He was nominated for a 2010 Tony Award for Actor in a Featured Role for his performance in the play, "Fences," on Broadway in New York City.
Attended The Juilliard Drama School, North Carolina School of the Arts and Rose Bruford College in England.
He was nominated for a 1982 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "The Island" at the Wisdom Bridge Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
He was awarded the 2000 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Distinguished Featured Performance for "Jitney" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
He was awarded the 2000 Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation Award for Best Featured Performance for "Jitney" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
Born on exactly the same date as Richard Gere.
Stephen McKinley is a light-skinned African-American.