Winston Duke

Winston Duke (born November 15, 1986) is a Trinbagonian-American actor. He is best known for his role of M'Baku in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starting with Black Panther, his film debut, and Avengers: Infinity War (both 2018). He will reprise the role in Avengers: Endgame (2019).
==Early life==
Duke was born in Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago and moved to the U.S. with his mother, Cora Pantin, and sister when he was nine years old. He graduated from Brighton High School in Rochester, New York in 2004.
==Career==
He started acting in theater productions for Portland Stage Company and Yale Repertory Theatre before being cast in Person of Interest. At Yale, he befriended fellow actor Lupita Nyong'o, with whom he would later star in Black Panther. Winston returned to his native Trinidad & Tobago in 2012 for the theatre production of An Echo in the Bone starring alongside actress Taromi Lourdes Joseph and directed by fellow Yale alumna Timmia Hearn Feldman.
Duke stars in Marvel Cinematic Universe's Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War as M'Baku. In 2018, Duke was cast in the horror film Us directed by Jordan Peele.
==Filmography==
===Film===
Year	Title 	Role 	Director 	Notes
2018	Black Panther 	M'Baku 	Ryan Coogler 	Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Fight
2018	Avengers: Infinity War	M'Baku 	Anthony & Joe Russo	
2019	Us 	Gabriel "Gabe" Wilson	Jordan Peele 	Post-production
2019	Avengers: Endgame 	M'Baku 	Anthony & Joe Russo	Post-production
TBA 	Wonderland 	Hawk 	Peter Berg 	Filming
===Television===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
2014 	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Cedric Jones 	Episode: "Gridiron Soldier"
2014–2015	Person of Interest 	Dominic Besson / Mini	7 episodes
2015 	The Messengers 	Zahir Zakaria 	3 episodes
2015 	Major Crimes 	Curtis Turner 	Episode: "#FindKaylaWeber"
2016 	Modern Family 	Dwight 	3 episodes
==External links==
*Winston Duke on IMDb
*Winston Duke on Twitter
Category:21st-century Trindad and Tobago male actors
Category:1986 births
Category:Trindad and Tobago emigrants to the United States
Category:Living people
Category:Male actors from Rochester, New York
Category:Trindad and Tobago male film actors
Category:Trindad and Tobago male television actors
Category:University at Buffalo alumni
Category:Yale School of Drama alumni
Category:Marvel Cinematic Universe actors
Category:Actors