22 Facts About Winston Duke

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Winston Duke was born on 15 November 1986 and is a Tobagonian actor.

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Winston Duke made his feature film debut in the role of M'Baku in Black Panther and is best known for portraying the character in four films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Winston Duke portrayed M'Baku in four Marvel Studios films and starred in Jordan Peele's horror film Us.

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Winston Duke was born in the village of Argyle, Tobago in the country of Trinidad and Tobago on 15 November 1986.

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Winston Duke was raised by single mother Cora Pantin, a Tobagonian government worker and restaurant owner.

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Winston Duke attended a public primary school in Crown Heights, and often frequented the local library and comic book store after school.

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Winston Duke graduated from Brighton High School in Rochester, New York in 2004.

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Winston Duke attended the University at Buffalo, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in theatre.

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Winston Duke then moved on to Yale School of Drama where he received a Master of Fine Arts in acting and graduated in 2013.

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Winston Duke started acting in theatre productions for Portland Stage Company and Yale Repertory Theatre before being cast in Person of Interest.

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In 2012 Winston 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.

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In September 2016, Winston Duke was cast in the role of M'Baku for the upcoming film Black Panther after Marvel tested several actors for the role, including Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.

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Winston Duke has supporting roles in Marvel Cinematic Universe's Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War and a brief role in Avengers: Endgame as M'Baku.

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In 2019, Winston Duke starred in the blockbuster horror film Us, directed by Jordan Peele.

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In October 2019, Winston Duke signed on to headline in the upcoming Apple TV+ drama series Swagger, but was replaced by O'Shea Jackson Jr.

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Winston Duke starred in Nine Days, directed by Edson Oda, as a manager who interviews unborn souls and selects them to live on Earth.

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On October 24,2021, Winston Duke received the Maverick Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival.

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Winston Duke reprised his role as M'Baku in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

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Winston Duke appeared in the latest Savage X Fenty fashion show.

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In 2022, Winston Duke was cast in the upcoming 2024 film The Fall Guy.

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Winston Duke mentioned about struggling with grief during the Wakanda Forever press tour.

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Winston Duke's cousin is the Tobagonian politician and Progressive Democratic Patriots leader Watson Duke.