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Marcus Henderson
Born (1987-09-13) September 13, 1987 (age 37)
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Occupation Actor
Years active 2009–present
Children 2

Marcus Henderson is an American actor. He was born on September 13, 1987. He is well-known for playing the character Walter in the movie Get Out, which was released in 2017.

Early Life and Education

Marcus Henderson was born in St. Louis, Missouri. His parents are Leon and Barbara Henderson. He went to Alabama State University on a football scholarship. While studying there, he saw a special one-person play by an actor named Charles S. Dutton. This show inspired Marcus.

After seeing the play, Marcus got his first acting job. It was a small, uncredited role in the movie Honeydripper. Charles S. Dutton even wrote a letter to help Marcus get into the Yale School of Drama. Marcus graduated from Yale in 2011.

Acting Career Highlights

Marcus Henderson loves acting in plays. He has performed plays by William Shakespeare at both Yale and the California Shakespeare Company.

His first big movie role was as a character named Big Sid in Django Unchained. This movie came out in 2012. In 2016, he played Woodrow in the movie Pete's Dragon.

A very important role for Marcus was playing Walter in the 2017 film Get Out. That same year, he also had a repeating role as Sgt. Andre Wright on the TV show Snowfall. More recently, in 2019, Marcus appeared in the movie Juanita. He is also a main actor in the TV show Tacoma FD.

Personal Life

Marcus Henderson is married. He has a daughter and a son. He lives with his family in Los Angeles, California.

Film and Television Roles

Marcus Henderson has appeared in many films and TV shows. Here are some of his roles:

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Honeydripper Dancing man Uncredited role
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 character
2018 Insidious: The Last Key Detective Whitfield
2018 Lemon Drop Ted
2019 Juanita Randy
2019 Tacoma FD Granfield "Granny" Smith Main character

He has also provided additional voices for the animated TV series Rick and Morty.

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