Marcus Henderson (born May 17, 1987) is an American actor best known for his role as Walter in the film Get Out (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. 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. In 2016, he portrayed one of the henchmen in Pete's Dragon. In 2017, he had a supporting role in the film Get Out and a recurring role on Snowfall. In 2019, Henderson appeared in Juanita and is a part of the cast of Tacoma FD.
Personal life Henderson is married, has a daughter and son, and lives in Los Angeles.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes2007 Honeydripper Dancing man Uncredited2012 Django Unchained Big Sid 2014 Whiplash Bassist (JVC) 2014 Bobo Noir Waiter 2014 College Musical Kingston Host 2015 Woodlawn Reginald 2016 Halfway Paulie 2016 Pete's Dragon Woodrow 2017 Get Out Walter 2017 Snowfall Sgt. Andre Wright Recurring cast2018 Insidious: The Last Key Detective Whitfield 2018 Lemon Drop Ted 2019 Juanita Randy 2019 Tacoma FD Granfield "Granny" Smith Main cast 2025 Run Oumar 2026 The Lincoln Lawyer (TV series) Yannick Bamba
Television series Rick and Morty - Additional voices
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