Stephen McKinley Henderson

Acting

Stephen McKinley Henderson

Born August 31, 1949Kansas City, Missouri, USA53 credits

Stephen McKinley Henderson (born August 31, 1949) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Omar York in the television drama, New Amsterdam, which ran for one season in 2008. His notable film roles include portraying Arthur in Everyday People (2004), Lester in Tower Heist (2011), Father Leviatch in Lady Bird (2017), and Thufir Hawat in Dune (2021).

Known For

The Dutchman
4.6

The Dutchman

Movie

2026

Good Fortune
6.9

Good Fortune

Movie

2025

It’s Up to Us

It’s Up to Us

Movie

2025

The Madness
6.4

The Madness

TV

2024

A Man on the Inside
7.5

A Man on the Inside

TV

2024

Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War
7.4

Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War

Movie

2024

Filmography

The Dutchman
2026The Dutchmanas Dr. AmiriMovie
Good Fortune
2025Good Fortuneas AzraelMovie
It’s Up to Us
2025It’s Up to UsDirectorMovie
The Madness
2024The Madnessas IsiahTV
A Man on the Inside
2024A Man on the Insideas Calbert GrahamTV
Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War
2024Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil Waras SelfMovie
Civil War
2024Civil Waras SammyMovie
Extended Family
2023Extended Familyas Dr. Eldridge DavenportTV
Beau Is Afraid
2023Beau Is Afraidas TherapistMovie
Between Riverside and Crazy
2023Between Riverside and Crazyas PopsMovie
Causeway
2022Causewayas Dr. LucasMovie
Bruised
2021Bruisedas PopsMovie
Dune
2021Duneas Thufir HawatMovie
RUN
2020RUNTV
Devs
2020Devsas StewartTV
Giving Voice
2020Giving Voiceas SelfMovie
The True Adventures of Wolfboy
2019The True Adventures of Wolfboyas NicholasMovie
Wu-Tang: An American Saga
2019Wu-Tang: An American Sagaas Uncle HollisTV
Native Son
2019Native Sonas Mr. GreenMovie
The Resident
2018The Residentas Darryl PhillipsTV
Lady Bird
2017Lady Birdas Father LeviatchMovie
Fences
2016Fencesas Jim BonoMovie
Manchester by the Sea
2016Manchester by the Seaas Mr. EmeryMovie
All at Once
2016All at Onceas RobertMovie
The Romans
2016The Romansas BirdmanMovie
The American Side
2016The American Sideas StickneyMovie
Fear the Walking Dead
2015Fear the Walking Deadas ClaytonTV
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
2015Da Sweet Blood of Jesusas Deacon YancyMovie
The Blacklist
2013The Blacklistas Dr. Francis WoernerTV
Lincoln
2012Lincolnas William SladeMovie
Elementary
2012Elementaryas Groundskeeper EdisonTV
Red Hook Summer
2012Red Hook Summeras Deacon YancyMovie
The Newsroom
2012The Newsroomas Solomon HancockTV
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
2011Extremely Loud & Incredibly Closeas Walt the LocksmithMovie
Tower Heist
2011Tower Heistas LesterMovie
Blue Bloods
2010Blue Bloodsas Judge Harlan HaywoodTV
The Good Heart
2009The Good Heartas PsychiatristMovie
I
2008If You Could Say It in Wordsas Baseball FanMovie
P
2008Prematureas Homeless ManMovie
B
2008Blood Over a Broken Pawnas Uncle JimMovie
New Amsterdam
2008New Amsterdamas OmarTV
Waltzing Anna
2006Waltzing Annaas PeteMovie
Conviction
2006Convictionas Judge MartelTV
Keane
2004Keaneas Garage EmployeeMovie
Everyday People
2004Everyday Peopleas ArthurMovie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Morris AbernathyTV
Third Watch
1999Third Watchas BoudreauxTV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Judge BernardTV
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Mark KramerTV
A Raisin in the Sun
1989A Raisin in the Sunas BoboMovie
Marie: A True Story
1985Marie: A True Storyas Cooper's HusbandMovie
The Killing Floor
1984The Killing Flooras James CheeksMovie
All My Children
1970All My ChildrenTV