Elisha Henig


Elisha Henig is an American actor, musician, and writer.

Personal life and career

Elisha Henig grew up in Portland, Oregon, and became interested in acting after taking a Shakespeare class at the age of eight. He began acting in guest roles in various TV productions at the age of 10, such as Grey's Anatomy, Adam Ruins Everything and Mr. Robot. Henig was a main cast member playing the protagonist role of Julian in the second season of the USA Network drama The Sinner, and alongside Zach Braff in Alex, Inc. Other roles include Miles in Season 2 of American Vandal, young Ramy Youssef in an episode of Ramy that dealt with growing up during 9/11 and garnered media attention. In 2020, he played the role of Pootie-Shoe, a video game streamer, in Mythic Quest. He played Levi in the Duplass brothers produced cringe comedy The Drop (2022). In 2025, he wrote the screenplay for the standalone episode of Mythic Quest's final season, reprising Pootie-Shoe opposite special guest star Charlie Day. Also in 2025, he released his debut EP of music under the artist name Situationist.