Douglas Smith

* Actor
* Character Portrait

**Douglas Smith** is a Canadian-American actor portraying Marcus Isaacson in *The Alienist* and *Angel of Darkness*.

## TNT Cast Biography

Douglas Smith is a Canadian American actor who can currently be seen in a major role in the second season of HBO’s *Big Little Lies.* In 2017, Douglas appeared in the Gus Van Sant directed miniseries *When We Rise* for ABC. In addition, he can be seen in a recurring role on Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger’s HBO series *Vinyl*. Douglas Smith starred in a string of films that included STX’s hit horror flick *The Bye Bye Man*, the independent features *Evan’s Crime* and *Bottom of the World* and a supporting role in EuropaCorp’s *Miss Sloane*, across from Jessica Chastain.

Previously, Douglas played a supporting role in the blockbuster *Terminator Genisys* opposite Emilia Clarke, a lead role in the Blumhouse/Universal feature *Ouija*, Brandon Cronenberg’s *Antiviral*, Analeine Cal y Mayor's *Treading Water* and Jerome Sable's *Stage Right*.

Douglas is perhaps best known for his starring role as "Ben Henrickson" on HBO’s critically acclaimed series *Big Love*, starring Bill Paxton and Jeanne Tripplehorn. He also starred in the hit Fox 2000 film *Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters*, opposite Logan Lerman, the second installment of the internationally successful franchise.

## Credits

* Ep. 1: *The Boy on the Bridge*
* Ep. 2: *A Fruitful Partnership*
* Ep. 3: *Silver Smile*
* Ep. 4: *These Bloody Thoughts*
* Ep. 5: *Hildebrandt’s Starling*
* Ep. 6: *Ascension*
* Ep. 7: *Many Sainted Men*
* Ep. 8: *Psychopathia Sexualis*
* Ep. 9: *Requiem*
* Ep. 10: *Castle in the Sky*
* Ep. 1: *Ex Ore Infantium*
* Ep. 2: *Something Wicked*
* Ep. 3: *Labyrinth*
* Ep. 4: *Gilded Cage*
* Ep. 5: *Belly of the Beast*
* Ep. 6: *Memento Mori*
* Ep. 7: *Last Exit to Brooklyn*
* Ep. 8: *Better Angels*

## Trivia

* Douglas Smith revealed that he became a close friend with Matthew Shear, the actor who portrays his brother Lucius in the TV series. They built their friendship by researching their characters, watching documentaries together, reading novels, and manuals of the time to better understand the mindset of the Isaacson brothers.
* Smith also said that Lucius reminds him of his own older brother, actor, and director Gregory Smith, so he "kind of plugged [his] older brother into Lucius’ role and plugged [himself] into Marcus’ role."
* Smith spent a lot of time in the Tenement District on Hester Street, the neighborhood of New York where the Isaacson family lives.

## Gallery

* Emmys 2018
* Premiere
* Behind the Scenes

 EMMYS 2018

  *Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer, Neilson Barnard [Courtesy of Getty Images North America]*

Paramount Picture Premiere - LA

  *Photo by Tibrina Hobson, Presley Ann, Emma McIntyre [Courtesy of Getty Images North America]*
Premiere - New York

 *Photo by Jamie Mccarthy [Courtesy of Getty Images North America]*

The Alienist

The Angel of Darkness

## External Links

* Follow Douglas Smith (@douglasthesmithest) on Instagram.

## References

1. ↑ Pressroom Cast Bio Douglas Smith -Warner Media group
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Brieftake, INTERVIEW: THE ALIENIST’S DOUGLAS SMITH. written by Charles Trapunski January 21, 2018