Shetland's Douglas Henshall joins Kit Connor horror movie
Henshall has joined the new allegorical horror film One of Us.
A matter of months after Douglas Henshall left his role as DI Jimmy Perez in Shetland, he has now found his next big role – in mystery horror film One of Us, which is already set to star Heartstopper's Kit Connor.
Nothing is yet known about Henshall's role in the film but he joins the cast alongside Sienna Guillory (Love Actually), Beccy Henderson (Derry Girls) and David Horovitch (House of the Dragon).
The cast already also includes Connor Callum Woodhouse (All Creatures Great and Small), Charlotte Hope (Game of Thrones), Siobhan Fallon-Hogan (Rushed) and Ian Beattie (Gangs of London).
As was previously reported, the "allegorical" film, will see the youngest son of a family, played by Connor, searching for a stranger amongst them as family members start dying one by one at a funeral. The film will be the debut of writer/director Stefan van de Graaff.
Upon leaving his Shetland role, Henshall previously revealed that he would "love to play a baddie again", adding that "it will be nice to play somebody who isn’t so irredeemably good as Perez!"
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He said: "That would be fun – I used to get asked to be the baddie lots in the past. I don’t know what the future holds."
Henshall also spoke with RadioTimes.com earlier this year about life after Shetland, saying: "I was comfortable to say goodbye to him but I think it will probably be a bit weird for a wee while. But I think he's very happy wherever he is."
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The lead detective role in Shetland will now be taken up by After Life star Ashley Jensen, playing new character DI Ruth Calder, a native Shetlander who returns to the isles after 20 years working for the Met in London.
Speaking with RadioTimes.com Jensen previously teased of her character: "She's actually from Shetland but she left very young and was desperate to get away so she's kind of quite reluctant to get back."
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James Hibbs is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering programmes across both streaming platforms and linear channels. He previously worked in PR, first for a B2B agency and subsequently for international TV production company Fremantle. He possesses a BA in English and Theatre Studies and an NCTJ Level 5 Diploma in Journalism.
