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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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2009–present |
Children | 2 |
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]
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]
Henderson is married, has a daughter and son, and lives in Los Angeles.[5][11]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Honeydripper | Dancing man | Uncredited |
2012 | Django Unchained | Big Sid | |
2014 | Whiplash | Bassist (JVC) | |
2014 | Bobo Noir | Waiter | |
2014 | College Musical | Kingston Host | |
2015 | Woodlawn | Reginald | |
2016 | Halfway | Paulie | |
2016 | Pete's Dragon | Woodrow | |
2017 | Get Out | Walter | |
2017 | Snowfall | Sgt. Andre Wright | Recurring cast |
2018 | Insidious: The Last Key | Detective Whitfield | |
2018 | Lemon Drop | Ted | |
2019 | Juanita | Randy | |
2019 | Tacoma FD | Granfield "Granny" Smith | Main cast |