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Martin Henderson (born 8 October 1974) is a New Zealand actor, well known to American audiences for his starring role in the ABC TV series Off the Map, while remaining known in his home country for his teenage role as Stuart Neilson in the soap opera Shortland Street. Henderson was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He began acting when he was thirteen years old, appearing in Strangers, a local television production. He attended Birkenhead Primary and Westlake Boys High School. Henderson starred in the drama Shortland Street, where he played the character of "Stuart Neilson" from 1992 to 1995.... MORE

Martin Henderson (born 8 October 1974) is a New Zealand actor, well known to American audiences for his starring role in the ABC TV series Off the Map, while remaining known in his home country for his teenage role as Stuart Neilson in the soap opera Shortland Street. Henderson was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He began acting when he was thirteen years old, appearing in Strangers, a local television production. He attended Birkenhead Primary and Westlake Boys High School. Henderson starred in the drama Shortland Street, where he played the character of "Stuart Neilson" from 1992 to 1995. He subsequently appeared in a number of Australian films and television productions Echo Point and Home & Away before he moved to the United States in 1997, in order to pursue a career in Hollywood films and to train in a two-year program at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City. Henderson spent more than a year unsuccessfully auditioning for film roles in Los Angeles, but in 2001, he was finally cast in a supporting role in the John Woo-directed war film, Windtalkers. In 1999 he appeared in a major leading role in Kick for which he was nominated by Australian Film Institute to "Best LESS