David Harewood

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David Harewood

MBE

Harewood in June 2015

Born 8 December 1965 (age 54)

Birmingham, England

Occupation Actor and presenter

Years active 1990–present

Kirsty Handy
Spouse(s) (m. 2013)

Children 2
 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]

Contents

 1Early life
 2Career
 3Personal life
 4Filmography
o 4.1Film
o 4.2Television
o 4.3Video games
o 4.4Radio
 5References
 6External links

Early life[edit]
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[edit]
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 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.[citation needed] 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[edit]
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 a Birmingham City F.C. fan.[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[edit]
Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes

1993 The Hawk Sergeant Streete

1995 Mad Dogs and Englishmen Jessop

1998 I Wonder Who's Kissing You Now Moses

1999 Between Dreams Orderly Short film

Strings Erito Voice; English dub

2004

The Merchant of Venice Prince of Morocco

2005 Separate Lies Inspector Marshall

Year Title Role Notes

2006 Blood Diamond Captain Poison

2010 Second Chance Rob Jenkins Short film

The Hot Potato Harrison

2011

Victim Mr. Ansah

The Man Inside Eugene Murdoch

2012

The Last Bite Rook Short film

2013 Third Person Jake

Free in Deed Abe Wilkins

2015

Spooks: The Greater Good Warrender

2016 Grimsby Black Gareth

2017 Tulip Fever Prater

Television[edit]

Year(s) Title Role Notes

1990 Casualty Paul Grant Episode 5.9: "A Will to Die"

Year(s) Title Role Notes

Williams, Malcolm Jackson, Ed

1990–97 The Bill Four episodes
Parrish, Robbie Coker

For the Greater Good David West TV film

Episode 8.10: "Too Many

Minder Vinny's minder
Crooks"

1991

Episode 1.5: "Murder at Tea

Murder Most Horrid Jonathan
Time"

Pirate Prince Jean-Baptiste TV film

1991–93 Spatz Derek Puley Three episodes

Anna Lee: Headcase Stevie Johnson TV film

Press Gang Doctor Episode 5.2: "Friendly Fire"

1993

Medics Nick Episode 3.6

Harnessing Peacocks Terry TV film

Great Moments in
Steward TV film
Aviation
1994

Bermuda Grace Trevor Watkins TV film

Year(s) Title Role Notes

Capital Lives Episode 1.5: "Fall"

Hearts and Minds Trevor

1995 Game On Paul Johnson Episode 1.5: "Big Wednesday"

Agony Again Daniel Seven episodes

Macbeth on the
Macduff TV film
Estate

1997 Kavanagh QC David Adams Episode 3.1: "Mute of Malice"

Comedy Premieres:
Police Sergeant
Cold Feet

Episode 4.9: "As Stars Look

1998 Ballykissangel Henry
Down"

1999–
Always and Everyone Dr. Mike Gregson Main cast
2001

1999–
The Vice Sgt./D.I. Joe Robinson Main cast
2003

An Unsuitable Job for

DI Peterson Episode 1.4: "Playing God"
a Woman
2001

The Fear Storyteller

Year(s) Title Role Notes

2001–02 Babyfather Augustus 'Gus' Pottinger Main cast

Episodes 8.3 and 8.4: "Death

2004 Silent Witness Angus Stuart
by Water"

2004–05 Fat Friends Max Robertson 11 episodes

New Street Law DI Branston Two episodes

2006
The Ruby in the Matthew Bedwell, Reverend
TV film
Smoke Nicholas Bedwell

Episode 4.3: "Ducking and

New Tricks Martin Viner
Diving"

2007

The Shadow in the

Nicholas Bedwell TV film
North

The Palace Major Simon Brooks Main cast; eight episodes

2008 The Last Enemy Patrick Nye TV mini-series; five episodes

Criminal Justice Freddie Graham TV mini-series; three episodes

Gunrush Robbie TV film

2009

Robin Hood Tuck 12 episodes

Year(s) Title Role Notes

The Fixer Richard Millar Episode 2.4

2009–10 Doctor Who Joshua Naismith "The End of Time"

Mrs Mandela Nelson Mandela TV film

2010

Strike Back Colonel Tshuma Episodes 1.3 and 1.4

Episode 7.5: "The Fall of

Hustle Don Coleman
Railton FC"

2011 Frankenstein's Live-televised stage

The Creature
Wedding performance

The Body Farm Wilkes Episode 1.3

2011–12 Homeland David Estes 24 episodes

Treasure Island Billy Bones TV mini-series

2012
Horizon – Global
Narrator TV documentary series
Weirding

The Wrong Mans Surgeon TV series

2013

By Any Means Napier TV series

2014 Selfie Sam Saperstein 8 episodes

Year(s) Title Role Notes

Main role
J'onn J'onzz/Martian
2015– Nominated - Saturn Award for
Supergirl Manhunter / Hank
present Best Supporting Actor on
Henshaw/Cyborg Superman
Television (2019)

Beowulf: Return to
Scorann TV series
the Shieldlands

The Night Manager Joel Steadman TV series

2016

Will Britain ever have

a Black Prime Presenter TV documentary
Minister?

2017 Madiba Walter Sisulu Miniseries

2017, J'onn J'onzz/Martian Episodes: "Duet", “Crisis on

The Flash
2019 Manhunter Infinite Earths Part 3”

Have I Got News For

2017 Himself Guest host
You

David Harewood: My
2018 Presenter TV documentary
Psychosis and Me

The Man in the High

2019 Equiano Hampton Episodes 4.2 and 4.5
Castle

Earth's Tropical
2020 Himself/Narrator TV documentary
Islands
 Year(s) Title Role Notes

Episode: "Crisis on Infinite

Arrow
Earths, Part 4"
J'onn J'onzz/Martian
Manhunter
Episode: "Crisis on Infinite
Legends of Tomorrow
Earths, Part 5"

Video games[edit]
 Battlefield 3 (2011) – Captain Quinton Cole
 Killzone: Shadow Fall (2013) – Sinclair, Vektan Security Agency director
 Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (2016) - Staff Sergeant Usef Omar