]

Cusick also directed a short film called Dress, filmed in his home town, Kailua, Hawaii, winning the best short at HIFF and Peace on Earth Film Festival [10]

Personal life

Cusick and his wife Annie Cusick Wood are parents to three sons, Eli (born 1994), Lucas (born 1998), and Esau (born 2000). They live in Kailua, Hawaii.[7]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Possession Toby Byng Uncredited
2003 Gospel of John, TheThe Gospel of John Jesus
2003 Carla Matt Television film
2004 Perfect Romance Peter Campbell Television film
2006 Half Light Brian
2006 9/Tenths William
2006 After the Rain Adrian Short film
2007 Hitman Udre Belicoff
2009 Dead Like Me: Life After Death Cameron Kane Direct-to-video release
2013 Not Another Happy Ending Willie Scott
2014 The Girl On The Train Danny Hart
2014 Frank vs. God David Frank
2014 Dress Ben Granger
2014 10.0 Earthquake Jack
2015 Pali Road Tim Young
2015 "Just Let Go" Christopher "Chris" Williams

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Taggart Ian Gowrie Episode "Fatal Inheritance"
1997 Richard II Henry Green TV adaptation of William Shakespeare's play
2001 Murder Rooms: The White Knight Stratagem Sgt. Michael Clark
2001–02 Casualty Jason Recurring role
2002 Dinosaur Hunters, TheThe Dinosaur Hunters Gideon Mantell
2002–03 Two Thousand Acres of Sky Dr. Ewan Talbot Appeared in three episodes
2003 Happiness Phillip Episode "A Nice Person"
2003 Adventure Inc. Gavin Merrill Episode "Echoes of the Past"
2003 Book Group, TheThe Book Group Miles Longmuir Appeared in every episode of the second series
2004 Midsomer Murders Gareth Heldman Episode "The Fisher King"
2005 Waking the Dead Jeremy Allen Episode "Towers of Silence: Part 1"
2005–2010 Lost Desmond Hume Guest (Season 2)
Main cast (Season 3–6): 46 episodes
Nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor - Drama Series
2006 24 Theo Stoller Episodes "Day 5: 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m." and "Day 5: 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m."
2009 Nova Charles Darwin Episode: "Darwin's Darkest Hour"[11]
2010 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit[12] Erik Weber Episodes: "Locum" and "Bullseye"
2012, 2015 Scandal Stephen Finch Series regular (Season 1)
Guest, Episode: "No More Blood"
2012 Fringe[13] Agent Simon Foster Episode: Season 4, Episode 19
2012 The Mentalist Tommy Volker Episodes: "If It Bleeds, It Leads","Days of Wine and Roses","Little Red Corvette"
2013 Hawaii 5-0 Ernesto, Terrorist group leader Episode: "We Need Each Another"
2013 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Dr. Jimmy Episode: "Last Woman Standing"
2013 Body of Proof Dr. Trent Marsh Season 3, Episode 5 "Eye for an Eye" and Episode 13 "Daddy Issues"
2014–present The 100 Marcus Kane Series regular
2016 Rush Hour Thomas Episode: "Pilot"

Video Games

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Lost: Via Domus Desmond Hume (voice)

Theatre

References

  1. 1 2 Patrick Espejo (2007-04-08). "Peruano encontrado en 'Lost'" (in Spanish). El Comercio. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
  2. 1 2 3 McIver, Brian (7 February 2014). "Scots actor Henry Ian Cusick tells why he had to move stateside for work because of lack of opportunities at home". The Daily Record. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "ABC picks up 'Charlie's Angels,' 'Good Christian Belles' and ten more - From Inside the Box - Zap2it". Blog.zap2it.com. 2011-05-13. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Damian Thompson. "Henry Ian Cusick on Gospel of John". Jewish Theatre. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
  5. ↑ Archived 3 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ Fowler, Rebecca. "Ribands in the cap of youth". Sunday Times. 12 March 1995.
  7. 1 2 3 William Keck (2006-08-24). "Cusick carries lone Emmy torch for 'Lost' cast". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
  8. ↑ Jeffery, Morgan (12 June 2012). "'Scandal' creator Shonda Rhimes explains Henry Ian Cusick exit". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  9. ↑ Hale, Mike. "Criminals, All Young, Let Loose Upon Earth: CW's 'The 100' Puts Teenagers in a Post-Apocalyptic World". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  10. ↑ "Dress – A new film coming soon from DIRECTOR Henry Ian Cusick - Cusickgallery.net: Henry Ian Cusick". Cusickgallery.net: Henry Ian Cusick. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Darwin's Darkest Hour". Nova. 6 October 2009. PBS.
  12. ↑ "Keck's Exclusives: Law & Order: SVU Signs Lost Alum". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
  13. ↑ "Fringe Exclusive: Lost's Henry Ian Cusick Cast as [Spoiler] – But in Which Universe?". tvline.com. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
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