Winston Duke

Winston Duke (born November 15, 1986) is aTrinbagonian–American actor. He is best known for his role as M'Baku in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Black Panther (2018), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019). He also starred in Jordan Peele's horror film Us (2019).

Duke was born in Argyle,Trinidad and Tobago, and moved to the United States 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. He attended 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 (MFA) in Acting and graduated in 2013.

Duke started acting in theater productions 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 later 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.

Duke has starred in Marvel Cinematic Universe's Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers Endgame as M'Baku. In 2019, Duke starred in the blockbuster horror film Us, directed by Jordan Peele. In October 2019, Duke signed on to headline in the upcoming Apple TV+ drama series Swagger!. As of March 2020, he starred alongside Mark Wahlberg in the Netflix thriller Spencer Confidential.