‘Us’ Star Winston Duke, a Towering Presence Whose Profile Is Still Growing

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“I see myself to be so many things wrapped into one.” Winston Duke, who played M’Baku in “Black Panther” and stars in the new movie “Us,” talks about the ups and downs of being a 6’5” black actor.

At over 6 feet 5 inches tall, Winston Duke was a towering presence in his movie debut, the Marvel blockbuster “Black Panther.” As the tribal chief M’Baku, he overpowered and barked at foes but also subverted the trope of the violent barbarian. After threatening to feed an interloper to his children, M’Baku, laughing, said: “I am kidding. We are vegetarians.”

Mr. Duke’s physicality, and the assumptions it triggers, factors into his dual role in “Us,” a horror film opening Friday directed by Jordan Peele, the Oscar-winning creator...

 

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