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 (2011â€"2012), and as J'onn J'onzz /
Martian Manhunter and Hank Henshaw / Cyborg Superman in Supergirl
(2015â€"present).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. He was a member of the
National Youth Theatre. In his youth, he worked at a wine bar in
Birmingham city centre. At the age of 18, he gained a place at the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.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.
presenter. He is best known for his roles as CIA Counterterrorism
Director David Estes in Homeland (2011â€"2012), and as J'onn J'onzz /
Martian Manhunter and Hank Henshaw / Cyborg Superman in Supergirl
(2015â€"present).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. He was a member of the
National Youth Theatre. In his youth, he worked at a wine bar in
Birmingham city centre. At the age of 18, he gained a place at the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.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.
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