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

Get Out ''Get Out'' is a 2017 American psychological horror film written, co-produced, and directed by Jordan Peele in his directorial debut. It stars Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Lil Rel Howery, LaKeith Stanfield, Bradley Whitford, Caleb ...

'' (2017).

Early life

Henderson was born in St. Louis to Leon and Barbara Henderson. He attended college at Alabama State University on a football scholarship and is a member of

Phi Beta Sigma Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. () is a historically African American fraternity. It was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C. in 1914. The fraternity's founders, A. Langston Taylor, Leonard F. Morse, and Charles I. Brown, wanted to ...

. 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.

Career

Henderson has said theater is "his first love". He has performed Shakespeare both at Yale and the California Shakespeare Company. Henderson's first role in a major motion picture was as the character Big Sid in ''

Django Unchained ''Django Unchained'' ( ) is a 2012 American revisionist Western film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Produced by Tarantino's A Band Apart and Columbia Pictures, it stars Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry W ...

''. In 2016, he portrayed one of the henchmen in '' Pete's Dragon''. In 2017, he had a supporting role in the film ''

'' and a recurring role on ''

Snowfall Snow consists of individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere—usually within clouds—and then fall, accumulating on the ground where they undergo further changes. It consists of frozen crystalline water througho ...

''. In 2019, Henderson appeared in '' Juanita'' and is a part of the cast of ''

Tacoma FD ''Tacoma FD'' is an American television sitcom set in a firehouse in Tacoma, Washington. The series premiered on March 28, 2019, on truTV. In November 2021, the series was renewed for a fourth season, premiering on July 20, 2023. In February 2024 ...

''.

Personal life

Henderson is married, has a daughter and son, and lives in Los Angeles.

Filmography

Television series

Rick and Morty ''Rick and Morty'' is an American Adult animation, adult animated science fiction Animated sitcom, sitcom created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon for Cartoon Network's nighttime programming block Adult Swim. The series follows the misadvent ...

- Addtional voices

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Henderson, Marcus 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors 1987 births Male actors from St. Louis Living people 21st-century African-American male actors 20th-century African-American male actors 20th-century American male actors