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 the Marvel Cinematic Universe (2015–2026), and Pollux in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) and Part 2 (2015).
Early life Elden Ryan Ratliff was born August 30, 1977, in Rockville, Maryland, to Sayde Henson, an educator and former photographer, 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. 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."Elden Henson Biography". Yahoo! Movies.
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. 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 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."
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. 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 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. Principal photography began that same month in Atlanta, and concluded on June 20, 2014, in Berlin, Germany; the two parts were filmed back-to-back.
Beginning in 2015, Henson portrayed Foggy Nelson in all three seasons of the Netflix television series Daredevil. Marvel announced Henson's casting in June 2014. During the audition for the role of Foggy Nelson, which was held via video conference call, Henson held his phone the wrong way and appeared upside down to others in the meeting. This mishap convinced the show's executives he was the right man for the part. Henson spoke of his excitement for Foggy's role in the series, saying "I was really excited as I was getting 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." In addition to Daredevil, Henson has also portrayed Foggy in the crossover miniseries The Defenders and a cameo appearance in the second seasons of Jessica Jones and Luke Cage. Henson reprised his role for the Disney+ Daredevil revival series, Daredevil: Born Again.'DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN' WILL REUNITE THE ORIGINAL CAST FOR TWO SEASONS ON DISNEY PLUS
Personal life Henson lives in Los Angeles. He has one son with former wife Kira Sternbach.
Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes 1987 Jaws: The Revenge Additional VoicesCredited as Elden Ratliff 1988 Elvis and Me Don Beaulieu (age 10) 1989 Turner & Hooch Eric Boyett 1990 Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School Steve Mills Short film; credited as Elden Ratliff1992 Radio Flyer Fisher Friend #3Credited as Elden Ratliff The Mighty DucksFulton Reed 1994 D2: The Mighty Ducks1996 Foxfire Bobby D3: The Mighty Ducks Fulton Reed Credited as Elden Ryan Ratliff 1998 The Mighty Maxwell Kane1999 She's All That Jesse Jackson Idle Hands Pnub A Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story Daniel Huffman 2000 Cast Away Elden Madden2001 Manic Michael O Roger Rodriguez 2002 Pack of Dogs Sheep Short film Cheats Sammy Green2003 Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd Turk The Battle of Shaker Heights Bart Bowland Under the Tuscan Sun Author Evil Alien Conquerors Ron 2004 The Butterfly Effect Lenny Kagan (Adult)2005 Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School Young Steve Mills/Sampson Included his earlier film in flashbacks The Amateurs SalesmanOriginally titled The Moguls 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 1Pollux 2015 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 2018 Spivak Kevin Oberkfell 2023 Killers of the Flower Moon Duke Burkhart
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 Ratliff1987What a Country! Boy Episode: "Taylor Loses His Cool"; credited as Elden Ratliff Highway To Heaven Alan Bailey Episode: "I Was a Middle Aged Werewolf"; credited as Elden Ratliff1993 Saved By The Bell: The New Class Dirk Episode: "Karate Kids"; credited as Elden Ryan Ratliff 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 ER Fingerless Guy Episode: "The War Comes Home" Private Practice Damon Episode: "In Which Sam Gets Taken for a Ride"2009 Psych Clive Episode: "Tuesday the 17th" Grey's Anatomy Matt Episode: "Sweet Surrender" 2010 El Dorado Gordon Main role; miniseries 2014Intelligence Amos Pembroke 2 episodes 2015–2018 Daredevil Franklin "Foggy" Nelson Main cast; 38 episodes2017 Workaholics Nipples Episode: "Tactona 420" The Defenders Franklin "Foggy" Nelson Main cast; 5 episodes 2018 Jessica Jones Episode: "AKA Sole Survivor" Luke Cage Episode: "All Souled Out" 2021–2022 The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers Fulton Reed Episodes: "Spirit of the Ducks" and "Ice Breaker" 2025–2026 Daredevil: Born Again Franklin "Foggy" Nelson Episodes: "Heaven's Half Hour" and "The Grand Design"2025Criminal Minds: EvolutionClyde SmetsEpisode: "The Zookeeper"2026 Chicago Med Lucas CharlesEpisode: "Altered States"
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