Henry Ian Cusick Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

Henry: (On his "Lost" character, Desmond) I think Desmond probably had it harder than most...Being stuck [in the hatch] for three years... Desmond's been dealt a really bum hand.

Henry: I got my first professional job as an ASM understudy at the Citizens theatre, playing a polar bear in the Christmas panto, A wonderful place to work, I was then offered bigger and better parts, and here I am!

Henry: (When asked where he was when he found out he was nominated for an Emmy.) I was In my kitchen.... doing the dishes and making dinner while hoovering and ignoring the kids as I got ready to go to work.

Henry: When Desmond and Locke meet for the first time on the beach, I thought there was a genuine connection between those two characters. I think they really liked each other and they got on well, and were coming from the same place in believing and pushing the button. I think there is a genuine bond between them, or I hope there is because I like working with Terry!

Henry: American law doesn't acknowledge common-law wives, so Annie (His wife) had no legal standing in the States. We had to get married for the visa (or) Annie would have had to come and go every three months.

Henry: (about "Lost") I get the scripts and I know they will be great. What they have given me so far is a dream. I have no reason to worry.

Henry: Having read the scripts and the way it is going, I have no idea what they are going to do with Desmond. When I read the season two finale, it was a different direction that I was expecting. I expected more spiritual stuff, but it was a lot more action-packed for Desmond.

Henry: I had no idea [Desmond] was even in the army! I thought he was a doctor or something to do with medicine. I was very, very surprised to see that he was in jail for cowardice, or at least that's what we think. I had no idea, Honestly

Henry: We moved out here, my wife and my two kids. We wake up every morning smiling. It’s finally sunk in that I’m now working on Lost and living in Hawaii. I can now relax into it and not worry that’s it getting taken away from me, like I’m killed off or it was mistake!

Henry: (about his naked scene in the third season of "Lost") I had a G-string on, the more I wore it the more comfortable I felt. That can't be good can it?

Trivia

Henry legally married his wife, Annie, on July 15, 2006.

He has hazel eyes.

Henry is the only scottish member in the cast of Lost.

Henry played Sgt. Michael Clark in Murder Rooms.

Henry says he met Carlton Cuse briefly and believes "a seed (was) planted, because they had been looking for either a Scottish or Irish character."

Some of Henry's film credits include After the Rain, 9/Tenths, Half Light and more famously The Gospel of John.

Per HIC, he auditioned for the part of Desmond in London, sending in his audition tape to LA After he was offered the part, producer Carlton Cuse saw that scripts were being sent to an address next door to his. It was then that CC remembered meeting HIC in his neighbours driveway several months earlier.

The names on Henry's three sons are Elias, Lucas and Esau.

Henry has appeared at the Edinburgh International Festival.

Before Henry joined the Glasgow Citizens Theatre, he trained at The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.

Henry and his wife, Annie Wood have three children.