Stephen McKinley-Henderson (born August 31st, 1949) is an American actor from Kansas City, Missouri. He was initially known for his stage performances, especially his August Wilson work, but has since collaborated with Alex Garland on most of his work. He has been married to Pamela Reed Anderson since 1978, and they have one son, Jamal.
Stage
- A Raisin in the Sun (1986, 2014) as Bobo
- Dracula: the Musical (2004-2005) as Abraham Van Helsing
- The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (2005) as Pilate / Uncle Pino
- Fences (2010, 2016) as Jim Bono (Tony-nominated)
- Between Riverside and Crazy (2014-2015), (2022-2023) as Walter "Pops" Washington (Tony-nominated)
Television
- Law & Order (1995-2010) as Judge
- Third Watch (2000) as Boudreaux
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as Abernathy
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2005-2006) as Judge Barnard
- Conviction (2006) as Judge Martel
- New Amsterdam (2008) as Omar
- House of Payne (2008) as Fred Jones
- Blue Bloods (2012) as Judge Harlan Haywood
- The Newsroom (2012) as Solomon
- Elementary (2017) as Groundskeeper Edison
- The Resident (2018) as Darryl Phillips
- The Blacklist (2018) as Dr Francis Woerner
- Fear the Walking Dead (2018) as Clayton
- Devs (2020) as Stewart
Film
- Tower Heist (2011) as Lester
- Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011) as Walt the Locksmith
- Lincoln (2012) as William Slade
- Manchester by the Sea (2016) as Mr Emery
- Lady Bird (2017) as Father Leviatch
- Dune (2021) as Thufir Hawat
- Causeway (2021) as Dr Lucas
- Beau Is Afraid (2023) as Therapist
- Dune: Part Two (2024) as Thufir Hawat (
Deleted Role) - Civil War (2024) as Sammy
