Dwight Henry

Owner and operator of the Buttermilk Drop Bakery and Café in New Orleans, Dwight Henry's breakthrough came in the critically acclaimed feature film Beasts of the Southern Wild. Time said of his ... MORE

Owner and operator of the Buttermilk Drop Bakery and Café in New Orleans, Dwight Henry's breakthrough came in the critically acclaimed feature film Beasts of the Southern Wild. Time said of his performance in the film as Wink, " [Henry]locates pain and nuance, and a love for the defiant child he could have abandoned." Although initially reluctant to accept the role in fear of compromising his bakery's business, Henry has found a new love for acting, and is cast in an upcoming film project directed by British filmmaker Steve McQueen entitled Twelve Years a Slave.  HIDE