Twenty two year old Douglas was born in Kirkcaldy, Fife recently graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD).

A member of the National Youth Choir of Scotland (NYCoS) Douglas was their soloist in Torke’s ‘Book of Proverbs’. He has toured Sweden and Chicago, as well as performing at "The Last Night of the Proms" (BBC), and as part of an international live broadcast of "The MTV Europe Music Awards" with Christina Aguilera.

Douglas was a baritone soloist in Faure’s 'Requiem' with the Ulster Youth Choir including a live performance on BBC Radio Ulster . In 2004 he was invited to lead the National Anthem at Scotland's televised home games, in the Autumn Series and RBS 6 Nations Rugby Tournament.

Operatic roles include 'Cascada' (The Merry Widow), 'The Doctor' (Macbeth), Carl Linden (Bitter Sweet) and 'Don Giovanni' (Don Giovanni) with Fife Opera, 'Morales' (Carmen) with 'Opera on a Shoestring'. and 'Dancairo' (Carmen) at Haddo House Opera.

He understudied 'Peleas', (Peleas et Melisande) at the RSAMD, and sang the roles of 'Liberto' (L'Incoronazione di Poppea), Narrator (The Vanishing Bridegroom), ‘Le Surintendent des Plaisirs’ (Cendrillon). Douglas was guest Baritone for The Ulster Orchestra and appeared at Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre for Britten’s ‘Curlew River’ for The Edinburgh International Festival. At just 22 he made his debut with Scottish Opera in their recent production of Carmen.

With the support of The Musicians Benevolent Fund and a Sir James Caird Scholarship, 2006 sees Douglas embark on a Post Graduate Course under the tuition of Stephen Robertson. In November he will appear as Papageno in Fife Opera’s Magic Flute.