Vance has earned three Tony Award nominations . He won Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance as Hap Hairston in Nora Ephron 's '' Lucky Guy '' at the 67th Tony Awards ( 2013 ) . He was nominated for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role as Cory in August Wilson 's Pulitzer Prize-winning and Tony Award for Best Play-winning play '' Fences '' at the 41st Tony Awards ( 1987 ) . He was nominated for Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance as Paul in John Guare 's '' Six Degrees of Separation '' at the 45th Tony Awards ( 1991 ) . In 1987 , he won a Clarence Derwent Award for his role as Cory Maxson in '' Fences ''
67th Tony Awards
67th Tony Awards
Courtney B. Vance