Winston Duke Biography
Winston Duke is a Tobagonian-Rwandan actor, who made his feature film debut in the role of M’Baku in Black Panther 2018 and is best known for portraying the character in four films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
How old is Winston Duke? – Age
He is 37 years old as of November 2023. Winston was born on November 15, 1986, in Argyle, Saint Paul, Tobago.
Winston Duke Height
The star stands at a height of 6 feet 5 inches tall.
Winston Duke Early Life
He was raised by single mother Cora Pantin, a Tobagonian government worker and restaurant owner. With her sister and mother, Duke moved to Brooklyn at age nine. As a child, Duke showed the restaurant’s customers to their tables and learned how to “charm” strangers at an early age. Winston, Pantin, and his older sister, Cindy, then moved to a studio apartment in Brooklyn so that Cindy could attend medical school.
He attended a public primary school in Crown Heights, and often frequented the local library and comic book store after school. He graduated from Brighton High School in Rochester, New York in 2004. Duke attended the University at Buffalo, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in theatre. He then moved on to Yale School of Drama where he received a Master of Fine Arts in acting and graduated in 2013.
Winston Duke Career
Theatre and Television roles
Winston started acting in theatre production for Portland Stage Company and Yale Repertory Theatre before being cast in Person of Interest. While at Yale, he befriended fellow actor Lupita Nyong’o, with whom he starred in Black Panther and Us. In 2012, Duke returned to his native Trinidad and Tobago to appear in the theatre production of An Echo in the Bone Starring alongside actress Taromi Lourdes Joseph and directed by fellow Yale alumna Timmia Hearn Feldman.
He was cast in Small roles in television series, such as a football star who commits a hate crime in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, a gang leader in Person of Interest and a football player in Modern Family.
Marvel Cinematic Universe and Film roles
He has supporting role in Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Black Panther 2018 and Avengers: Infinity War 2018 and a brief role in Avengers: Endgame 2019 as M’Baku. Wesley Morris of The New York Times named his performance in Black Panther as one of the best in 2018. In 2019, Duke starred in the blockbuster horror film Us, directed by Jordan Peele. In October 2019, he signed on to headline in the upcoming Apple TV+ drama series Swagger, but was replaced by O’Shea Jackson Jr. due to an injury suffered on-set in February 2020.
In September, Winston was named Actor of the Year by GQ Australia. On October 24, 2021, Duke received the Maverick Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival. It was reported in July 2021 that Duke would be playing Bruce Wayne/Batman in the Spotify podcast audio drama Batman Unburied, which was released in 2022. He reprised his role as M’Baku in Black Panther; Wakanda Forever 2022. He appeared in the latest Savage X Fenty fashion show.
Winston Duke Net Worth
As of 2023, his net worth is $8 million.
Winston Duke Movie
2018 – Black Panther
2018 – Avengers: Infinity War
2019 – Us
2020 – Nine Days
2020 – Spenser Confidential
2022 – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Winston Duke TV Shows
2014 – Law & Oder: Special Victims Unit
2014-2015 – Person of Interest
2015 – The Messengers
2015 – Major Crimes
2016 – Modern Family