David Harewood

TV Actor

David Harewood was born in Small Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom on December 8th, 1965 and is the TV Actor. At the age of 58, David Harewood biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
David
Date of Birth
December 8, 1965
Nationality
United Kingdom
Place of Birth
Small Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Age
58 years old
Zodiac Sign
Sagittarius
Networth
$2 Million
Profession
Actor, Film Actor, Stage Actor, Television Actor, Television Director
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David Harewood Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 58 years old, David Harewood has this physical status:

Height
183cm
Weight
78kg
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Build
Athletic
Measurements
Not Available
David Harewood Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Not Available
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
St. Benedict’s Junior School, Washwood Heath Academy, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
David Harewood Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Kirsty Handy
Children
2
Dating / Affair
Kirsty Handy (2013
Parents
Romeo Cornelius, Mayleen Cornelius
Siblings
Paul Harewood (Brother), Rodger Harewood (Brother), Sandra Harewood (Sister)
David Harewood Career

Harewood began acting in 1990 and has appeared in The Hawk, Great Moments in Aviation, Harnessing Peacocks, Mad Dogs and Englishmen, Blood Diamond, The Merchant of Venice and Strings. He is known for his television appearances on Ballykissangel, The Vice and Fat Friends. He played Don Coleman in Hustle (Series 7 The Fall of Railton FC (2011)). In 1997, he was the first black actor to play Othello at the National Theatre in London.

In 2008, he played Major Simon Brooks in The Palace; he also appeared (that December) on Celebrity Mastermind, with specialist subject Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials. He appeared in the BBC film adaptation of the Philip Pullman novels The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow in the North, both of which are titles from the Sally Lockhart Mysteries.

In 2009, Harewood appeared in the BBC single drama Mrs Mandela, playing Nelson Mandela. He played Brother Tuck in the third series of Robin Hood. He appeared in the Doctor Who story "The End of Time". He played Martin Luther King Jr. in the premiere of The Mountaintop, written by American playwright Katori Hall, directed by James Dacre, which opened at Theatre503 in London on 9 June 2009.

Harewood next appeared in two episodes of Chris Ryan's Strike Back as Colonel Tshuma. From June to September 2010, he played Theseus in the premiere of Moira Buffini's play Welcome to Thebes at the National Theatre in London. He played Martin Viner in an episode of New Tricks. He narrated Welcome to Lagos, a BBC documentary about Lagos, Nigeria. He also starred in British independent film The Hot Potato, the film also starred Ray Winstone, Colm Meaney and Jack Huston. He played Frankenstein's monster in the TV live event Frankenstein's Wedding.

From 2011, Harewood starred as David Estes, the director of the CIA's Counterterrorism Center, in the Showtime series Homeland. After appearing in 24 episodes, his character was killed off in a bomb explosion at the end of season 2. Also in 2011, he voiced Captain Quinton Cole in the video game Battlefield 3.

In the 2012 New Year Honours, Harewood was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to drama. In May 2012, he presented a Party Election Broadcast for the British Labour Party.

In October 2013, Harewood voiced an interactive video campaign for the British Lung Foundation aiming to ban smoking in cars with children on board in the United Kingdom. In June 2014, he appeared in Tulip Fever.

In October 2015, he appeared as a core cast member on the CBS television series Supergirl as Hank Henshaw. Since his character was revealed (in the episode Human for a Day) to be J'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter posing as Henshaw, he portrays J'onn J'onzz with Henshaw's likeness as his human form and has a dual recurring role as the real Hank Henshaw / Cyborg Superman.

Harewood was included in the 2019 edition of the Powerlist, ranking the 100 most influential Black Britons. Also in 2019, he played the position of goalkeeper for England in Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2019. Psychosis and Me, a documentary hosted and produced by Harewood received a BAFTA Television Award nominated for Single Documentary.

In October 2021, it was revealed that Harewood will make his feature directorial debut with For Whom The Bell Tolls, a boxing film about the rivalry between Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn.

In November 2021, The Guardian published an article focusing on Harewood and actor Ricardo P Lloyd comparing both of their lives and careers and the struggles black British actors face in the UK. This was part of Black British culture matters, curated by Lenny Henry & Marcus Ryder for The Guardian Saturday Culture Issue No7.

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Sir Kenneth Branagh is expected to become Rada's first black president,' according to David Harewood, who admitted that the prestigious drama school admitted it was 'institutionally racist'

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 16, 2024
David Harewood has been named the new president of Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) as the first black president of the drama academy. His appointment follows RADA's admission in 2020 that it was "responsible for retaining institutions that are systemically racist" and the unveiling of an anti-racism initiative to tackle racial discrimination at the school. Sir Kenneth Branagh, who is retiring after nine years, is being replaced by Mr Harewood. The actor, who has appeared in films such as Blood Diamond and hit television shows including Night Manager and Homeland, will become president shortly.

This traumatic, harrowing tale is told with compassion and compassion, writes BRIAN VINER

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 5, 2024
VINER: BRIAN VINER: In the Spanish-language film Society Of The Snow, an uplifting true tale involving a tragic plane crash and cannibalism can be considered encouraging. A Uruguayan air force plane Flight 571 bound for Chile in October 1972, carrying the Old Christians Club rugby team among its 40 passengers and five crews, crashed in the Andes. Almost half of those on board died as a result of their injury or within seconds. Others died later, but the 16 remaining survivors were rescued after only ten weeks.

After finding his ancestors were enslaved on sugar plantations in Barbados, homeland actor David Harewood demands that the government's "100 percent" apology for Britain's historical involvement in slavery

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 6, 2023
The homeland actor, 57, has learned that his ancestors were enslaved on Barbados' sugar plantations and has requested that the government make a formal apology for its participation in slavery. He told the BBC that Harewood is the sole reason his name is Harewood is because of slavery and slaves being compelled to take the name of their owners. Mr Harewood's ancestors were enslaved on a sugar plantation owned by the Lascelles family, the Earls of Harewood. David Lascelles, the king's second cousin and the late Queen Elizabeth's godson, has joined the actor in demanding an apology from the government. Harewood House (inset), Leeds' 18th-century home, was built near Leeds using funds earned by the family during the slave trade. With a portrait of the 57-year-old star on display in Harewood House's Cinnamon Drawing Room, the earl and Mr Harewood are now acknowledging their 'weird and gloomy' shared past.
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