Stephen Henderson (actor)

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Stephen Henderson (2018)

Stephen McKinley Henderson (born August 31, 1949 in Kansas City , Missouri ) is an American actor and theater director .

life and career

Stephen Henderson completed his education and acting training at Lincoln University , Juilliard School and Purdue University, among others . The African-American with distinctive facial features made his film debut as early as 1979, but was almost exclusively a theater actor for a long time. He gained recognition on stage with roles in plays by August Wilson . His portrayal of a chatty driver in Wilson's Jitney earned him a Drama Desk Award . Henderson first appeared on Broadway in 2001 and has since appeared in several productions.

It was only since the turn of the millennium that Henderson has been increasingly seen in film and television. He appeared as a judge in several episodes of the Law & Order series . Since 2011, Henderson has played supporting roles in five films that have been nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture . For example, he played the house servant of Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's historical drama Lincoln (2012) and the supervisor of Casey Affleck's character in Manchester by the Sea (2016). He had a bigger supporting role as Jim Bono , the best friend of Denzel Washington's character, in the drama Fences (2016) based on the play of the same name by August Wilson. Henderson had previously played this role on Broadway , which earned him a 2010 Tony Award nomination.

Henderson also works as a theater director and teaches acting at the University at Buffalo .

Theater (selection)

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  • 1986: A Raisin in the Sun (Union Square Theater)
  • 1994: Zooman and the Sign (McGinn-Cazale Theater)
  • 2000: Jitney (Second Stage Theater, Union Square Theater)
  • 2001: King Hedley II (Virginia Theater)
  • 2003: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Royale Theater)
  • 2004: Drowning Crow ( Biltmore Theater )
  • 2004–2005: Dracula, the Musical (Belasco Theater)
  • 2005: The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Joseph Papp Public Theater / Martinson Theater)
  • 2006: Seven Guitars (Peter Norton Space)
  • 2007: King Hedley II (Peter Norton Space)
  • 2010: Fences (Cort Theater)
  • 2014: A Raisin in the Sune (Ethel Barrymore Theater)
  • 2014, 2015: Between Riverside and Crazy (Linda Gross Theater, Second Stage Theater)
  • 2017: A Doll's House, Part 2 (John Golden Theater)

Director

  • 2009: Zooman and the Sign (Peter Norton Space)

Filmography (selection)

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Awards and nominations (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ EXCLUSIVE: Stephen McKinley Henderson on His Career, August Wilson, and the Essence of Theater (Part 1) . In: Red Door Project . October 16, 2012 ( reddoorproject.org [accessed March 7, 2018]).
  2. ↑ The Broadway League: Stephen McKinley Henderson - Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB. Retrieved March 7, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Stephen Henderson | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos | AllMovie. Retrieved March 3, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Eric Kohn: Stephen Henderson of 'Fences' Has a Great Face for the Movies: Awards Spotlight . In: IndieWire . December 22, 2016 ( indiewire.com [accessed March 3, 2018]).
  5. ↑ The Broadway League: Stephen McKinley Henderson - Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB. Retrieved March 3, 2018 .
  6. ^ UB Professor Stephen Henderson Nominated for Tony Award - University at Buffalo. Retrieved March 3, 2018 .
  7. ^ Theater and Dance :: University at Buffalo :: Stephen McKinley Henderson. Retrieved March 3, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Henderson, Stephen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Henderson, Stephen McKinley (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor and theater director
DATE OF BIRTH August 31, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Kansas City , Missouri