Henry Ian Cusick
Cusick at the Tenney Theatre in Honolulu for a "Honolulu Theatre for Youth" fundraiser.
Born	Henry Ian Cusick Chávez 17 April 1967 (1967-04-17) (age 42) Trujillo, Peru
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1993–present
Spouse(s)	Annie Wood (2006–present)

Henry Ian Cusick (born April 17, 1967)^[1] is a Scottish actor of stage, television, and film. For his role as Desmond Hume on the television series Lost, he has received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Career 1.3 Personal life 2 Filmography 2.1 Films 2.2 Television 2.3 Theatre 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Henry Ian Cusick Chávez was born in Trujillo, Peru to a Peruvian mother and a Scottish father. After living in Trujillo for two years, his family moved to Spain, then Scotland and lived in Trinidad and Tobago for ten years.^[1] There he attended Presentation College. He moved back to Scotland at the age of fifteen.^[2] Cusick spent six months at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow and then joined the Citizens' Theatre.^[2] He also appeared in various productions for the Strathclyde Theatre Group in Glasgow.^[3] He is fluent in both English and Spanish, and was raised Roman Catholic.^[2]

[edit] Career

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 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.

Cusick then began taking television and film roles. After appearing in recurring roles in shows such as Casualty and The Book Group, he starred as Jesus Christ in the 2003 film The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John, a word-by-word re-telling of Saint John's Gospel.^[2] 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 season three onwards.^[4] 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 believes: "a seed (was) planted, because they had been looking for either a Scottish or Irish character."^[4]

He also appeared as Theo Stoller in two episodes of season 5 of 24, the 2007 film Hitman, and 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.

[edit] Personal life

Cusick and wife Annie are parents to three sons, Elias, Lucas and Esau. The couple were married in a civil ceremony following fourteen years of cohabitation on July 15, 2006. They live in Oahu, Hawaii together.^[4]

On April 24, 2009, a lawsuit was filed by a former Lost employee, who claimed Cusick had sexually harassed her in October 2007.^[5]

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2002	Possession	Toby Byng	Uncredited
2003	The Gospel of John	Jesus
	Carla	Matt	TV film
2004	Perfect Romance	Peter Campbell	TV film
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-DVD release.

[edit] Television

Year	Series	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
2004	Midsomer Murders	Gareth Heldman	Episode "The Fisher King"
2005	Waking the Dead	Jeremy Allen	Episode "Towers of Silence: Part 1"
2005-	Lost	Desmond Hume	First appeared as a guest star in season 2, became a main cast member from season 3 onwards. 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"

[edit] Theatre

• Stolzius in The Soldiers - Edinburgh International Festival
• Cassio in Othello - Royal Shakespeare Company
• Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream - RSC
• Pompey in Antony and Cleopatra - RSC
• Henry Green in Richard II - Royal National Theatre
• Arthur in Machine Wreckers - RNT
• Dollabella in Antony and Cleopatra - RNT (with Alan Rickman)
• Nick in The LA Plays - Almeida Theatre, London
• Le Vicomte De Valmont in Les Liaisons Dangereuses - Liverpool Playhouse
• McCann in The Birthday Party - Glasgow Citizens' Theatre
• Jeffrey in The Dying Gaul - Citizens
• Louis Ironson in Angels in America for 7:84 Theatre Company
• Title role in Molière's Don Juan for Theatre Babel

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Henry Ian Cusick

• Henry Ian Cusick at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
NAME	Cusick, Henry Ian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Cusick Chavez, Henry Ian
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actor
DATE OF BIRTH	April 17, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH	Trujillo, Peru
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH