David Harewood, OBE (born 8 December 1965 in Birmingham, England), is an English actor, who has the distinction of being the first black actor to play Othello for the National Theatre.
He appeared in
- Casualty
- The Bill
- Minder
- Murder Most Horrid
- Press Gang
- Game On
- Mad Dogs and Englishmen
- Macbeth on the Estate
- Ballykissangel
- The Vice
- Silent Witness
- The Merchant of Venice
- Blood Diamond
- New Tricks
- The Palace
- The Last Enemy
- Robin Hood (BBC, 2006-2009)
- The Fixer
- Doctor Who
- Strike Back
- Hustle
- Homeland
- Battlefield 3
- Treasure Island
- The Wrong Mans
- By Any Means
- Killzone Shadow Fall
- Selfie
- Arrowverse
- The Night Manager (2016)
- Call Of Duty Infinite Warfare
- The Sandman (2020): Destruction
- Wendell & Wild
- Alan Wake II
Tropes
- Chronically Killed Actor: He's been offed quite a few times on-screen.
- Shakespearean Actors:
- Played the titular Othello with the Royal National Theatre in 1998.
- Played the Prince of Morocco in the 2004 film adaptation of The Merchant of Venice.
- Played "Henry Percy" (Hotspur) in Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2, for the National Theatre in 2005.
