McKinley Freeman

McKinley Freeman is an American actor and producer who entered acting through a business career. Born in Champaign, he earned a degree in finance at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and was at IBM in business development when he auditioned for All My Children in 2004 and won the part. Appearances on ER and Criminal Minds followed, and in 2007 he played an airborne soldier in the comedy Delta Farce. He became a regular on the ABC series Samantha Who? as Tony Dane in 2009, then took roles on Days of Our Lives and General Hospital, and in 2012 he appeared in End of Watch. He played Derek Roman as a series regular on Hit the Floor, and after three seasons moved on to Daytime Divas and If Loving You Is Wrong. He also played Dominic on Queen Sugar and Lewis on Reasonable Doubt.