Douglas Smith is a Canadian-American actor. He is known to the audience for his role in the TV series "Big Love". The full name of the actor is Douglas Alexander Smith.
Biography
Douglas Smith was born on June 22, 1985 in Toronto, Canada. He grew up in the family of a teacher with Jewish, Dutch, Norwegian roots and the famous Canadian screenwriter, producer and director Maurice Smith. Thanks to the profession of Douglas' father, his mother starred in several films in the 1980s. Smith is not the only child in the family. He has 2 brothers and a sister.
Little is known about Douglas' personal life. According to some sources, he met with actress Ashton Lunsford. However, there is no information about marriage or the breakup of a couple. Smith is very passionate about his work. In addition to roles in films and on television, he sings in a musical group and writes songs. He also wrote the theme song for the TV series Roommates. Smith is a dedicated vegetarian. He is involved in charity work and is fluent in French.
Career
Smith's acting career began with small roles in famous TV series. He played Pitcher in The X-Files. This famous science fiction series ran from 1993 to 2018. He then worked on the role of Douglas in the TV series Beyond the Possible. Alex Dyakun, Eric Schneider, Garvin Cross, Cavan Smith, Larry Musser and Nathaniel Deveaux starred in this detective thriller. The multi-part horror film ran from 1995 to 2002. The plot tells about a journey into a world that is beyond the realm of the possible. The fantastic series won Saturn and Emmy awards. He was loved in Canada, USA, UK, Germany and Estonia.
In 1997, Douglas landed the role of Tristan in the television movie Deadly Challenge. This fantastic action adventure tells the story of a modern day fun such as gladiatorial duels, invented by a sophisticated maniac. Unfortunately, the film received little rave reviews from viewers. The following year, Douglas was invited to the fantastic comedy melodrama Blast from the Past. The leading roles were played by famous actors Brendan Fraser, Alicia Silverstone, Christopher Walken and Sissy Spacek. Douglas played the main character in his youth.
Smith then landed the role of Patrick on Family Law, which ran from 1999 to 2002. The main roles are played by Kathleen Quinlen, Christopher McDonald, Merrily McCommas and Sally Richardson-Whitfield. The plot tells the story of the life and work of lawyers from a southern California company. They work in the field of family law. Then he played the role of Marlon West in the popular crime TV series C. S. I. Crime scene.
Filmography
Douglas was invited to play the role of Stephen in the detective series "Investigation Jordan". The plot tells about a brave girl who works as a pathologist and investigates the most intricate crimes. It stars Jill Hennessy, Miguel Ferrer, Ravi Kapoor and Steve Valentine.
Douglas played Jay in The Defender, which was seen between 2001 and 2004. Then he landed roles in the drama "Widower's Love", the TV series "C. S. I.: Miami" and the movie "Partners in Action." In 2003, Douglas starred in the short film Lock Her Room as Johnny. Then he could be seen in the horror film "The Curse of Suicide". This detective thriller tells about the incomprehensible events that take place in the school after the suicide of one of the students. The main roles are played by David Keith, Mel Harris, Leighton Meester and Jake Richardson. Smith plays one of the central characters.
Smith was cast as Daniel in The New Jeanne D'Arc. Then he took part in the creation of the TV series "Detective Rush" as Ryan. In 2004, he was invited to play the role of Gregg in the movie Night Party and the role of Scott in the movie Witness for the Prosecution. Then there was the role of Colin Park in the TV series "Near the House", which ran from 2005 to 2007. In the Santa Killer video, Douglas played Nicholas.
In 2006 he was invited to the TV series "Big Love" for the role of Ben. He then worked on the 2006 film Citizen Dwayne. A year later, he played in the film "Daze". Smith later began filming the TV series Hot Spot, which ran from 2008 to 2012. He could be seen in the TV series "Sister Hawthorne" from 2009 to 2011 and in the drama "Beautiful to Death" around the same period.
Douglas landed the role of Chuck on the Rookie Cops series. This crime detective ran from 2010 to 2015. He then starred in the 2012 film Antivirus as Edward. The creators of the series "Motive" invited Smith to the role of Dave. In 2013, the actor appeared as Mika in the drama The Boy Who Smells Like Fish. In the same year, he began acting in the TV series "Beta", where he got the role of Zach.
In 2013, Douglas was invited to the fantastic adventure film Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters and the drama Stage Fear. The following year, he starred in No Easy Way and a short film with the original title Is This Necessary. He was also seen in the horror film Ouiji: The Devil's Board and in the short film The Gift.
The following year, Douglas worked on the role of Eric in the action movie Terminator Genisys, and on the role of Evan in the drama The Crime of Evan. Later he was invited to the TV series "Vinyl" and the film "Sloan's Dangerous Game" as Alexa. Among the most recent works of the actor is the role of Elliot in the movie ByByMan, Alex in the drama At the Bottom of the World, and his role in the TV series Big Little Lies. He also starred in the mini-series When We Rise, the short film Basorexia and the TV series The Alienist.
