Shuler Hensley
Acting

Shuler Hensley

Born 6 March 1967 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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He was awarded the 1999 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Supporting Performance of 1998 for his role in Oklahoma! He had to wear padding, a massive amount of make-up, and huge lifts in size 24 shoes to make him appear over 7 feet tall as Frankenstein's monster in "Van Helsing." Won Broadway's 2002 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Musical) for his role as Jud Fry in a revival of "Oklahoma!" He has now played Frankenstein's monster three times. In Van Helsing (2004) on the concept album and workshop of "Frankenstein" The Musical by Mark Baron and Jeffrey Jackson, and finally in the Broadway production of "Young Frankenstein".

Known for

The Greatest Showman
Van Helsing
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Legend of Zorro
Elementary
Dexter: New Blood
Odd Thomas
Banshee
The OA
After.Life
The Americans
Prodigal Son
Marbles and Bullets
Devil's Hollow
Brutal Season
The Greatest Showman
Murder of a President
Cruiser
Odd Thomas
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
After.Life
The Legend of Zorro
Opa!
Van Helsing
Monday Night Mayhem
The Bread, My Sweet
Oklahoma!
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