David Harewood

David Harewood, MBE (born 8 December 1965) is a British actor and presenter. He is best known for his roles as CIA Counterterrorism Director David Estes in Homeland (2011–2012), and as J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter and Hank Henshaw / Cyborg Superman in Supergirl (2015–present).[1]

David Harewood

MBE
Harewood in June 2015
Born (1965-12-08) 8 December 1965
OccupationActor and presenter
Years active1990–present
Spouse(s)
Kirsty Handy
(m. 2013)
Children2

Early life

Harewood was born in the Small Heath area of Birmingham on 8 December 1965, the son of a couple from Barbados who had moved to England in the late 1950s and early 1960s. His father was a lorry driver, while his mother was a caterer. He has a sister, Sandra, and two brothers, Rodger and Paul. He attended St Benedict's Junior School and Washwood Heath Academy.[2][3] He was a member of the National Youth Theatre. In his youth, he worked at a wine bar in Birmingham city centre.[4][5] At the age of 18, he gained a place at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.[4]

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)).[6] In 1997, he was the first black actor to play Othello at the National Theatre in London.[7]

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 – and 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.[6]

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.[8] 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.[9][10]

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.[11] He played Martin Viner in an episode of New Tricks.[12] He narrates Welcome to Lagos, a BBC documentary about Lagos. He also starred in British independent film, The Hot Potato,[13] the film also starred Ray Winstone, Colm Meaney and Jack Huston. He played Frankenstein's monster in the TV live event Frankenstein's Wedding.[6]

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.[1] 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.[14][15][16] In May 2012, he presented a Party Election Broadcast for the British Labour Party.[17]

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.[18] In June 2014, he appeared in Tulip Fever.[19]

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. [20] Also in 2019, he played the position of goalkeeper for England in Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2019. Pyschosis and Me, a documentary hosted and produced by Harewood received a BAFTA Television Award nominated for Single Documentary.[21]

Personal life

Harewood married his long-term girlfriend Kirsty Handy in February 2013 in Saint James, Barbados. They have two daughters and the family reside in Streatham, London.[22] Harewood is an avid supporter of Birmingham City.[1][23]

In 2007, Harewood visited Harewood House in Yorkshire and spoke with Viscount Lascelles who is a cousin of the Queen. His surname comes from the time when his ancestors were sold in Africa, transported to the Caribbean as slaves, and forced to work for the Lascelles family (the Earls of Harewood). Lord Lascelles explained that his wish was for the Harewood name to stand for positive things in the future, as nothing could be done about what happened 250 years ago.[24]

In 2007, Harewood donated his bone marrow and as a result saved the life of a patient.[25]

Harewood is a mental health ambassador and has been open about his own struggles, confessing that he used to self-medicate with alcohol in order to deal with his manic depressive and bipolar-like symptoms, discarding the medication given to him by doctors. He was sectioned under the Mental Health Act,[26] spent time on the Whittington Hospital psychiatric ward, and was prescribed the antipsychotic drug chlorpromazine.[27] He subsequently expanded on his experiences, hosting a 2019 BBC documentary titled David Harewood: My Psychosis and Me.[28] [29]

Harewood appeared in Soccer Aid 2018 as England's celebrity goalkeeper. He saved two penalties during the penalty shootout, helping England to win the charity match. The event raised more than £5 million for UNICEF, a charity that Harewood supports.

In the 2019 European Parliament election, Harewood pledged his support for Change UK.[30]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993The HawkSergeant Streete
1995Mad Dogs and EnglishmenJessop
1998I Wonder Who's Kissing You NowMoses
1999Between DreamsOrderlyShort film
2004StringsEritoVoice; English dub
The Merchant of VenicePrince of Morocco
2005Separate LiesInspector Marshall
2006Blood DiamondCaptain Poison
2010Second ChanceRob JenkinsShort film
2011The Hot PotatoHarrison
VictimMr. Ansah
2012The Man InsideEugene Murdoch
The Last BiteRookShort film
2013Third PersonJake
2015Free in DeedAbe Wilkins
Spooks: The Greater GoodWarrender
2016GrimsbyBlack Gareth
2017Tulip FeverPrater

Television

Year(s)TitleRoleNotes
1990CasualtyPaul GrantEpisode 5.9: "A Will to Die"
1990–97The BillWilliams, Malcolm Jackson, Ed Parrish, Robbie CokerFour episodes
1991For the Greater GoodDavid WestTV film
MinderVinny's minderEpisode 8.10: "Too Many Crooks"
Murder Most HorridJonathanEpisode 1.5: "Murder at Tea Time"
Pirate PrinceJean-BaptisteTV film
1991–93SpatzDerek PuleyThree episodes
1993Anna Lee: HeadcaseStevie JohnsonTV film
Press GangDoctorEpisode 5.2: "Friendly Fire"
MedicsNickEpisode 3.6
Harnessing PeacocksTerryTV film
1994Great Moments in AviationStewardTV film
Bermuda GraceTrevor WatkinsTV film
Capital LivesEpisode 1.5: "Fall"
1995Hearts and MindsTrevor
Game OnPaul JohnsonEpisode 1.5: "Big Wednesday"
Agony AgainDanielSeven episodes
1997Macbeth on the EstateMacduffTV film
Kavanagh QCDavid AdamsEpisode 3.1: "Mute of Malice"
Comedy Premieres: Cold FeetPolice Sergeant
1998BallykissangelHenryEpisode 4.9: "As Stars Look Down"
1999–2001Always and EveryoneDr. Mike GregsonMain cast
1999–2003The ViceSgt./D.I. Joe RobinsonMain cast
2001An Unsuitable Job for a WomanDI PetersonEpisode 1.4: "Playing God"
The FearStoryteller
2001–02BabyfatherAugustus 'Gus' PottingerMain cast
2004Silent WitnessAngus StuartEpisodes 8.3 and 8.4: "Death by Water"
2004–05Fat FriendsMax Robertson11 episodes
2006New Street LawDI BranstonTwo episodes
The Ruby in the SmokeMatthew Bedwell, Reverend Nicholas BedwellTV film
2007New TricksMartin VinerEpisode 4.3: "Ducking and Diving"
The Shadow in the NorthNicholas BedwellTV film
2008The PalaceMajor Simon BrooksMain cast; eight episodes
The Last EnemyPatrick NyeTV mini-series; five episodes
Criminal JusticeFreddie GrahamTV mini-series; three episodes
2009GunrushRobbieTV film
Robin HoodTuck12 episodes
The FixerRichard MillarEpisode 2.4
2009–10Doctor WhoJoshua Naismith"The End of Time"
2010Mrs MandelaNelson MandelaTV film
Strike BackColonel TshumaEpisodes 1.3 and 1.4
2011HustleDon ColemanEpisode 7.5: "The Fall of Railton FC"
Frankenstein's WeddingThe CreatureLive-televised stage performance
The Body FarmWilkesEpisode 1.3
2011–12HomelandDavid Estes24 episodes
2012Treasure IslandBilly BonesTV mini-series
Horizon – Global WeirdingNarratorTV documentary series
2013The Wrong MansSurgeonTV series
By Any MeansNapierTV series
2014SelfieSam Saperstein8 episodes
2015–presentSupergirlJ'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter
Hank Henshaw/Cyborg Superman
Main role
Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television (2019)
2016Beowulf: Return to the ShieldlandsScorannTV series
The Night ManagerJoel SteadmanTV series
Will Britain ever have a Black Prime Minister?PresenterTV documentary
2017MadibaWalter SisuluMiniseries
2017, 2019The FlashJ'onn J'onzz/Martian ManhunterEpisodes: "Duet", “Crisis on Infinite Earths Part 3
2017Have I Got News For YouHimselfGuest host
2018 David Harewood: My Psychosis and MePresenterTV documentary
2019The Man in the High CastleEquiano HamptonEpisodes 4.2 and 4.5
2020Earth's Tropical IslandsHimself/NarratorTV documentary
ArrowJ'onn J'onzz/Martian ManhunterEpisode: "Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part 4"
Legends of TomorrowEpisode: "Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part 5"

Video games

Radio

Harewood played Patroclus in the 1998 BBC radio trilogy Troy. He also played Henry Tilney in Northanger Abbey radio adaptation (2005). On 4 May 2012, he hosted a special BBC Radio 2 Friday Night is Music Night celebrating the life of Ray Charles,[31] broadcast live from Cheltenham Jazz Festival. The show featured the Guy Barker orchestra, with leader Cynthia Fleming and guest artists Madeline Bell, Gregory Porter, and James Tormé.

Harewood played the Marquis de Carabas in the BBC Radio 4 Radio Play of Neverwhere (2013).[32]

References

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