Henry Ian Cusick Chávez (born 17 April 1967) is a Scottish-Peruvian stage, television, and film actor.He is well known for his role as Desmond Hume on the U.S. television series Lost, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. He starred in the ABC drama Scandal, as Stephen Finch, and is currently starring as Kane In the CW drama The 100.
I swim. I do a little bit of surfing. I would say I'm a beginner at surfing. I run. I cycle. I play a little bit of soccer.
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Lives in Hawaii.
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Speaks fluent Spanish.
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Has three sons: Elias, Lucas and Esau.
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Special commendation for the Ian Charleson Award 1994 (Best performance by an actor under 30 in a classical role) for the title role in Torquato Tasso at the Edinburgh International Festival and Creon in Oedipus at the Glasgow Citizen's Theatre.
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He auditioned for Lost (2004) by putting himself on DVD in London and sending it off to LA.
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He was kicked out of The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama before joining the Glasgow Citizens Theatre where he performed for a number of years. He also performed with The Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal National Theatre, The Almeida, Liverpool Playhouse, Babel Theatre Company, 7:84 Theatre Company (Scotland) to name a few...
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His mother is Peruvian and his father is Scottish. He was raised in Peru, Spain, Trinidad and Tobago and Scotland.