Henry Ian Cusick

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Henry Ian Cusick
Cusick in 2007
Born (1967-04-17) 17 April 1967 (age 57)
Trujillo, Peru
Alma materRoyal Conservatoire of Scotland
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present
Spouse
Annie Cusick
​
(m. 2006)​
Children3

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

He is best known for his role as

Scandal, as Marcus Kane in The CW science fiction series The 100, as Dr. Jonas Lear in The Passage[3] on Fox, and as Russell "Russ" Taylor in the CBS action drama MacGyver
.

Early life

Cusick was born in

Roman Catholic.[4]

Career

Cusick began his career as a classical theatre actor. His first leading roles onstage included

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

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

cult classic television show of the same name.[citation needed
]

Cusick appeared in two episodes of

Scandal in 2011, but left the following year.[8]

He also played Trent Marsh in Body of Proof and portrayed Marcus Kane until his character switched bodies with another actor 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]

In 2017, Cusick partnered with tech start-up JamBios to promote its reminiscing and memory-sharing social platform. He plays the voice of Monty, the digital biographer, and recorded over 200 questions that Monty asks users to help spur their memories.[11] Cusick's wife Annie is the curator of the JamBios Memory Gallery.[12]

Personal life

Cusick and his wife Annie Cusick Wood, whom he wed in 2006, are parents to three sons, Eli (b. 1994), Lucas (b. 1998), and Esau (b. 2000).[13]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
1995 The Contract Short film
2002 Possession Toby Byng Uncredited
2003
The Gospel of John
Jesus Christ
2006 Half Light Brian
9/Tenths William
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
Frank vs. God David Frank
Dress
 		Ben Granger
10.0 Earthquake Jack
2015 Pali Road Tim Young
Just Let Go Christopher "Chris" Williams
2016 Visible Guy Short film
Everglades Scott
2017 Rememory Lawton
2018 Chimera Strain Quint
Hae Hawai'i Short film
2022 The Wind & the Reckoning McCabe
2023 Jamojaya Michael

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
2001–2002 Casualty Jason Recurring role
2002 The Dinosaur Hunters Gideon Mantell
2002–2003 Two Thousand Acres of Sky Dr. Ewan Talbot Appeared in three episodes
2003 Happiness Phillip Episode "A Nice Person"
Adventure Inc. Gavin Merrill Episode "Echoes of the Past"
The Book Group Miles Longmuir Appeared in every episode of the second series
Carla Matt Television film
2004 Perfect Romance Peter Campbell Television film
Midsomer Murders Gareth Heldman Episode "The Fisher King"
2005 Waking the Dead Jeremy Allen Episode "Towers of Silence: Part 2"
2005–2010 Lost Desmond Hume Guest (
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor - Drama Series
Nominated for Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television
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"[14]
2010 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit[15] Erik Weber Episodes: "Locum" and "Bullseye"
2012, 2015 Scandal Stephen Finch Main role (
season 4), Episode: "No More Blood
"
2012 Fringe[16] Agent Simon Foster Episode: Season 4, Episode 19 "Letters of Transit"
The Mentalist Tommy Volker Episodes: "If It Bleeds, It Leads", "Days of Wine and Roses", "Little Red Corvette"
2013 Hawaii Five-0 Ernesto, terrorist group leader Episode: "We Need Each Another"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Dr. Jimmy Episode: "Last Woman Standing"
Body of Proof Dr. Trent Marsh Episodes: "Eye for an Eye", "Daddy Issues"
2014–2019 The 100 Marcus Kane Main role (Seasons 1-6): 58 episodes
Also directed two episodes
2016 Rush Hour Thomas Episode: "Pilot"
2017 Inhumans Dr. Evan Declan Recurring role; 6 episodes
2019 The Passage Dr. Jonas Lear Main role
2020–2021 MacGyver Russell "Russ/Rusty" Taylor Main role
2022–2023 Big Sky Avery McCallister Recurring role; 13 episodes
2022–present The Wingfeather Saga Artham Wingfeather/Peet the Sockman (voice) Recurring role
2023–2024 NCIS: Hawaiʻi OSP Supervisory Special Agent John Swift 2 episodes

Video games

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

Theatre

References

  1. ^ a b Patrick Espejo (8 April 2007). "Peruano encontrado en 'Lost'" (in Spanish). El Comercio. Archived from the original on 29 March 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2008.
  2. ^ a b c 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 24 May 2018.
  3. ^ "ABC picks up 'Charlie's Angels,' 'Good Christian Belles' and ten more - From Inside the Box - Zap2it". Blog.zap2it.com. 13 May 2011. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d Damian Thompson. "Henry Ian Cusick on Gospel of John". Jewish Theatre. Archived from the original on 15 April 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2008.
  5. ^ Strathclyde Theatre Group Archived 3 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Sunday Times
    . 12 March 1995.
  7. ^ a b William Keck (24 August 2006). "Cusick carries lone Emmy torch for 'Lost' cast". USA Today. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  8. ^ Morgan Jeffery (12 June 2012). "'Scandal' creator Shonda Rhimes explains Henry Ian Cusick exit". Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  9. ^ Hale, Mike (18 March 2014). "Criminals, All Young, Let Loose Upon Earth: CW's 'The 100' Puts Teenagers in a Post-Apocalyptic World". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Dress – A new film coming soon from DIRECTOR Henry Ian Cusick - Cusickgallery.net: Henry Ian Cusick". Cusickgallery.net: Henry Ian Cusick. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Actor Henry Ian Cusick on His Newest Project". 26 September 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  12. ^ "JamBios Memory Gallery Exhibition for November 2017". JamBios. YouTube. 17 October 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Henry Ian Cusick And His Wife Annie Cusick Wood Are Parents To 3 Sons". snapchatnowgg.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com.
  14. ^ "Darwin's Darkest Hour". Nova. 6 October 2009. PBS.
  15. ^ William Keck (6 July 2010). "Keck's Exclusives: Law & Order: SVU Signs Lost Alum". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  16. ^ Michael Ausiello (10 February 2012). "Fringe Exclusive: Lost's Henry Ian Cusick Cast as [Spoiler] – But in Which Universe?". tvline.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2018.

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