Winston Duke

Winston Duke – “Thor: Ragnarok” Los Angeles Premiere – Arrivals – El Capitan Theatre, 6838 Hollywood Boulevard – Los Angeles, CA, USA, 2017 – Photo Credit: Izumi Hasegawa / PRPhotos.com

Place of Birth: Argyle, Saint Paul, Trinidad and Tobago

Date of Birth: November 15, 1986

Ethnicity: African-Tobagonian

Winston Duke is a Tobagonian actor. His roles include rival tribe leader M’Baku in the film Black Panther, as well as Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever; along with the films Us (2019), Nine Days, Spenser Confidential, and The Fall Guy, the shows Person of Interest, The Messengers, and Modern Family, and the drama podcast Batman Unburied.

He was born on the island of Tobago, where he was raised in Argyle, and moved to the U.S. when he was around nine, settling in Brooklyn, New York City, and then Rochester; New York. His mother, Cora Pantin, worked at a restaurant and for the Tobagonian government. His cousin is politician and trade unionist Watson Duke. Winston has also become a Rwandan citizen.

Winston’s maternal grandfather was named Stanley Pantin.

Winston’s maternal grandmother was named Cora.