Duane Henry Biography

Duane Henry (born March 18, 1985) is an English actor. Henry is most notable for his work on NCIS, Doctors, Doctor Who, and W.E. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

Early life

Duane Henry was born in Birmingham, West Midlands, England. He grew up in a working class home in Handsworth, West Midlands. As a child, Henry attended St. Francis Catholic Primary School in Birmingham, and St. John Wall School in Handsworth, eventually studying drama at Dudley College. When he was 17, Henry moved to London to explore a career in the entertainment industry.

Career

Duane Henry first began acting in 2004, a year after moving to London on November 27, 2003. Henry"?s first acting role was alongside Samantha Janus on The Afternoon Play, a British television anthology series. From 2004 to 2011, Henry made a variety of guest appearances on popular British television dramas, including Doctor Who, The Bill, and The Cut, earning him a nomination for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Screen National Award for Best Emerging Talent in 2010.

From 2005 to 2013, Henry played five roles on the British medical soap opera Doctors, originally set in Birmingham. He played Gareth Broadhurst, a former soldier with PTSD in a three-part special of the show released in 2013 entitled Doctors: War Zone. Henry attributes his success on Doctors to the fact that he is a native of Birmingham and is therefore automatically considered for roles on the show. Then, in 2011, Henry played a security guard in Madonna"?s historical romance drama W.E.

Henry moved from London to Los Angeles in November 2013. Shortly after moving to Los Angeles, Henry spent a year perfecting his American accent in order to expand his range as an actor. He auditioned for many roles, including a role on Jennifer Lopez's Shades of Blue, where Barry Levinson of Rain Man was also present.

Duane Henry first entered the NCIS cast as MI6 agent Clayton Reeves in May 2016 for the 23rd and 24th episodes of the show"?s 13th season. It was unclear whether Henry"?s character would return for the following season. In July 2016, it was confirmed that Henry"?s character would be featured as a regular on the show beginning in the 14th season, which aired on September 20, 2016. According to Henry, the character of Clayton Reeves did not originally have roots in Birmingham, but he incorporated his upbringing into his character"?s backstory. Henry left NCIS in the 22nd episode of the 15th season titled "Two Steps Back" in which his character is killed off.

Personal life

Henry was homeless for a period in his lifetime, and has connected his difficult upbringing in Birmingham to his success as an actor. His mother was a 16 year-old single parent. He eventually moved in with his aunt and held various jobs including selling shoes on Oxford Street and in a theatre in Leicester Square, where he "was sacked for daydreaming and practicing his autograph." Henry did not know his father. He stated that growing up they were hit with reality, and where he grew up showed him where he does and doesn't want to be in life; it made him work much harder to achieve his goals.

Henry has stated that if he were not an actor, he would still be involved in the arts, perhaps teaching drama to younger generations, or as a talent scout. When asked about his inspiration as an actor, Henry replied that he reviews the struggles of people in his social circles "from A-Z"? and then sees them still on their feet and smiling and draws inspiration from them to "keep on going"?.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	The Road to Guantnamo	Guard #1	Documentary film directed and written by Michael Winterbottom
2008	The Oxford Murders	Policeman 1

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	The Afternoon Play	Ryan	Episode: "The Hitch" (S 3:Ep 1)
	7/7: Attack on London	Jermaine Lindsey
2006	Jericho	Roy Marlowe	Episode: "The First Seventeen Hours" (S 1:Ep 1-Pilot)
	Dream Team 80's	Kevin Nelson	Mini-series directed by Rob MacGillivray
2007	Desperados	Jake Malone
	Nearly Famous	Lee
	Blue Murder	Aaron Mathews	Episode: "Desperate Measures" (S 4:Ep 2)