Early life

Henry Ian Cusick was born in Trujillo, Peru, to a Peruvian mother (Esperanza Chávez) and a Scottish father (Henry Joseph Cusick). When he was two, his family moved to Madrid, Spain, then Glasgow, before moving to Trinidad and Tobago, where they lived for ten years. There Cusick attended Presentation College, San Fernando. He moved to Paisley, Scotland, with his family at the age of fourteen. Cusick attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and was asked to resign in his second year there. He got his first acting role at the Citizens' Theatre as an understudy in the Christmas Panto playing a polar bear. He appeared in various productions for the Strathclyde Theatre Group in Glasgow. He is fluent in both English and Spanish, and was raised Roman Catholic.

Career

Cusick began his career as a classical theatre actor. His first leading roles on stage included: Dorian Gray in The Picture of Dorian Gray with Rupert Everett, Hamlet in The Marovitz Hamlet, and Horner in The Country Wife. His 1994 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 commendation at the 1995 Ian Charleson Awards for outstanding performance by a young actor in a classical theatre role.

Cusick began taking television and film roles. After appearing in recurring roles in series such as Casualty and The Book Group, he starred as Jesus Christ in the 2003 film The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John. His largest role to date came in 2005 when he was cast as Desmond Hume in the ABC series Lost. Originally a recurring guest star in the second season (for which he received an Emmy nomination), Cusick became a member of the main cast from seasons three to six. Cusick won the role when, while staying at the home of his friend Brian Cox, he met Cox's next-door neighbor, Carlton Cuse, the executive producer of Lost. Cusick stated he believes "a seed (was) planted, because they had been looking for either a Scottish or Irish character."

He also appeared as Theo Stoller in two episodes of season 5 of 24 and the 2007 film Hitman. He stars in the direct-to-DVD film Dead Like Me: Life After Death, a continuation of the cult classic television show of the same name.

Cusick appeared in two episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in the twelfth season, playing Erik Weber, a vigilante with a Citizens Organized Against Predators group. He was in ABC's Scandal in 2011, but left the following year.

He also played Trent Marsh in Body of Proof and currently appears as Marcus Kane in The 100, which premiered in March 2014.

Cusick also directed a short film called Dress, filmed in his home town, Kailua, Hawaii, winning the best short at HIFF and Peace on Earth Film Festival

Personal life

Cusick and his wife Annie Cusick Wood are parents to three sons, Eli (born 1994), Lucas (born 1998), and Esau (born 2000). They live in Kailua, Hawaii.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Possession	Toby Byng	Uncredited
2003	Gospel of John, TheThe Gospel of John	Jesus
2003	Carla	Matt	Television film
2004	Perfect Romance	Peter Campbell	Television film
2006	Half Light	Brian
2006	9/Tenths	William
2006	After the Rain	Adrian	Short film
2007	Hitman	Udre Belicoff
2009	Dead Like Me: Life After Death	Cameron Kane	Direct-to-video release
2013	Not Another Happy Ending	Willie Scott
2014	The Girl On The Train	Danny Hart
2014	Frank vs. God	David Frank
2014	Dress	Ben Granger
2014	10.0 Earthquake	Jack
2015	Pali Road	Tim Young
2015	"Just Let Go"	Christopher "Chris" Williams

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Taggart	Ian Gowrie	Episode "Fatal Inheritance"
1997	Richard II	Henry Green	TV adaptation of William Shakespeare's play
2001	Murder Rooms: The White Knight Stratagem	Sgt. Michael Clark
2001-02	Casualty	Jason	Recurring role
2002	Dinosaur Hunters, TheThe Dinosaur Hunters	Gideon Mantell
2002-03	Two Thousand Acres of Sky	Dr. Ewan Talbot	Appeared in three episodes
2003	Happiness	Phillip	Episode "A Nice Person"
2003	Adventure Inc.	Gavin Merrill	Episode "Echoes of the Past"
2003	Book Group, TheThe Book Group	Miles Longmuir	Appeared in every episode of the second series
2004	Midsomer Murders	Gareth Heldman	Episode "The Fisher King"
2005	Waking the Dead	Jeremy Allen	Episode "Towers of Silence: Part 1"
2005-2010	Lost	Desmond Hume	Guest (Season 2) Main cast (Season 3-6): 46 episodes Nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor - Drama Series
2006	24	Theo Stoller	Episodes "Day 5: 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m." and "Day 5: 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m."
2009	Nova	Charles Darwin	Episode: "Darwin's Darkest Hour"
2010	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Erik Weber	Episodes: "Locum" and "Bullseye"
2012, 2015	Scandal	Stephen Finch	Series regular (Season 1) Guest, Episode: "No More Blood"
2012	Fringe	Agent Simon Foster	Episode: Season 4, Episode 19
2012	The Mentalist	Tommy Volker	Episodes: "If It Bleeds, It Leads","Days of Wine and Roses","Little Red Corvette"
2013	Hawaii 5-0	Ernesto, Terrorist group leader	Episode: "We Need Each Another"
2013	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Dr. Jimmy	Episode: "Last Woman Standing"
2013	Body of Proof	Dr. Trent Marsh	Season 3, Episode 5 "Eye for an Eye" and Episode 13 "Daddy Issues"
2014-present	The 100	Marcus Kane	Series regular
2016	Rush Hour	Thomas	Episode: "Pilot"

Video Games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Lost: Via Domus	Desmond Hume (voice)

Theatre

• Stolzius in The Soldiers - Royal Lyceum Theatre (preview, Edinburgh International Festival)
• Torquato Tasso in Torquato Tasso - Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh — Commendation, Ian Charleson Awards
• Creon and The Messenger in Oedipus Rex - Glasgow Citizens Theatre — Commendation, Ian Charleson Awards
• Dorian Gray in The Picture of Dorian Gray - Glasgow Citizens Theatre
• Horner in The Country Wife - Glasgow Citizens Theatre
• Hamlet in The Marovitz Hamlet - Glasgow Citizens Theatre
• McCann in The Birthday Party - Glasgow Citizens Theatre
• Jeffrey in The Dying Gaul - Citizens Theatre
• Nick in The LA Plays - Almeida Theatre, London
• The Home Show Pieces for Citizens Theatre
• Cassio in Othello - Royal Shakespeare Company
• Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream - Royal Shakespeare Company
• Pompey in Antony and Cleopatra - Royal Shakespeare Company
• Henry Green in Richard II - Royal National Theatre
• Arthur in The Machine Wreckers - Royal National Theatre
• Dollabella in Antony and Cleopatra - Royal National Theatre
• Le Vicomte De Valmont in Les Liaisons Dangereuses - Liverpool Playhouse
• Louis Ironson in Angels in America for 7:84 Theatre Company
• Title role in Molière's Don Juan for Theatre Babel
• Ross/Witch in Macbeth - Glasgow Citizens Theatre

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