Martin Henderson
Martin Henderson
Martin Hendersonis a New Zealand actor, known to American audiences for his starring role in the ABC medical drama Off the Map, for starring in the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Nathan Riggs, and for his performance as Noah Clay in the critically lauded 2002 horror film The Ring, while remaining known in his home country for his teenage role as Stuart Neilson in the soap opera Shortland Street...
NationalityNew Zealander
ProfessionSoap Opera Actor
Date of Birth8 October 1974
CityAuckland, New Zealand
Martin Henderson quotes about
During the shoot, when you're not at work, you're learning lines for the next shoot, and that can be all-consuming.
I feel for anybody who has that level of celebrity where you can't lead a normal life.
I hate talking about myself, I find it such a boring topic. I'd much rather talk about other things.
I like dramatic stuff, and I have a goofball side, too. I like to do comedy and off-beat things as much as something really, really serious.
I think I'm fortunate as an actor in that I do seem to get opportunities to play roles that aren't necessarily typical of what I've done before.
I think it's part of my personality - I love to travel; I love different cultures and philosophies and perspectives on things.
I think the buzz of acting is playing people different to you, and for me, that means traversing all genres.
I walked two hours to an audition once and was so sweaty that someone said, 'Oh, you guys from New Zealand don't shower.'
It's a tough accent. It's difficult for actors who are not Kiwis.
With a thriller, you're going to have your red herrings, as different suspects are thrown up as possible culprits. You can only explore that for so long - if you do that more than a few times, it starts to get a little redundant.
Where typically the cops are generally the good guys, 'The Red Road' blurs the lines intelligently and shows corruption from all sides of the law. It provides unpredictable drama where the audience is kept guessing about how these characters will each choose to act.
It's a great challenge to come from little New Zealand and beat the odds in Hollywood.
I'm not a big fan of horror movies, especially the recent teen-slasher sort of ones.
I always thought I'd go to university and then get a real job, you know. Now I want to do stuff that really makes me happy. Although I'm still trying to work out what that is. But for me there are always constants.