Winston Duke rose to global stardom in Marvel’s critically acclaimed BLACK PANTHER franchise, the third highest-grossing film ever in the United States. Duke played the fan-favorite character M’Baku.

He later reprised his role in BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER, in which he was named the King of Wakanda. The character will return in Marvel’s upcoming AVENGERS:DOOMSDAY.

His other prominent film credits include David Leitch's THE FALL GUY, Marvel's AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, Peter Berg’s Netflix crime drama SPENCER CONFIDENTIAL, Jordan Peele’s US, and Sony Picture Classics’ NINE DAYS. Duke not only played the lead role in NINE DAYS,  but also served as an Executive Producer.

He has received numerous accolades including two NAACP Image Award Nominations, the Breakout Award at the Savannah Film Festival, and was highlighted as one of the top ten actors in Hollywood Reporter’s Next Generation issue.

Duke was also awarded the Advanced Imaging Society's Social Justice Lumiere Award for his work as the star and executive producer of “The Messy Truth VR Experience,” a virtual reality short doc which provides viewers with a look at the timely themes of race, mercy, and redemption through someone else’s eyes.

On the voiceover side, Duke made history by voicing Bruce Wayne in Batman Unburied, the original DC/Warner Bros. podcast drama exclusively on Spotify. The series soared to the top of Spotify’s global podcast charts upon its premiere, capturing the No. 1 position in the U.S., Australia, Brazil, France, the U.K., Germany, Italy, Mexico, and India. His commanding performance brought a fresh, powerful dimension to the iconic character and cemented Duke as a trailblazer across multiple storytelling platforms.

Most recently, he voiced Jamison Wright in Kingsland, a new Audible Original audio series from Kevin Hart and Charlamagne tha God’s SBH Productions, which follows an investigator on a mission to uncover the culprit behind a series of crimes targeting a Black sovereign nation.

While onscreen Duke is known as one of Hollywood’s most prominent film stars, offscreen he is equally known for his global philanthropic efforts.

He currently serves as an Ambassador for Responsible Tourism with the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), where he actively supports the mission to promote sustainable tourism practices and advocates for the role of tourism in driving economic growth, preserving cultural heritage, and protecting the environment.

In addition, Duke is the first Global Ambassador for Partners In Health, a nonprofit global health and social justice organization that has been fighting injustice since the late 1980s by bringing the benefits of modern medical science to impoverished communities around the world.

He is also an ongoing advocate for the HeForShe movement and has partnered with the American Diabetes Association® to spark a national conversation about diabetes—a disease that impacts nearly half of the U.S. adult population.

Duke is also the founder of Papa Bois Productions where he drives impact-driven storytelling across film, television, and stage. His work extends beyond entertainment to tourism, conservation, and global equity, with a strong focus on creating sustainable infrastructure for communities. Areas of personal interest include great ape conservation, reef protection, and elevating Afro-Diasporic tourism models.

A native of Trinidad and Tobago, Duke received his Bachelor of Arts in Theatre at the University at Buffalo and his Master of Fine Arts at Yale School of Drama