Biography
David Harewood is an English actor. Born on 8 December 1965 in Small Heath, Birmingham, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
He is known for his television roles as David Estes in Homeland (2011–2012) and J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter and Hank Henshaw in Supergirl (2015–2021). Film credits include Captain Poison in Blood Diamond (2006). He appeared as Joel Steadman in The Night Manager (2016). In 1997 he became the first Black actor to play Othello at the National Theatre.
Harewood has presented BBC documentaries on mental health and race. He was appointed president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2024 and received an OBE.
