After my documentary aired. I suddenly had a bit of panic, because it’s very personal. I couldn’t watch it on the night, I was so scared. The next day people were walking up to me on the street and telling me their life story. It was extraordinary.
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David Harewood
British actor and presenter
United Kingdom · b. 1965
Arts and letters
Born in Birmingham, David Harewood, 53, studied at Rada. In 1997, he became the first black actor to play Othello at the National Theatre. His television work includes Homeland, The Night Manager, Madiba and Supergirl. Most recently he made the BBC Two documentary Psychosis And Me. He reads The War Of The Worlds by HG Wells for the new Penguin Classics audiobook series of 50 titles. He is married with two daughters.
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I had no idea. When I was a week away from leaving school, a teacher said, “We’ve been talking in the staffroom and we all think you should be an actor.” I thought, “That’s exactly what I want.” The rest is history.
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