Henry Ian Cusick (Desmond Hume)

Biography for
Henry Ian Cusick


Date of Birth
17 April 1967, Trujillo, Peru


Height
6' (1.83 m)


Spouse
Annie Wood (2006 - present) 3 children


Trivia
His mother is Peruvian and his father is Scottish. He was raised in Trinidad and Tobago and Scotland.

He was kicked out of The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama before joining the Glasgow Citizens Theatre where he performed for a number of years. He also performed with The Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal National Theatre, The Almeida, Liverpool Playhouse, Babel Theatre Company, 7:84 Theatre Company (Scotland) to name a few...

He auditioned for Lost (2004) by putting himself on DVD in London and sending it off to LA.

Special commendation for the Ian Charleson Award 1994 (Best performance by an actor under 30 in a classical role).

Has three sons: Elias, Lucas and Esau.

Speaks fluent Spanish.

Filmography

Actor:
In Production
2000s
1990s
Dead Like Me (2007) (V) (filming) .... Cameron Kane
Hitman (2007) (post-production) .... Udre


"Lost" .... Desmond Hume (26 episodes, 2005-2007)
- Through the Looking Glass (2007) TV Episode .... Desmond Hume
- Greatest Hits (2007) TV Episode .... Desmond Hume
- The Man Behind the Curtain (2007) TV Episode .... Desmond Hume
- The Brig (2007) TV Episode .... Desmond Hume
- D.O.C. (2007) TV Episode .... Desmond Hume
(21 more)
After the Rain (2006) .... Adrian
"24" .... Theo Stoller (2 episodes, 2006)
- Day 5: 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. (2006) TV Episode .... Theo Stoller
- Day 5: 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. (2006) TV Episode .... Theo Stoller
9/Tenths (2006) .... William
Half Light (2006) .... Brian
"Waking the Dead" .... Jeremy Allen (1 episode, 2005)
- Towers of Silence: Part 1 (2005) TV Episode .... Jeremy Allen
Perfect Romance (2004) (TV) .... Peter Campbell
"Midsomer Murders" .... Gareth Heldman (1 episode, 2004)
- The Fisher King (2004) TV Episode .... Gareth Heldman
Carla (2003) (TV) .... Matt
The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John (2003) .... Jesus Christ
... aka The Gospel of John (USA: short title)
"The Book Group" .... Miles Longmuir (6 episodes, 2003)
- A'salaam Insha'lah (2003) TV Episode .... Miles Longmuir
- Research (2003) TV Episode .... Miles Longmuir
- Drowning (2003) TV Episode .... Miles Longmuir
- You Must Change Your Life (2003) TV Episode .... Miles Longmuir
- Hunger (2003) TV Episode .... Miles Longmuir
(1 more)
"Adventure Inc." .... Gavin Merrill (1 episode, 2003)
... aka Aventure et associés (Canada: French title: dubbed version)
- Echoes of the Past (2003) TV Episode .... Gavin Merrill
"Happiness" .... Phillip (1 episode, 2003)
- A Nice Person (2003) TV Episode .... Phillip
"Two Thousand Acres of Sky" .... Dr. Ewan Talbot (3 episodes, 2002-2003)
... aka Two Thousand Acres of Sky (Australia)
- Episode #3.4 (2003) TV Episode .... Dr. Ewan Talbot
- Episode #3.5 (2003) TV Episode .... Dr. Ewan Talbot
- Episode #2.6 (2002) TV Episode .... Dr. Ewan Talbot
Possession (2002) (uncredited) .... Toby Byng
"Casualty" .... Jason (9 episodes, 2001-2002)
- Checking In, Checking Out (2002) TV Episode .... Jason
- Playing with Fire (2001) TV Episode .... Jason
- Happily Ever After (2001) TV Episode .... Jason
- Someone to Watch Over Me (2001) TV Episode .... Jason
- Best Intentions (2001) TV Episode .... Jason
(4 more)
Murder Rooms: The White Knight Stratagem (2001) (TV) .... Sgt. Michael Clark


Richard II (1997) (TV) .... Green
"Taggart" .... Ian Gowrie (1 episode, 1993)
- Fatal Inheritance (1993) TV Episode .... Ian Gowrie

Self:
The Dinosaur Hunters (2002) (TV) .... Gideon Mantell

Archive Footage:
Lost: The Answers (2007) (TV) .... Desmond Hume
The Lost Survival Guide (2006) (TV) .... Desmond Hume
Secrets from the Hatch (2006) (V) .... Desmond Hume