Martin Henderson

Martin Henderson
Henderson in 2006
Born	8 October 1974 Auckland, New Zealand
Education	Birkenhead Primary Westlake Boys High
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1989–present

Martin Henderson (born 8 October 1974) is a New Zealand actor, known to American audiences for his starring role in the ABC medical drama Off the Map, for starring in the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Nathan Riggs, and for his performance as Noah Clay in the critically lauded 2002 horror film The Ring, while remaining known in his home country for his teenage role as Stuart Neilson in the soap opera Shortland Street.^[1]

Early life

Henderson was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and began acting at the age of thirteen, appearing in Strangers, a local television production. He attended Birkenhead Primary and Westlake Boys High schools.^[2]

Career

Henderson starred in the prime-time soap opera Shortland Street, where he played the character of Stuart Neilson from 1992 to 1995. He subsequently appeared in a number of Australian films and television productions including Echo Point and Home and Away before moving to the United States in 1997, to pursue a career in Hollywood films and to train in a two-year program at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City.

Henderson spent more than a year unsuccessfully auditioning for film roles in Los Angeles. In 2001, he was finally cast in a supporting role in the John Woo-directed war film Windtalkers. In 1999, he appeared in Kick, for which he was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.^[3]

In 2002, he starred opposite actress Naomi Watts in the horror film The Ring. Following the box office success of the film, Henderson received a role playing the character of Drew in Perfect Opposites,^[4] and subsequently was cast as the lead character in the biker film Torque, released in early 2004 to mixed reviews. In 2004, he starred opposite Indian actress Aishwarya Rai in the romantic film Bride and Prejudice, and appeared in Britney Spears' "Toxic" music video. In 2005 he appeared in the award-winning Little Fish starring Cate Blanchett. In 2006, Henderson received rave reviews in London's West End in a theatre production of Fool for Love with Juliette Lewis.

He was set to star alongside Jordana Brewster in the television series adapted from the 2005 film Mr. & Mrs. Smith. However, the series was not picked up by any network. 2006 movie FlyboysHenderson appeared in a commercial for the 2008 Cadillac CTS, and the House episode "Painless". In 2010, Henderson was cast in Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes' short-lived television series Off the Map. In 2014, Henderson starred in the multi-platform Australian drama television series Secrets & Lies, and began starring in the SundanceTV drama series The Red Road. In June 2015, Henderson was promoted as a series regular of the high ranking television drama Grey's Anatomy, created by Shonda Rhimes.^[5] Also that year, he appeared in Everest, with Jake Gyllenhaal.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Raider of the South Seas	Jack Taylor	Television film
1999	Kick	Tom Bradshaw	Nominated—AFI Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
2000	Summer of My Deflowering, TheThe Summer of My Deflowering	Luke	Short film
2002	Windtalkers	Private Thomas Nellie
2002	Ring, TheThe Ring	Noah Clay
2003	Skagerrak	Ian/Ken
2004	Torque	Cary Ford
2004	Perfect Opposites	Drew Curtis
2004	Bride and Prejudice	William Darcy
2005	Little Fish	Ray Robert Heart	Nominated—AFI Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated—FCCA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
2006	Flyboys	Reed Cassidy
2006	Smokin' Aces	Hollis Elmore
2007	Battle in Seattle	Jay
2009	Cedar Boys	Mathew
2010	Home by Christmas	Young Ed
2013	Moment, TheThe Moment	John/Peter
2013	Devil's Knot	Brent Davis
2015	Everest	Andy Harris
2016	Miracles from Heaven	Kevin Beam	Completed

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Strangers	Zane	Unknown episodes
1990	Betty's Bunch	N/A	Unknown episodes
1992–95	Shortland Street	Stuart Neilson	Role held: 25 May 1992 – 27 February 1995
1995	Echo Point	Zac Brennan	Unknown episodes
1996	Sweat	Tom Nash	Main cast; 26 episodes
1996	Home and Away	Geoff Thomas	7 episodes
1997–99	Big Sky	Scotty Gibbs	Main cast; 53 episodes
2009	House	Jeff	Episode: "Painless" Nominated—AFI International Award for Best Actor
2011	Off the Map	Dr. Benjamin "Ben" Keeton	Main cast; 13 episodes
2012	Rake	Joshua Floyd	2 episodes
2014–2015	Red Road, TheThe Red Road	Harold Jensen	Main cast
2014	Secrets & Lies	Ben Gundelach	Main cast; 6 episodes
2015–present	Grey's Anatomy	Dr. Nathan Riggs	Main cast

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013–14	Auckland Daze	Martin Henderson	3 episodes

References

1. "Shorty Street actor is the new McDreamy". Stuff. January 2011. Retrieved August 2011. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
2. "Past Pupil Martin Henderson Visits Westlake". 4 May 2010.
3. IMDb: Awards for Kick
4. Martin Henderson in Perfect Opposites
5. Martin Henderson takes Patrick Dempsey's role in Grey's Anatomy

External links

• Martin Henderson at the Internet Movie Database