Henry Ian Cusick - an actor of Peruvian-Scottish descent, played in such films as "24 hours", "Scandal", "Edge", "Hawaii 5.0". However, fame brought him the role of Desmond Hume in the successful series "Lost", released in 2004.
Young years and education
Cusic was born in Trujillo (Peru) 49 years ago in the family of the Peruvian Esperanza Chavez and a Scottish man from the Catholic family of Harry Joseph Cusic. When the boy was two years old, the family moved to Madrid (Spain), after some time - to Glasgow (Scotland), and then - to Trinidad and Tobago, where she lived for about 10 years.
In San Fernando (one of the largest cities of the island state), the young man studied at the theater college, after which he and his family moved again to Scotland, to the city of Paisley at the age of fourteen. There, Henry entered the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, after training in which (2 years) he began working at the Citizens Theater.
Career, movie roles
Henry Ian Cusick began his career as a theater actor on the stage of the Royal National Theater. In one of his first appearances, he played a major role in the production of "Portrait of Dorian Gray", where the Hollywood actor Rupert Everett became the partner of Cusick on stage . Then came the roles of Hamlet and Horner, work in Shakespeare's plays Midsummer Night's Dream, Othello. After was involved in productions of "Anthony and Cleopatra", "Richard II", "Dangerous Liaisons", "Don Giovanni", "Macbeth".
In 1995, for the roles of Torquato Tasso and Creonte (Oedipus), the actor was awarded the prestigious theater prize named after Ian Charleson for his outstanding performance of a young actor.
The movie rumors happened a little later, after numerous works on British television, the actor was spotted in Hollywood. In 2003, Henry Ian Cusick, whose films began appearing on large screens, played Jesus Christ in "The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John." However, until now, Cusick has not yet played a role as vivid as Desmond Hume from the super-popular series Lost (2005). But the actor does not intend to become hostage to one role. Participation in the filming of the second season brought along with a resounding success a prestigious nomination for the Emmy Award (2006).
After the sensational work "Lost," Henry Ian Cusick played in the films: "Half-Light" with Demi Moore, "24 hours", "Hitman", "Law and Order: a special group", "Scandal". Not so long ago, the actor acted as a director in the film Dress, which was shot in Hawaii, and who won the award for Best Short Film at the Honolulu International Film Festival. Cusick is currently filming the sequel to The Hundred, where he plays the misanthrope of Marcus Kane for several seasons.
Personal life
Cusick and his wife Ann Wood raise three sons: Elias (born in 1994), Lucas (born in 1998), Isaiah (born in 2000). Spouses for a long time (since 1992) lived in a civil marriage, and on July 15, 2006 officially formalized the relationship. The family currently lives in Kailua, Hawaii.
Interesting facts from life
- Cusick is athletic, fond of surfing, swimming, football, jogging.
- Fluent in Spanish.
- Believes that Hawaii is the best place to stay.
- Perhaps if it were not for the meeting with Carlton Cuse, the executive producer of Lost, in the house of Cusick's friend Brian Cox, the audience would not have seen him in the role of Hume. As the actor recalled, his candidacy was also chosen because they were looking for a person with Scottish (Irish) roots.
- The Glasgow Academy of Music and Drama could not be completed - due to problems with attendance, the actor was expelled.
- Thanks to a convincing game in the movie "Lost," Cusick was nominated for an Emmy.
- Ian admits that he does not like to fly a plane.
- In an interview after the release of Lost, Henry Ian Cusick, whose photo is presented to your attention in the article, stated that if he had not received the role of Desmond Hume, he would not mind playing Ben Linus or John Locke.
- Cusick cheers on the Scottish Premier League football team Dundee United.
- Henry Ian Cusick admits that the most honest and truthful critics are his children, whose opinions he always listens to.
- The first name "Henry" the actor tries not to introduce himself, he is more impressed by the second - "Yen".
- He took part in the voice acting of the computer game on the series "Lost."