Winston Duke (born 15 November 1986) is a Tobagonian actor. Duke was born in the village of Argyle, Tobago, and moved to Brooklyn at nine. He attended Brighton High School in Rochester and earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University at Buffalo and a Master of Fine Arts from the Yale School of Drama. Duke began his career with minor roles in theatre productions and recurring roles on the science fiction series Person of Interest (2014–2015) and the sitcom Modern Family (2016). He rose to promi ...