David Harewood is an acclaimed, award-winning British actor whose work spans both stage and screen. He is best known for his roles across TV and film, including Homeland, Supergirl, The Night Manager, The Man in the High Castle, Ten Percent, Blood Diamond, and Blood Diamond.
Most recently, David Harewood starred in the title role of Othello at Theatre Royal Haymarket in London.
Born in Birmingham, David trained as an actor at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).
His critically acclaimed BBC documentary Psychosis and Me received a BAFTA nomination for best documentary.
Theatre Credits
David Harewood recently starred as William F. Buckley in Best of Enemies at the Noel Coward Theatre. His other theatre credits include Peribanez (Young Vic); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Theatre for a New Audience); Othello, Welcome To Thebes, Henry IV, His Dark Materials (National Theatre); The Mountaintop (Trafalgar Studios/Theatre 503); An Oak Tree, Bad ‘Nuff (Soho Theatre); Woyzeck (St. Ann’s Warehouse, New York Grassmarket Project); Exonerated (Riverside Studios); The Misanthrope (Minerva Chichester); Antony and Cleopatra (Public Theatre NY/Alley Theatre, Texas & Tour/Riverside Studios); Pinchy Cobi & The 7 Duppies, Worlds Apart (Stratford East); King Lear (Talawa Theatre Company); Othello, Black Poppies (Stratford East/NT Studio); Anowa (Gate Theatre).
TV credits
His TV credits include: PIERRE (Channel 4), Happy Face (Paramount+), The Agency (Paramount+), Homeland Series 1 & 2 (SHOWTIME), The Night Manager (BBC), Supergirl Seasons 1-6 (CW), Madiba (BET), Beowulf (ITV), Selfie (ABC), By Any Means (BBC), The Vice 1-5 (ITV), Treasure Island (Sky), Hustle (BBC), Dr. Who (BBC).
Film credits
David’s film credits include: Zero AD: Bethlehem, MI:5, Free In Deed, Blood Diamond, Mad Dogs and Englishmen, I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now, Separate Lies, The Merchant of Venice, The Hot Potato, The Brothers Grimsby.
His books includes Maybe I Don’t Belong Here.
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