Dwight Henry

Born: 1963-02-19

Known For

Curtis

Undying

Beasts of the Southern Wild

12 Years a Slave

The Birth of a Nation

Sexual Healing

Wolf Who Cried Boy

The Sound and the Fury

Warning Shot

Easy Does It

Navy Seals vs. Zombies

Also Appeared With…

Tom Proctor

2 shared projects Shared Movies

Quvenzhané Wallis

2 shared projects Shared Movies

Kelvin Harrison, Jr.

2 shared projects Shared Movies

Alex Henderson

1 shared project Shared Movies

Kalena Knox

1 shared project Shared Movies

Thaddeus Street

1 shared project Shared Movies

James Russo

1 shared project Shared Movies

Teri Reeves

1 shared project Shared Movies

Elena Sanchez

1 shared project Shared Movies

Dennis Keiffer

1 shared project Shared Movies

Gail Cronauer

1 shared project Shared Movies

Ed Corbin

1 shared project Shared Movies

Roles by Genre

Genre Evolution Over Time

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Curtis

Beasts of the Southern Wild

12 Years a Slave

The Birth of a Nation

The Sound and the Fury

Warning Shot

Easy Does It

Full Filmography

🏆 Award Stats

3 total wins
509 nominations
3 Oscars 🥇

Sexual Healing as Marvin Gay Sr. 🏆

2012

Beasts of the Southern Wild as Wink 🏆

2013

12 Years a Slave as Uncle Abram 🏆

2015

2016

2018

Warning Shot 🏆

2020

2024

Undying as Dr. Poe 🏆