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 Martin Henderson was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He began acting when he was 13, appearing in Strangers (1989), a local television production. He attended Westlake Boys High School and Birkenhead Primary. He first became a star in his home country when he starred in the series Shortland Street, playing the character Stuart Neilson from 1992 to 1995, in the early- to mid-'90s. He then moved to Australia to star in the short-lived soapie, Echo Point, and Sweat, which also starred a very young Heath Ledger. The pair became friends, and Martin convinced Heath to move to Sydney and make a go of his career, and the two lived together. Martin also worked on Home and Away and Big Sky, as well as getting an AFI Award nomination for his supporting role in the Aussie film Kick. Martin left Australia to study acting and theatre in New York, where he also looked up Heath in LA.Henderson spent more than a year unsuccessfully auditioning for film roles in Los Angeles, but in 2001, he was finally cast in a supporting role in the John Woo-directed war film Windtalkers. In 2002, he starred opposite actress Naomi Watts in the horror film The Ring. In 2005, he starred opposite Indian actress Aishwarya Rai in the romantic film Bride & Prejudice, and in the award-winning Little Fish starring Cate Blanchett. In 2010, it was announced Henderson had been cast in the creator of Grey's Anatomy new television series Off the Map wherein doctors travel to the end of the world to rediscover why they had initially wanted to become doctors.In 2018, he starred in the horror film The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018).
Bio:
Martin Henderson was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He began acting when he was 13, appearing in Strangers (1989), a local television production. He attended Westlake Boys High School and Birkenhead Primary. He first became a star in his home country when he starred in the series Shortland Street, playing the character Stuart Neilson from 1992 to 1995, in the early- to mid-'90s. He then moved to Australia to star in the short-lived soapie, Echo Point, and Sweat, which also starred a very young Heath Ledger. The pair became friends, and Martin convinced Heath to move to Sydney and make a go of his career, and the two lived together. Martin also worked on Home and Away and Big Sky, as well as getting an AFI Award nomination for his supporting role in the Aussie film Kick. Martin left Australia to study acting and theatre in New York, where he also looked up Heath in LA.Henderson spent more than a year unsuccessfully auditioning for film roles in Los Angeles, but in 2001, he was finally cast in a supporting role in the John Woo-directed war film Windtalkers. In 2002, he starred opposite actress Naomi Watts in the horror film The Ring. In 2005, he starred opposite Indian actress Aishwarya Rai in the romantic film Bride & Prejudice, and in the award-winning Little Fish starring Cate Blanchett. In 2010, it was announced Henderson had been cast in the creator of Grey's Anatomy new television series Off the Map wherein doctors travel to the end of the world to rediscover why they had initially wanted to become doctors.In 2018, he starred in the horror film The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018).
Tivia:
Met and mentored a then-16 year old Heath Ledger. They remained close friends until Heath's untimely death.Featured in the video for Britney Spears's second single from "In The Zone," "Toxic."Trained at Neighborhood Playhouse in New York.Attended Westlake Boys' High School, Forrest Hill, Auckland, New Zealand. |
| Name: |
Martin Henderson |
Type: |
Actor,Second Unit Director or Assistant Director,Soundtrack (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actor,Second Unit Director or Assistant Director,Soundtrack |
| Products for sale: |
Actor,Second Unit Director or Assistant Director,Soundtrack |
| Model rank: |
95 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 03:46:53 |
| Height: |
5' 10' (1.78 m) |
| Biography: |
Martin Henderson was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He began acting when he was 13, appearing in Strangers (1989), a local television production. He attended Westlake Boys High School and Birkenhead Primary. He first became a star in his home country |
| Trivia: |
Met and mentored a then-16 year old Heath Ledger. They remained close friends until Heath's untimely death.Featured in the video for Britney Spears's second single from "In The Zone," "Toxic."Trained at Neighborhood Playhouse in New York.Attended Westlake Boys' High School, Forrest Hill, Auckland, New Zealand. |
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There's something incredibly primal about facing something treacherous but doing it anyway.
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During the shoot, when you're not at work, you're learning lines for the next shoot, and that can be all-consuming.
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I always thought I'd go to university and then get a real job, you know. Now I want to do stuff that really makes me happy. Although I'm still trying to work out what that is. But for me there are always constants.
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I think the buzz of acting is playing people different to you, and for me, that means traversing all genres.
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I like dramatic stuff, and I have a goofball side, too. I like to do comedy and off-beat things as much as something really, really serious. |
| Job title: |
Actor,Second Unit Director or Assistant Director,Soundtrack |
| Others works: |
[2004] Appeared in Britney Spears music video, "Toxic".
Appeared in the Youngbloodz music video for "Lean Low" from the Torque soundtrack.
TV commercial for the 2008 Cadillac CTS. His ad is titled "Turn You On (Martin)", an |
| Parents: |
Ian Henderson
Veronica Henderson |
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