Biography
Daniel Edwin Henshall (born 9 August 1982) is an Australian film, television and theatre actor, known for his work in Snowtown, The Babadook and Turn: Washington's Spies.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Jimpa
2025
Hannah takes her nonbinary teenager, Frances, to Amsterdam to visit their gay grandfather, Jim — lovingly known as Jimpa. But Frances’ desire to stay ...
Mickey 17
2025
as Preston
Unlikely hero Mickey Barnes finds himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job…...
How to Make Gravy
2024
as Joe
Prisoner Joe writes a letter to his brother Dan about wanting to be with family at Christmas, lamenting how he can't make the gravy for the roast and ...
Untethered
2024
as Guided Meditation (Voice)
Sam is a 19-year-old artist drifting through post-high school adolescence in a drug-fuelled haze, doing anything to avoid actually painting. Her art u...
The Royal Hotel
2023
as Dolly
After running out of money while backpacking in a tiny, male-dominated town in the Australian outback, two friends resort to a working holiday at the ...
Catch the Fair One
2022
as Bobby
A Native American boxer embarks on the fight of her life when she goes in search of her missing sister.
A Sunburnt Christmas
2020
as Daryl
The lives of a struggling family are upended when a runaway criminal dressed as Santa Claus crashes onto their property. A wily teenager seizes the op...
Measure for Measure
2020
as Lukey
An improbable love affair flares up between Karima, a modern Muslim girl, and Claudio, a local musician, in Melbourne's most notorious housing estate,...
Skin
2019
as Slayer
A destitute young man, raised by racist skinheads and notorious among white supremacists, turns his back on hatred and violence to transform his life,...
Acute Misfortune
2018
as Adam Cullen
The film adaptation of Erik Jensen's award-winning biography of Adam Cullen is the story of the biographer and his subject, as it descends into a depe...
Okja
2017
as Blond
A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.
Ghost in the Shell
2017
as Skinny Man
In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: a human saved from a terrible crash, then cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stoppi...
They Call Him Mister Babadook: The Making of The Babadook
2015
A short documentary about the making of Jennifer Kent's 'The Babadook'.
These Final Hours
2014
as Freddy
What would you do on the last day on Earth? With the end of the world only hours away, the self-absorbed James heads to the ultimate party-to-end-all...
Fell
2014
as Luke
A stunning debut by Australian director Kasimir Burgess, Fell is an entrancing and enigmatic drama - a dreamlike, visually resplendent tale of nature,...
The Babadook
2014
as Robbie
A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sini...
Around the Block
2013
as Simon
A young Aboriginal boy is torn between his unexpected love of acting and the disintegration of his family.
Ricochet
2013
as Gael
Ricochet is the beginning and end of a love story. Agnes is leaving Gael, her long-term boyfriend, suddenly, and without explanation. Told through a s...
Not Suitable For Children
2012
as Dave
A young playboy who learns he has one month until he becomes infertile sets out to procreate as much as possible.
Any Questions for Ben?
2012
as Nick
For 27-year-old Ben, life couldn't be better. A well paid job, friends, parties, girls and nothing to tie him down. But when he is invited back to his...
Snowtown
2011
as John Bunting
Based on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship...