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Actor, director and producer
United Kingdom · b. 1976
British actor of Nigerian descent, the first Black actor to play an English king for the Royal Shakespeare Company, as Henry VI in 2001. He played Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma and Seretse Khama in A United Kingdom, and has since worked as a director and producer.
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“David, you are going to walk among kings.” This was my mum’s prophecy when I was small. My father is from a royal family in Nigeria, so I interpreted it that way. Remarkably, she was right: I went on to play King Pelasgus, Henry VI, Martin Luther King and Seretse Khama.
Recorded The Observer / The Guardian, 19 April 2025 source ↗
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