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Shuler Hensley

Shuler Hensley

Born: 1967-03-06 • Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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".

Filmography
Marbles and Bullets poster
Marbles and Bullets
2024
Devil's Hollow poster
Devil's Hollow
2023 • Bobby Hawkins
Brutal Season poster
Brutal Season
2022 • Randy Hawkes
The Greatest Showman poster
The Greatest Showman
2017 • Lead Protestor
Cruiser poster
Cruiser
2016 • Cruiser
Murder of a President poster
Murder of a President
2016 • James Garfield
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center poster
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
2013 • Jigger
Odd Thomas poster
Odd Thomas
2013 • Fungus Bob Robertson
After.Life poster
After.Life
2009 • Vincent Miller
Opa! poster
Opa!
2005 • Big Mac
The Legend of Zorro poster
The Legend of Zorro
2005 • Pike
Van Helsing poster
Van Helsing
2004 • Frankenstein's Monster
Monday Night Mayhem poster
Monday Night Mayhem
2002 • Keith Jackson
The Bread, My Sweet poster
The Bread, My Sweet
2001 • Pino
Oklahoma! poster
Oklahoma!
1999 • Jud Fry
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The Making of 'Oklahoma!'
1999 • Self
Frankenstein - A New Musical poster
Frankenstein - A New Musical
— • The Creature