Daniel Henshall

Acting

Daniel Henshall

Born 1982-08-09 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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.

Acting credits

Mickey 17 poster
6.8

Unlikely hero Mickey Barnes finds himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living.

Mickey 17

2025

Ghost in the Shell poster
6.1

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 stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.

Ghost in the Shell

2017

The Babadook poster
6.5

A grieving single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book manifests in their home.

The Babadook

2014

Okja poster
7.3

A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.

Okja

2017

The Royal Hotel poster
5.4

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 Royal Hotel. When the locals' behavior starts crossing the line, the girls find themselves trapped in an unnerving situation that grows rapidly out of their control.

The Royal Hotel

2023

Skin poster
6.9

A destitute young man, raised by racist skinheads and notorious among white supremacists, turns his back on hatred and violence to transform his life, with the help of a black activist and the woman he loves.

Skin

2019

Catch the Fair One poster
6.4

A Native American boxer embarks on the fight of her life when she goes in search of her missing sister.

Catch the Fair One

2022

Snowtown poster
6.3

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 that leads to a spree of torture and murder.

Snowtown

2011

Jimpa poster
6.7

Hannah and her non-binary teenager Frances visit her gay grandfather Jimpa in Amsterdam. Frances expresses a desire to stay with their grandfather for a year, challenging Hannah's parenting beliefs and forcing her to confront past issues.

Jimpa

2026

Date 3 poster
NR

Haunted by a past abusive relationship, Ella tries to psych herself up for her third date with Harry.

Date 3

2026

These Final Hours poster
6.5

With the end of the world only hours away, self-absorbed James heads to the ultimate party-to-end-all-parties. On his way there, he saves the life of a young girl named Rose who is searching desperately for her missing father. This simple act sets James on a path to redemption.

These Final Hours

2014

No artwork available
NR

A solitary man wanders the streets of a city, restless with indecision. Time fractures - and it seems he might be destined to walk these streets forever.

A Lovesong

2016

Not Suitable For Children poster
5.3

A young playboy who learns he has one month until he becomes infertile sets out to procreate as much as possible.

Not Suitable For Children

2012

How to Make Gravy poster
6.6

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 how much he misses everyone. Based on the iconic Australian song by Paul Kelly.

How to Make Gravy

2024

Around the Block poster
5.1

A young Aboriginal boy is torn between his unexpected love of acting and the disintegration of his family.

Around the Block

2013

Acute Misfortune poster
4.0

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 dependent and abusive relationship.

Acute Misfortune

2018

No artwork available
3.5

This is a modern interpretation of the bard's tragedy, set in the claustrophobic confines of a stretch limousine which prowls the streets of a contemporary landscape as its agoraphobic passengers struggle for existential meaning in a dog eat dog world where only the fit survive, and tragedy unfolds.

Macbeth Unhinged

2016

Untethered poster
NR

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 used to bring her joy, but now it wants her to destroy herself. So she does. As her insecurity spirals into a surreal nightmare, Sam's mother Penelope loses patience with her daughter's tumultuous lifestyle and gives her an ultimatum.

Untethered

2024

Fell poster
9.2

A stunning debut by Australian director Kasimir Burgess, Fell is an entrancing and enigmatic drama - a dreamlike, visually resplendent tale of nature, revenge and redemption. While on a camping trip, Thomas' only daughter, Lara, is killed by a logging truck in a hit-and-run accident for which the driver, Luke, serves a prison sentence. Stricken with grief, Thomas sheds his urban life and his identity, and moves to the remote town where Lara was killed. There he takes on a new name, Chris, and finds work as a logger.

Fell

2014

Any Questions for Ben? poster
5.3

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 old school to join several other ex-students including Alex and Jim in talking about their personal achievements, something goes wrong.

Any Questions for Ben?

2012

Measure for Measure poster
4.3

An improbable love affair flares up between Karima, a modern Muslim girl, and Claudio, a local musician, in Melbourne's most notorious housing estate, where ruthless gangs rule, drug abuse spreads and racial tension grows.

Measure for Measure

2020

They Call Him Mister Babadook: The Making of The Babadook poster
5.9

A short documentary about the making of Jennifer Kent's 'The Babadook'.

They Call Him Mister Babadook: The Making of The Babadook

2015

A Sunburnt Christmas poster
6.8

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 opportunity to save the farm—and bring her fractured family back together.

A Sunburnt Christmas

2020

Curse of the Macbeths poster
1.7

In their unrelenting quest for power, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth engage in murder and mayhem to attain the Crown and keep it, in this modern-day version of Shakespeare's famous story. Drink a cup of evil - blood will have blood.

Curse of the Macbeths

2022