David Harewood

David Harewood MBE
Harewood in 2015
Born	(1965-12-08) 8 December 1965 (age 51) Small Heath, Birmingham, England, UK
Residence	Streatham, London
Education	St. Benedict's Junior School Washwood Heath Comprehensive School
Alma mater	Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1990–present
Spouse(s)	Kirsty Handy (February 2013–present)
Children	2 daughters

David Harewood MBE (born 8 December 1965) is a British actor. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He is known for playing David Estes, the Deputy Director of the CIA's Counterterrorism Center, in the Showtime series Homeland, and Hank Henshaw/J'onn J'onzz on Supergirl.

Harewood was born and grew up in the Small Heath area of Birmingham, England. His parents are originally from Barbados, and moved to England in the late 1950s and early 1960s. His father was a lorry driver and his mother worked as a caterer. He has a sister Sandra and two brothers, Rodger and Paul. He attended St. Benedict's Junior School and Washwood Heath Comprehensive School. He was a member of the National Youth Theatre. In his youth, he worked in a wine bar, Albert's in Dale End, in Birmingham City Centre.

At 18, Harewood gained a place at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He began acting in 1990 and has appeared in The Hawk, Great Moments in Aviation, Harnessing Peacocks, Mad Dogs and Englishmen, Macbeth on the Estate, 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)).