Elisha Henig is an American actor, musician, and writer.

Personal life and career

Elisha Henig grew up in

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, and became interested in acting after taking a Shakespeare class at the age of eight. He began acting in guest roles in various TV productions at the age of 10, such as ''

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'', ''

Adam Ruins Everything ''Adam Ruins Everything'' is an American educational comedy television series starring Adam Conover that ran from 2015 through 2019 on TruTV. The series endeavors to debunk common misconceptions held by the public on a variety of topics. Premis ...

'' and ''

Mr. Robot ''Mr. Robot'' is an American drama thriller television series created by Sam Esmail for USA Network. It stars Rami Malek as Elliot Alderson, a cybersecurity engineer and hacker with social anxiety disorder, clinical depression, and dissoci ...

''. Henig was a main cast member playing the protagonist role of Julian in the second season of the

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drama '' The Sinner'', and alongside

Zach Braff Zachary Israel Braff (born April 6, 1975) is an American actor and filmmaker. He portrayed J.D. (Scrubs), John Michael "J.D." Dorian on the NBC/American Broadcasting Company, ABC television series ''Scrubs (TV series), Scrubs'' (2001–2010), for ...

in ''

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'' Other roles include Miles in Season 2 of ''

American Vandal ''American Vandal'' is an American mockumentary television series created by Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda that premiered on September 15, 2017, on Netflix. The series is a parody of true crime documentaries such as '' Making a Murderer'' and '' ...

'', young Ramy Youssef in an episode of ''Ramy'' that dealt with growing up during 9/11 and garnered media attention. In 2020, he played the role of Pootie-Shoe, a video game streamer, in ''

Mythic Quest ''Mythic Quest'' (known as ''Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet'' for its first season) is an American comedy television series created by Charlie Day, Megan Ganz, and Rob McElhenney for Apple TV+. The series premiered on February 7, 2020, and follow ...

''. He played Levi in the

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produced cringe comedy '' The Drop (2022).'' In 2025, he wrote the screenplay for the standalone episode of Mythic Quest's final season, reprising Pootie-Shoe opposite special guest star Charlie Day.Also in 2025, he released his debut EP of music
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' under the artist name Situationist.

Filmography

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* * 2004 births American male child actors American male television actors Male actors from Portland, Oregon Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-tv-actor-stub