Biography - Winston Duke

Who is Winston Duke?

Winston Duke is an actor by profession and a Trinidadian-American by nationality. He is well known for starring in Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, and Jordan Peele's horror film Us.

Winston Duke – Birth, Parents, Siblings

Winston Duke’s birth took place on November 15, 1986, in Argyle, Trinidad, and Tobago. When he was nine years old, he moved to the United States with his mother, Cora Pantin. He is not the only child of his parents and has a sibling, a sister. The identity of his father is not revealed.

Education, Ethnicity

For education, Winston Duke attended Brighton High School and graduated in 2004. He went on to study at the University of Buffalo. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from the same institution. For his Master of Fine Arts(MFA) in Acting degree, he studied at Yale School of Drama and graduated from the same in 2013.

His ethnicity is African-American.

Winston Duke – Girlfriend, Wife, Children, Divorce

Currently, Duke is believed to be a single man and sans a girlfriend.

Previously, he was reported to have been married to Linda Kingsberg and Jeannie Moore, who had both ended in divorce. However, in a December 2022 Twitter post, he clarified that he has never been married.

He does not have any children.

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Winston Duke – Career

Early Days

While at Yale, Duke befriended fellow actor Lupita Nyong'o. His career in acting started with theater productions for Portland Stage Company and Yale Repertory Theatre. Winston Duke was later cast in Person of Interest (2014-2015) as the recurring character Dominic Besson / Mini.

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Movies, Series

Winston Duke has had recurring roles in the TV series The Messengers (2015), Modern Family (2016), and a guest role in Major Crimes (2015),  Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2014).

Moreover, the actor is well known for starring in numerous Marvel Universe movies- Black Panther (2018, 2022) as M'Baku, Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Us (2019), Avengers: Endgame (2019), etc. Other films include Nine Days (2020), Spenser Confidential (2020), and The Fall Guy (2024).

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Co-stars

On the set of Spenser Confidential, Winston Duke has starred alongside Hope Olaide Wilson, Kip Weeks, and Bokeem Woodbine.

Winston Duke – Awards, Nominations

Duke has been nominated for the MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (2018) and has won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (2018).

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Winston Duke – Net Worth, Salary

The figure on Duke’s net worth and annual salary is under review.

Winston Duke – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On social media handles such as Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, Winston Duke is followed by thousands of followers and counting.

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