Elden Henson

Elden Henson
Henson in 2017
Born	Elden Ryan Ratliff (1977-08-30) August 30, 1977 (age 46) Rockville, Maryland, U.S.
Other names	Elden Ratliff Elden Ryan Ratliff
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1982–present
Spouses	Amy Getman ​ ​ (m. 1999; div. 2014)​ Kira Sternbach ​ ​ (m. 2014; div. 2016)​
Children	1
Relatives	Garette Ratliff Henson (brother) Ellington Ratliff (half-brother)

Elden Henson (born Elden Ryan Ratliff, August 30, 1977) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Fulton Reed in

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 and 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 as 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] Over the following decade, he acted in films including 1988's Elvis and 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

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 Butterfly 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 2000s, he appeared in movies including Lords of Dogtown and Deja Vu, and also made guest appearances on a variety of television shows, including a four-episode arc on the CBS series Smith.

Henson portrayed

Henson lives in Los Angeles.^[16] He has one son, Dodger, with former wife Kira Sternbach.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Films

Television

References