“I'm very fortunate. I loved school and, when I went there, race, gangs and violence were not issues. There was a feeling, gone now, that you had to be presentable. If you hadn't combed your hair, older black ladies - complete strangers - would come up to you in the street and pull out a comb and straighten your tie.”

English actor and presenter

David Michael Harewood OBE is an English actor and presenter. Since February 2024, he has served as president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He is best known for television roles in Homeland and Supergirl, and for work in film and video games. On Homeland, he played David Estes from 2011 to 2012. He later appeared in Supergirl as J'onn J'onzz, the Martian Manhunter, and Hank Henshaw, also known as Cyborg Superman, across 2015 to 2021. His film credits include Blood Diamond, The Merchant of Venice, and Strings, and his game roles include Usef Omar in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and Warlin Door in Alan Wake II.