Elden Henson

Elden Henson (born Elden Ryan Ratliff; August 30, 1977) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Fulton Reed in The Mighty Ducks trilogy (1992–1996), Foggy Nelson in Daredevil (2015–2018) and the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Pollux in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) and Part 2 (2015).

Elden Henson
Henson at Phoenix Comicon 2017
Born	Elden Ryan Ratliff August 30, 1977 Rockville, Maryland, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1982–present
Spouse(s)	Kira Sternbach ​ ​ (m. 2014; div. 2017)​
Children	1

Early life

Elden Ryan Ratliff was born August 30, 1977 in Rockville, Maryland, to Sayde Henson, an educator and former photographer,[1] and George Ratliff, a former New York theater actor. He has two brothers, actors Garette Ratliff Henson (who appeared in The Mighty Ducks with Elden) and Erick Ratliff (who, like Elden, appeared in Elvis & Me). From his father's second marriage, he has a younger half-brother, Ellington Ratliff, who is a member of the band R5.

Henson grew up in Burbank, California.[2] A child actor, he started acting in commercials at age six and booked a series of film and television roles by age ten. Henson attended John Burroughs High School in Burbank, after which he briefly attended Emerson College.[2][3]

Career

Henson's first professional work was a print model when he was a toddler. During this time, he was signed to the children's division of Fords Models. By age six, he was acting in commercials. He received his SAG card in 1982.[4] The following decade, he acted in films including 1988's Elvis & Me and 1989's Turner & Hooch and had a series of guest roles on television.

From 1992 to 1996, Henson played Fulton Reed in all three films in The Mighty Ducks trilogy: The Mighty Ducks (1992), D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994) and D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996). He told TV Guide that he owes "a lot of [his] career" to those films. "What's funny is I still, more than anything, get recognized for The Mighty Ducks. I love it. When I was younger, I would get embarrassed. I played sports growing up and I'd be playing baseball and the other team would be quacking at me and stuff. I love those movies. I feel like these things come once in a lifetime and to experience this stuff as a kid and as an adult, I just feel really lucky."[5]

In his early twenties, he had supporting roles in films like The Mighty, She's All That, Idle Hands, O, Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd, and The Butterly Effect. He had starring roles in the 1999 TV movie Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story and the 2003 film The Battle of Shaker Heights. During this time, Henson also ran a film production company, Roulette Entertainment, with fellow actor Josh Hartnett.[6] In the late 2010s, he appeared in movies including Lords of Dogtown and Deja Vu, and also guest acted on a variety if television shows, including a four-episode arc on the CBS series Smith.

Henson portrayed Apple Computer engineer Andy Hertzfeld in the 2013 biopic Jobs. In September 2013, it was announced that he had been cast as Pollux in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Parts 1 and 2.[7] Principal photography began that same month in Atlanta, and concluded on June 20, 2014, in Berlin, Germany;[8] the two parts were filmed back-to-back.[9]

Beginning in 2015, Henson portrayed Foggy Nelson in the Netflix television series Daredevil. He was a main cast member for all three seasons of the show, which concluded at the end of 2018. Marvel announced Henson's casting in June 2014.[10] During the audition for the role of Foggy Nelson that was organized as a conference call, Elden Henson held his phone the wrong way, appearing upside down in the video, which convinced the show's executives he was the right man for the part.[11] Henson spoke of his excitement for Foggy's role in the series, saying "I was really excited as I was ge tting the scripts and reading that Foggy wasn't just a useless sidekick. He's not just comic relief. I mean, he is some of those things. He does have comic relief, but it was exciting to know that these other characters would have their own path and their own things that they're dealing with."[12][13] In addition to Daredevil, Henson has also portrayed Foggy in the crossover miniseries The Defenders[14] and a cameo appearance in the second seasons of Jessica Jones and Luke Cage.[15]

Personal life

Henson lives in Los Angeles.[16] He has one son, Dodger, with former partner Kira Sternbach.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Jaws: The Revenge	Additional Voices	Credited as Elden Ratliff
1988	Elvis & Me	Don Beaulieu (Age 10)	Credited as Elden Ratliff
1989	Turner & Hooch	Eric Boyett	Credited as Elden Ratliff
1990	Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School	Steve Mills	Short film; credited as Elden Ratliff
1992	Radio Flyer	Fisher Friend #3	Credited as Elden Ratliff
1992	The Mighty Ducks	Fulton Reed	Credited as Elden Ratliff
1994	D2: The Mighty Ducks	Fulton Reed	Credited as Elden Ratliff
1996	Foxfire	Bobby	Credited as Elden Ratliff
1996	D3: The Mighty Ducks	Fulton Reed	Credited as Elden Ryan Ratliff
1998	The Mighty	Maxwell Kane
1999	She's All That	Jesse Jackson
1999	Idle Hands	Pnub
1999	A Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story	Daniel Huffman
2000	Cast Away	Elden Madden
2001	Manic	Michael
2001	O	Roger Rodriguez
2002	Pack of Dogs	Sheep	Short film
2002	Cheats	Sammy Green
2003	Dumb & Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd	Turk
2003	The Battle of Shaker Heights	Bart Bowland
2003	Under the Tuscan Sun	Author
2003	Evil Alien Conquerors	Ron
2004	The Butterfly Effect	Lenny Kagan (Adult)
2005	Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School	Young Steve Mills/Sampson
2005	The Amateurs	Salesman	Originally titled The Moguls
2005	Lords of Dogtown	Billy Z
2006	Déjà Vu	Gunnars
2007	Rise: Blood Hunter	Taylor
2008	Not Since You	Joey "Fudge" Fudgler
2011	The Death and Return of Superman	Doomsday	Short film
2013	Jobs	Andy Hertzfeld
2014	The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1	Pollux
2015	The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
2018	Spivak	Kevin Oberkfell

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982–1985	As the World Turns	Paul Ryan	2 episodes; credited as Elden Ratliff
1984	1st & Ten		1 episode
1985	Amazing Stories	Freckle-Faced Boy	Episode: "Mummy Daddy;" credited as Elden Ratliff
1986	Fame	Matthew	Episode: "All I Want for Christmas;" credited as Elden Ratliff
1987	What a Country!	Boy	Episode: "Taylor Loses His Cool;" credited as Elden Ratliff
1987	Highway To Heaven	Alan Bailey	Episode: "I Was a Middle Aged Werewolf;" credited as Elden Ratliff
1993	Saved By The Bell: The New Class	Dirk	Episode: "Karate Kids;" credited as Elden Ryan Ratliff
1993	The Ben Stiller Show	Cub Scout	Episode: "A Few Good Scouts;" uncredited role
2004	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Will Caray	Episode: "Brotherhood"
2007	Smith	Matthew Marley	4 episodes
2007	ER	Fingerless Guy	Episode: "The War Comes Home"
2007	Private Practice	Damon	Episode: "In Which Sam Gets Taken for a Ride"
2009	Psych	Clive	Episode: "Tuesday the 17th"
2009	Grey's Anatomy	Matt	Episode: "Sweet Surrender"
2010	El Dorado	Gordon	Main role; 2 episodes mini-series
2014	Intelligence	Amos Pembroke	2 episodes
2015–2018	Daredevil	Foggy Nelson	Series Main (38 episodes)
2017	Workaholics	Nipples	Episode: "Tactona 420"
2017	The Defenders	Foggy Nelson	Series Main (5 episodes)
2018	Jessica Jones		Episode: "AKA Sole Survivor"
2018	Luke Cage		Episode: "All Souled Out"

References

1. Scott, E.J. (October 19, 2018). Scratch the Surface #172 with Elden Henson (podcast). 7:35-8:40 minutes in.
2. "Elden Henson". Penguin Random House Elementary Education. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
3. "Elden Henson Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Archived March 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
4. Scott, E.J. (October 19, 2018). Scratch the Surface #172 with Elden Henson (podcast). 10:50-12:00 minutes in.
5. Eng, Joyce (May 14, 2015). "Why Foggy Nelson Is Daredevil's Unsung Hero". TVGuide.com. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
6. "Josh Hartnett: Tall, handsome and dark". The Independent. 2006-02-03. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
7. "Wes Chatham, Elden Henson Join 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay' Films". Deadline. 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
8. Setoodeh, Ramin (May 18, 2014). "CANNES: Jennifer Lawrence Dances and Sings at 'Hunger Games' Party". Variety. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
9. ""Mockingjay" Movie Starts Filming In Atlanta; Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth Spotted On "The Hunger Games" Set". ibtimes.com. September 24, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
10. "Latest 'Daredevil' Casting: 'Hunger Games' Elden Henson Joins Netflix Series". Deadline. 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
11. Barnhardt, Adam (5 May 2020). "Daredevil's Elden Henson Was Cast as Foggy Nelson Because He Accidentally Filmed Audition Upside Down". Comicbook.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
12. Cornet, Roth (April 8, 2015). "Daredevil: How the Netflix Series Will Change the Marvel Cinematic Universe". IGN. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015.
13. "Elden Henson Joins Marvel's Daredevil For Netflix". Marvel.com. June 26, 2014. Archived from the original on June 26, 2014.
14. Han, Angie. "'The Defenders': 'Daredevil' Star Elden Henson Says Foggy Nelson Will Report for Duty". /film.
15. Cotter, Padraig (7 June 2019). "What Elden Henson Is Doing After Daredevil". Screenrant.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
16. Thurman, Trace (2015-11-20). "[Interview] Elden Henson Talks the Most Horrifying Sequence in 'The Hunger Games!'". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2020-09-23.

External links

• Elden Henson at IMDb