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

Marcus Henderson
Born	(1987-09-13) September 13, 1987 (age 35) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Education	Alabama State University (BA) Yale University (MFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2009–present
Children	2

Early life

Henderson was born in St. Louis to Leon and Barbara Henderson. He has one brother, Leon Henderson Jr. 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 describes himself as an actor, poet, chess and ukulele enthusiast and has said theater is "his first love".[5][6] He has performed Shakespeare both at Yale and on 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 voiced one of the henchmen in Pete's Dragon. In 2017, he had a supporting role in the film Get Out.[9] In 2019, Henderson appeared in Juanita, based on the novel Dancing on the Edge of the Roof by Sheila Williams.[10]

Personal life

Henderson is married, has two daughters, and lives in Los Angeles.[5][11]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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
2018	Insidious: The Last Key	Detective Whitfield
2018	Lemon Drop	Ted
2019	Juanita	Randy

References

External links

• Marcus Henderson at IMDb

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