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- Height6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
- Biography April 2019
Darrin Henson is a three-time award-nominated actor , one-time award-nominated author and MTV choreography award-winner. Henson won the coveted MTV choreography award for NSYNC's "Bye Bye Bye."
Henson can be seen in such films as The Express in the role of Jim Brown, Tekken in the intense role of the martial arts expert Raven, and the hit Screen Gems-Sony feature film Stomp the Yard. Afterwards he starred in the South Africa-shot Zulu Wedding opposite Nondumiso Tembe (Six, True Blood, Neverland). Henson became a lead on the hit BET series The Family Business in the role of Orland Duncan. In June 2019 he appeared in the Netflix suspense thriller Staged Killer with Chrishell Hartley, and in the theatrical release of Black Bear where he plays a POW injured by war.
Henson is best known for his role on the hit TV series Soul Food, where he plays the street tough Lem Van Adams. Henson also starred for three seasons on the ABC family TV series Lincoln Heights.
On the stage Henson starred on Broadway in Ron Link's stand-up Tragedy, and off-Broadway in David Talbert's stage play Fabric of a Man.
Henson believes you can come as your are but you can't stay as you are. Henson brings a no nonsense education and straightforward thoughts to hi approach to the industry to audiences all over the world. Henson lectured in Johannesburg and Durban, South Africa and has brought his lectures to audiences in the U.S.- IMDb Mini Biography By: DARRIN D HENSON
- Gender / Gender identityMale
- Grew up just 2 doors down from Jennifer Lopez in the Bronx, and remains good friends with her to this day.
- Also works as a choreographer in the music industry, and has worked with such singers as 'NSync, Britney Spears, and Christina Aguilera.
- Straight out of high school, he landed a job in a break-dancing troupe for Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
- Choreographs videos and concerts for artists such as N'Sync and Usher.
- Was a Dancer on "Club MTV" with Laura Lynn Berrios, Camillie Donatacci, Tracy Wurbin and Jennifer Esposito.
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