Henry Ian Cusick Biography (2)

Henry Ian Cusick brings a uniquely touching and human portrayal of Jesus to the screen in THE GOSPEL OF JOHN. Born in Peru, raised in Trinidad and Scotland, he now lives in England with his wife Annie and their three boys - Elias, Lucas and Esau.

Cusick trained at The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama before joining the Citizens Theatre where he played his first leading roles including Dorian Gray in THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY, Hamlet in THE MAROWITZ HAMLET, Horner in THE COUNTRY WIFE. While at the Edinburgh International Festival, he appeared as Stolzius in THE SOLDIERS and as Tasso in TORQUATO TASSO, for which he received a special commendation for the Ian Charleson Award.

Other theatrical credits include roles as Cassio in OTHELLO, Demetrius in A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM and Pompey in ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA for the Royal Shakespeare Company; Green in RICHARD II, Arthur in MACHINE WRECKERS and Dollabella in ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA for the Royal National Theatre; Nick in THE LA PLAYS for The Almedia and Le Vicomte De Valmont in LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES for the Liverpool Playhouse.

TV and Film credits include playing Gideon Mantell in DINOSAUR HUNTERS; Dr Talbot in 2000 ACRES OF SKY for 3 series; Matt in CARLA; Miles in THE BOOK GROUP (series regular) and Sgt. Michael Clark in MURDER ROOMS.

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