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Sheaun McKinney
American actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sheaun McKinney (born July 24, 1981) is an American actor. He first gained prominence for his main role as Dayshawn on the HBO dark comedy television series Vice Principals (2016–2017). McKinney later had a recurring role as Wayne on the NBC sitcom Great News (2017–2018).
McKinney had his breakout with a main role as Malcolm Butler on the CBS sitcom The Neighborhood (2018–present). Following his breakout, he had supporting roles in the films Boss Level (2020) and Bitch Ass (2022).
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Career
McKinney's first notable role was as Eddie on season 1 of the USA Network television series Graceland (2013).[1] He gained recognition for his main role as Dayshawn on the HBO dark comedy series Vice Principals (2016–2017).[2] In August 2016, McKinney was cast in a recurring role on the NBC sitcom Great News (2017–2018).[3] In March 2017, he was cast in a co-leading role in a television pilot written by Jenny Lumet; however, the untitled pilot was not picked up to series.[4]
In March 2018, McKinney was cast in a main role as Malcolm Butler in the CBS television pilot Welcome to the Neighborhood.[5] The pilot was later picked up to series and was retitled to The Neighborhood.[6] McKinney starred on the show for all of its eight seasons.[7] In January 2025, a spinoff with McKinney's character as a co-lead was in development at CBS.[8] In April, the spinoff was canceled.[9]
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Filmography
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