Tall with a blond mane and a confident stride, Douglas Henshall already seems to have acquired the air of success.
It comes on the back of such acclaimed feature films as This Year's Love, the upcoming Orphans and Channel 4's new controversial drama Psychos, which starts on Thursday.
He is striking rather than conventionally good-looking but he has bags of charisma and the camera loves him.
''I can understand why I would seem an unlikely candidate for a romantic lead,'' says the 32-year-old Glaswegian modestly, ''but then I think why not?
"I get a bit tired of all these six-pack, perfect teeth, perfect jaw line, flawless skin stars. I just find them boring. I'd rather watch Spencer Tracy and get back to the days when you judge people on the chemistry between them.''
In recent years Douglas has appeared in films like Angels And Insects, which was filmed in Nuneaton, and has worked for the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford.
His latest role sees him playing dashing doctor Daniel Nash in the psychiatric ward of a Glasgow hospital.
''Ultimately he is someone who is passionate about things,'' explains Douglas.
''I like the diversity of his character traits. It's a real pleasure to come across a script that is complete and the characters are three- dimensional on the page.''
Henshall plays Nash as passionate and edgy. He has faith in his abilities but is blocked by personal demons.
While he treats his patients brilliantly, his boundary-smashing methods seem to be driven by an overdose of empathy.
Psychos also includes some disturbing scenes including a woman going into an electric shock treatment, a suicide and various levels of self- abuse.
''If you are going to deal with subjects like this there are going to be times when you come across things that are a bit scary or go against your way of thinking.
"But surely it's a good thing to challenge people's perceptions?''
Meanwhile, Douglas is evaluating his next move and is keen to start working again as soon as possible - so long as it is not during Wimbledon.
The tennis-mad actor says: ''Then the world stops.''