Marcus Henderson (actor)

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Marcus Henderson
Born (1987-09-13) September 13, 1987 (age 36)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Education
OccupationActor
Years active2009–present
Children2

Marcus Henderson (born September 13, 1987) is an American actor best known for his role as Walter in the film Get Out .

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Early life

Henderson was born in St. Louis to Leon and Barbara Henderson. He attended college at Alabama State University on a football scholarship and was a member of Phi Beta Sigma. [1] While there, he saw a one-man show performed by Charles S. Dutton, which led to his first professional role as an uncredited extra in the film Honeydripper . Dutton wrote Henderson a letter of recommendation to Yale School of Drama, where Henderson graduated in 2011. [2] [1] [3] [4]

Career

Henderson has said theater is "his first love". [5] [6] He has performed Shakespeare both at Yale and the California Shakespeare Company. [7] [8] Henderson's first role in a major motion picture was as the character Big Sid in Django Unchained . In 2016, he portrayed one of the henchmen in Pete's Dragon . In 2017, he had a supporting role in the film Get Out and a recurring role on Snowfall . [9] In 2019, Henderson appeared in Juanita and is a part of the cast of Tacoma FD . [10]

Personal life

Henderson is married, has a daughter and son, and lives in Los Angeles. [5] [11]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Honeydripper Dancing manUncredited
2012 Django Unchained Big Sid
2014 Whiplash Bassist (JVC)
2014Bobo NoirWaiter
2014College MusicalKingston Host
2015 Woodlawn Reginald
2016 Halfway Paulie
2016 Pete's Dragon Woodrow
2017 Get Out Walter
2017 Snowfall Sgt. Andre WrightRecurring cast
2018 Insidious: The Last Key Detective Whitfield
2018Lemon DropTed
2019 Juanita Randy
2019 Tacoma FD Granfield "Granny" SmithMain cast

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References

  1. 1 2 Vaughn, Kenya (August 8, 2008). "North County native Marcus Henderson off to Ivy League acting program". St Louis American. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  2. ↑ "The Showcase of the Class of 2011". Yale School of Drama. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  3. ↑ "St. Louis native Marcus Henderson among cast of Urban Movie Channel feature 'Halfway'". St. Louis American. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  4. ↑ "The Class of 2011 Actor Presentations". Yale School of Drama. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  5. 1 2 Evans, Kelley D. "'Get Out' star Marcus Henderson is making big strides in his two new films". Andscape . Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Marcus Henderson". Instagram. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  7. ↑ "A Raisin in the Sun May 21–June 15". California Shakespeare Theater. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  8. ↑ Gates, Anita (March 25, 2011). "A Love, Updated, but Still Tragic". New York Times. No. Theater Review, Connecticut. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Gold Derby Awards". Gold Derby Awards. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  10. ↑ N'Duka, Amanda. "'Get Out' Actor Marcus Henderson Cast In 'Juanita'". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Alabama State grad featured in box office hit 'Get Out'". WSFA. NBC. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
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