Martin Henderson Biography

Fast Facts

• Has been acting since he was 13, when he won a part on the TV series Strangers in his native New Zealand after a casting call at his elementary school
• Played rugby in high school
• Received the 1993 Best Male Dramatic Performance in a Television Show award at the New Zealand Television and Film Awards for his work on the New Zealand series Shortland Street
• Studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York for two years
• Played Britney Spears' ex-boyfriend in her "Toxic" video
• Became friends with Heath Ledger when they both worked on the Australian series Sweat; Ledger later helped him when he was struggling to make it in Hollywood