Henry Ian Cusick

Henry Ian Cusick played Theo Stoller during Day 5 of 24.

He is an actor of stage, television, and motion pictures, was born in Trujillo, Peru on April 17, 1969. The son of a Peruvian mother and an Irish-Scots father, Henry Ian Cusick is fluent in both English and Spanish.

He grew up in Trinidad and Tobago and Scotland, moving to the latter at the age of fifteen. He was raised Roman Catholic.

He and wife Annie are parents to three sons, Elias, Lucas and Esau.

Cusick trained at The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama before joining the Glasgow Citizens' Theatre. His first leading roles there 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.

He is one of 3 actors to appear on both Lost and 24.

Theatrical credits

 * Stolzius in The Soldiers - Edinburgh International Festival
 * Cassio in Othello - Royal Shakespeare Company
 * Demetrius in A Midsummer Nights Dream - RSC
 * Pompey in Anthony and Cleopatra - RSC
 * Henry Green in Richard II - Royal National Theatre
 * Arthur in Machine Wreckers - RNT
 * Dollabella in Anthony 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 Moliere's Don Juan for Theatre Babel

TV and Film credits

 * Desmond (recurring role) in Lost (Season 2, 2005)
 * William in "9/Tenths" (with Gabrielle Anwar)
 * Brian in "Half Light" (with Demi Moore)
 * Jesus in The Gospel of John
 * Dr. Peter Campbell in Perfect Romance (Lifetime TV Original Movie)
 * Gareth Heldman in Midsomer Murders episode "The Fisher King"
 * Gideon Mantell in Dinosaur Hunters
 * Dr. Talbot in 2000 Acres of Sky for 3 series
 * Matt in Carla (British TV movie)
 * Miles Longmuir (series 2 regular) in The Book Group (BBC TV series)
 * Jason (series regular) in Casualty
 * Sgt. Michael Clark in Murder Rooms