Davy Henshaw

Davy Henshaw is a main character in the 2013 musical film Sunshine on Leith. He is potrayed by actor George MacKay.

In the movie Davy and his best friend Ally are squaddies on a tour of duty in Afghanistan, who are discharged after surviving a roadside bomb attack which paralyzes a fellow squaddie Ron. After being discharged, Davy and Ally return to civilian life, Ally attempting to rekindle his romance with Davy's sister Liz, who attempts to hook Davy with her best friend Yvonne, a collegue at a hospital Liz works at. At first the romances seem to blossom, however their happiness is threatened by a number of factors, Davy and Liz's parents, Rab and Jean get into an arguement involving an affair Rab had 25 years prior to marrying Jean. In addition, Rab later suffers a heart attack, which fortunetely he recovers from. Meanwhile Davy is cynical about England, Yvonne's home country, Liz is offered a job in Florida and as a result Ally is heartbroken and ends up re-enlisting for the army. Despite his cynical attitude towards England, Davy reunites with Yvonne and reconcile.