Douglas Smith (actor)

Douglas Alexander Smith is a Canadian actor known for his work on the HBO series Big Love as Ben Henrickson, the eldest son of polygamist Bill Henrickson.[1]

Douglas Smith
Smith at the 2013 Miami International Film Festival premiere of The Boy Who Smells like Fish
Born
Douglas Alexander Smith

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
RelativesGregory Smith (brother)

His other work includes Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, Terminator Genesis, Vinyl, Miss Sloane, When We Rise, The Alienist and the second season of HBO's Big Little Lies.

Early life

Smith was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the son of Terrea (née Oster), an American-born teacher, and Maurice Smith, a producer of low-budget films who is originally from the United Kingdom.[2] Smith's mother appeared in several of the films that his father produced during the 1980s. He is the younger brother of actor Gregory Smith.

Career

Smith has been acting since he was cast as Malvolio in his 4th grade production of Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night. Audiences first saw him on the big screen as a young version of Brendan Fraser's character in Blast from the Past (1999). As a teenager, he went to Australia to play the lead role as an American boy living in Australia in a series called Out There. Early in his career, Smith made several appearances on television procedurals, including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, Close to Home, Family Law, The X-Files, Crossing Jordan, and Cold Case.

Smith is known for his regular role as Ben Henrickson on the HBO series Big Love, which aired for five seasons. He also played the role of Edward Porris in Brandon Cronenberg's directorial debut, Antiviral. The film competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and took home the award for Best First Canadian Feature at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.

In late 2012, Smith filmed the musical/comedy/horror film Stage Fright. He played the roles of both Metal Killer and Buddy, performing two musical numbers in the film. Stage Fright premiered at the 2014 SXSW Film Festival and was released by Magnolia Pictures.

2013 saw Smith star as Tyson, the cyclops half-brother of Percy Jackson in the film Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters. He also began production for his lead role in the horror film Ouija for Universal/Platinum Dunes at the end of 2013.

An alumnus of RADA's Shakespeare Summer School, Smith made his off Broadway debut in 2014, starring in the New York premiere of Simon Stephens' Punk Rock at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in the West Village. He played William Carlisle. The production and Smith's performance received favorable reviews. David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "In such an exemplary cast, it's unfair to single out any one of the seven principal actors for special praise. But Smith, best known for HBO's Big Love, is sad, scary and transfixing."[3] The production was nominated for both OBIE and Drama League Awards.[4]

In 2015, Smith was seen in a minor role in Terminator Genisys.[5] He had a significant arc on HBO's Vinyl[6] in 2016. He then returned to the horror genre in The Bye Bye Man, where he starred in the role of Elliot.

In 2017, Smith portrayed real-life friend and colleague Dustin Lance Black in When We Rise , an eight-part docudrama based on the memoirs of LGBT activist Cleve Jones directed by Gus Van Sant, Dustin Lance Black, Dee Rees and Thomas Schlamme. Soon after, Smith joined the cast of The Alienist, a 19th-century crime drama created by Cary Fukunaga based on the 1994 novel The Alienist. His turn as one half of the darkly comedic Isaacson duo earned praise from critics like David Nevins of The Guardian who, in his review of the show, wrote: "Two of the best performances, though, are those of Matthew Shear and Douglas Smith as the brothers Isaacson, two bright and innovative Jewish forensic science specialists who stick out like sore thumbs in the very Irish-Catholic environs of Manhattan law enforcement."[7]

In 2019, Smith played an integral role in the second season of HBO's Big Little Lies as Corey Brockfield, a co-worker and love interest of main character Jane Chapman.

In 2020, he reprised his role as Marcus Isaacson in the second season of The Alienist.

Personal life

He has been married since April 2018.[8]

Filmography

Television and film roles
Year Title Role Notes
1996 The X-Files The Pitcher Episode: "Home"
1997 The Death Game Tristan Film
1998 The Outer Limits Douglas Episode: "In to Zone"
1999 Blast from the Past Adam Webber (age 11) Film
2001 Family Law Patrick Samson Episode: "Sex, Lies, and Internet"
2002 Trancers 6 Punk #1 Film
2002 Partners in Action Teddy Film; credited as Doug Smith
2003 Lock her Room Johnny Short film
2003 Out There Reilly Evans Main role (season 1)
2003 Hangman's Curse Elijah Springfield Film
2003 Stuck in the Movie with You Sam Television movie
2003 Cold Case 16 year old Ryan Bayes Episode: "Churchgoing People"
2004 Everwood Gavin Curtis Episode: "Controlling Interest"
2004 Joan of Arcadia Daniel Shoalar Episode: "State of Grace"
2004 The Guardian Jay Episode: "Without Consent"
2004 CSI: Miami Jason Henderson Episode: "Invasion"
2004 Sleepover Gregg Film
2004 State's Evidence Scott Film
2005 Rock the Paint Josh Film
2005 Santa's Slay Nicolas Yuleson Film
2006 Crossing Jordan Steven Reynolds Episode: "Mysterious Ways"
2006 Close to Home Colin Parks Episode: "The Shots"
2006 Citizen Duane Duane Balfour Film
2006–2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Marlon West Episodes: "The Unusual Suspect", "Goodbye and Good Luck"
2006–2011 Big Love Ben Henrickson Main role
2007 Remember the Daze Pete Film
2009 Someday We Will Get Married James Short film
2009 Hawthorne Curtis Episode: Night Moves
2010 Flashpoint Carlton Hayward Episode: Whatever it Takes
2011 Margene's Blog Ben Henrickson Episode: Girls Gotta Dance
2012 Antiviral Edward Porris Film
2013 The Boy who Smells like Fish Mica Film
2013 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters Tyson Film
2013 Rookie Blue Chuck Episode: You Are Here
2014 Stage Fright Buddy Swanson Film
2014 Hard Drive Ditch Film
2014 Ouija Pete Film
2015 Terminator Genisys Eric Thompson Film
2016 Vinyl Gary / Xavier Recurring role
2016 Miss Sloane Alex Film
2017 The Bye Bye Man Elliot Film
2017 Bottom of the World Alex Film
2017 When We Rise Young Man Miniseries; 3 episodes
2018–2020 The Alienist Marcus Isaacson Main role
2019 Big Little Lies Corey Supporting role
TBA Don't Worry Darling[9] Film

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2005 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film Sleepover Nominated

References

  1. Abrams, Rachel; Kroll, Justin (February 16, 2012). "'Percy' sequel zeroes in on Smith". Variety. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  2. "Son Burst". People. November 18, 2002. p. 124.
  3. "'Punk Rock': Theater Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 12, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  4. "2015 Obie Award Winners Announced". Obie Awards. May 18, 2015. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  5. Yamato, Jen (July 11, 2014). "Douglas Smith Joins 'Terminator' Reboot & 'Evan's Crime'; 'Longmire's Bailey Chase To 'Kill For Me'". Deadline. Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  6. Petski, Denise (August 6, 2015). "'Vinyl': Martin Scorsese & Mick Jagger's HBO Rock Drama Series Adds Douglas Smith To Cast". Deadline. Archived from the original on February 22, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  7. Nevins, Jake (January 22, 2018). "The Alienist review – a 19th-century psychological thriller that's short on thrills". The Guardian. Archived from the original on May 22, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  8. "Douglas Smith on Instagram: "Wow that went fast! Can't believe it has been a year since I tied the knot with this beautiful southern flower @teeshtravis #anniversary"". Instagram. Archived from the original on May 15, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  9. Kroll, Justin (October 13, 2020). "Sydney Chandler, Nick Kroll, Douglas Smith, Kate Berlant, Asif Ali Round Out Cast Of Olivia Wilde's 'Don't Worry Darling'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
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