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Winston Duke is credited as a film actor and television actor. Winston Duke was born in Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago on November 15, 1986. The age as of 2026 is 39. Schooling on record includes Brighton High School and University at Buffalo.
My Take
Winston Duke is one of those actors who arrived seemingly out of nowhere and immediately commanded the screen in a way that makes you wonder where he's been hiding. Born in Tobago and raised partly in Brooklyn, he brought genuine physicality and surprising warmth to M'Baku in Black Panther — a character who could have been a throwaway villain but ended up stealing scenes and becoming a fan favorite. What I love about him is that he never plays the intimidation card alone; there's always a wit and a humanity underneath the imposing frame. His work in Us showed real range, playing both menace and a kind of dark comedy with equal confidence. He studied theater seriously at the University at Buffalo and Yale, and you can feel that training — he's deliberate, controlled, and never cheap about it.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Winston Duke
- Name (Japanese)
- ウィンストン・デューク
- Reading
- うぃんすとん・でゅーく
- Born
- November 15, 1986 (age 39)
- Origin
- Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / television actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Tiger
2. Background
- High school
- Brighton High School
- University
- University at Buffalo
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://winstonduke.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/winstoncduke/
- Xhttps://x.com/Winston_Duke
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston%20Duke
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27045579
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Winston Duke born?
Winston Duke was born on November 15, 1986 and is 39 years old.
Where is Winston Duke from?
Winston Duke is from Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago.
What does Winston Duke do?
Winston Duke works as actor, film actor, television actor.
Where did Winston Duke study?
Winston Duke attended University at Buffalo.
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