Elisha Henig

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Elisha Henig
Born (2004-10-30) October 30, 2004 (age 18)
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present

Elisha Henig (born October 30, 2004) is an American actor.

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Personal life and career

Elisha Henig grew up in Portland, Oregon, [1] and became interested in acting after taking a Shakespeare class at the age of eight. [2] He began acting in guest roles in various TV productions at the age of 10, such as Grey's Anatomy , Adam Ruins Everything and Mr. Robot . [3] Henig was a main cast member playing the protagonist role of Julian in the second season of the USA Network drama The Sinner , [4] and alongside Zach Braff in Alex, Inc. [5] Other roles include Miles in Season 2 of American Vandal , [6] young Ramy Youssef in an episode of Ramy that dealt with growing up during 9/11 and garnered media attention. [7] [8] [9] In 2020, he played the role of Pootie-Shoe, a video game streamer, in Mythic Quest . [10]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Leo & ClarkLeoShort film
2015 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn Lucas2 episodes
2015 CSI: Cyber Timmy Martola1 episode
2015 Grey's Anatomy Kamal1 episode
2016 Code Black Luke Barton1 episode
2016 Game Shakers Lance1 episode
2016 Colony Harris1 episode
2016 Rizzoli and Isles Jared Daniels1 episode
2016 Legendary Dudas Payton Bolas1 episode
2016 Lab Rats: Elite Force AJ2 episodes
2016 School of Rock Holden1 episode
2016 The Librarians Vern1 episode
2016 Transparent Young Simon1 episode
2017 Adam Ruins Everything Stuart1 episode
2017 Mr. Robot Mohammed1 episode
2018 MacGyver Ethan Jerico1 episode
2018 Alex, Inc. Ben SchumanSeries regular
2018 American Vandal Myles Crimmins5 episodes
2018 The Sinner Julian WalkerLead role, season 2
2018 Future World Grandson
2019 Ramy Young Ramy1 episode
2019 Cipher KylePilot
2020 Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet Pootie Shoe/Brendan7 episodes
2021 Just Beyond Graham1 episode

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