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My Take
What strikes me about Douglas Smith is how he became a reliable presence in prestige TV without ever forcing himself into the spotlight. I first clocked him as Ben Henrickson on Big Love, and he kept turning up in things I respected, The Alienist, the second season of Big Little Lies, Miss Sloane. He's the kind of Canadian actor who slides into an ensemble and quietly raises its average. I also appreciate that he's a singer and composer on the side, which tells me his curiosity runs deeper than acting alone. I'd watch whatever ensemble he joins next.
Overview
Douglas Alexander Smith (born June 22, 1985) is a Canadian actor known for his work on the HBO series Big Love as Ben Henrickson. His other work includes Santa's Slay (2005), Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013), Terminator Genisys (2015), Vinyl, Miss Sloane (both 2016), When We Rise (2017), The Alienist (2018–2020) and the second season of HBO's Big Little Lies (2019).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Douglas Smith
- Name (Japanese)
- ダグラス・スミス
- Reading
- だぐらす・すみす
- Born
- June 22, 1985 (age 40)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Ox
- Origin
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / television actor / film actor / actor / composer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Singer — see all → · Television actor — see all → · More people from Canada →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.