Martin Henderson - wikipedia Martin Henderson For the Scottish soccer player, see Martin Henderson ( footballer ). Martin Henderson Henderson in 2006 ( 1974 - 10 - 08 ) 8 October 1974 ( age 42 ) Auckland, New Zealand Education Birkenhead Primary Westlake Boys High Occupation Actor Years active 1989 -- present Martin Henderson ( born 8 October 1974 ) is 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. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External links Early life Martin was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and began acting at the age of thirteen, appearing in Strangers, a local television production. He attended Birkenhead Primary and Westlake Boys High schools. Career Henderson starred in the prime - time soap opera 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 including Echo Point and Home and Away, before moving to the United States in 1997, 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. In 2001, he was finally cast in a supporting role in the John Woo - directed war film Windtalkers. In 1999, he appeared in Kick, for which he was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. In 2002, he starred opposite actress Naomi Watts in the horror film The Ring. Following the box office success of the film, Martin received a role playing the character of Drew in Perfect Opposites, and subsequently was cast as the lead character in the biker film Torque, released in early 2004 to mixed reviews. In 2004, he starred opposite Indian actress Aishwarya Rai in the romantic film Bride and Prejudice and appeared in Britney Spears ' `` Toxic '' music video. In 2005, he appeared in the award - winning Little Fish starring Cate Blanchett. In 2006, Henderson received rave reviews in London 's West End in a theatre production of Fool for Love with Juliette Lewis. He was set to star alongside Jordana Brewster in the television series adapted from the 2005 film Mr. & Mrs. Smith. However, the series was not picked up by any network. In 2006, he appeared in the movie Flyboys. Henderson also appeared in a commercial for the 2008 Cadillac CTS, and the House episode `` Painless ''. In 2010, Henderson was cast in Grey 's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes ' short - lived television series Off the Map. In 2014, Henderson starred in the multi-platform Australian drama television series Secrets & Lies and starred in the SundanceTV drama series The Red Road. In June 2015, Martin was promoted as a series regular of the high ranking television drama Grey 's Anatomy, created by Shonda Rhimes. Also that year, he appeared in Everest, with Jake Gyllenhaal. Personal Henderson is both a New Zealand and American citizen. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1990 Raider of the South Seas Jack Taylor Television film 1999 Kick Tom Bradshaw Nominated -- AFI Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role 2000 Summer of My Deflowering, The The Summer of My Deflowering Luke Short film 2002 Windtalkers Private Thomas Nellie 2002 Ring, The The Ring Noah Clay 2003 Skagerrak Ian / Ken Torque Cary Ford Perfect Opposites Drew Curtis Bride and Prejudice William Darcy 2005 Little Fish Ray Robert Heart Nominated -- AFI Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated -- FCCA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role 2006 Flyboys Reed Cassidy 2006 Smokin ' Aces Hollis Elmore 2007 Battle in Seattle Jay 2009 Cedar Boys Mathew Home by Christmas Young Ed 2013 Moment, The The Moment John / Peter 2013 Devil 's Knot Brent Davis 2015 Everest Andy Harris 2016 Miracles from Heaven Kevin Beam 2018 The Strangers 2 Mike Filming Television Year Title Role Notes Strangers Zane Unknown episodes 1990 Betty 's Bunch N / A Unknown episodes 1992 -- 95 ; 2017 Shortland Street Stuart Neilson Role held : 25 May 1992 -- 27 February 1995 ; 25 May 2017 1995 Echo Point Zac Brennan Unknown episodes Sweat Tom Nash Main cast ; 26 episodes Home and Away Geoff Thomas 7 episodes 1997 -- 99 Big Sky Scotty Gibbs Main cast ; 53 episodes 2009 House Jeff Episode : `` Painless '' Nominated -- AFI International Award for Best Actor 2011 Off the Map Dr. Benjamin `` Ben '' Keeton Main cast ; 13 episodes 2012 Rake Joshua Floyd 2 episodes 2014 -- 2015 Red Road, The The Red Road Harold Jensen Main cast 2014 Secrets & Lies Ben Gundelach Main cast ; 6 episodes 2015 -- present Grey 's Anatomy Dr. Nathan Riggs Main cast Web Year Title Role Notes 2013 -- 14 Auckland Daze Martin Henderson 3 episodes References Jump up ^ `` Shorty Street actor is the new McDreamy ''. Stuff. January 2011. Retrieved August 2011. Check date values in : access - date = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` Past Pupil Martin Henderson Visits Westlake ''. 4 May 2010. Jump up ^ IMDb : Awards for Kick Jump up ^ Martin Henderson in Perfect Opposites Jump up ^ Martin Henderson takes Patrick Dempsey 's role in Grey 's Anatomy External links Martin Henderson on IMDb VIAF : 161459492 LCCN : no2004042276 ISNI : 0000 0001 1482 7074 GND : 142105759 SUDOC : 079491219 BNF : cb145479299 ( data ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Martin_Henderson&oldid=797350284 '' Categories : 1974 births 21st - century New Zealand male actors 20th - century New Zealand male actors Living people New Zealand male child actors New Zealand male film actors New Zealand male television actors People educated at Westlake Boys High School People from Auckland Hidden categories : CS1 errors : dates EngvarB from November 2015 Use dmy dates from November 2015 Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano עברית ქართული Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Русский Slovenčina Suomi Svenska 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 26 August 2017, at 13 : 57. 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Question: who plays dr. riggs on grey's anatomy
Answer: Martin Henderson