David Harewood
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Known For:Acting
Birthday:1965-12-08
Place of Birth:Small Heath, Birmingham, England, UK
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Blood Diamond (2006)
An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate...

Strings (2004)
Strings is a mythological story about the son of a king, Hal Tara, who sets out on a journey to avenge the death of his father. To his surprise he...

National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies (2023)
In 1968 America, as two men fight to become the next president, all eyes are on the battle between two others: the cunningly conservative William F....

The Philosopher's Stone: The True Story (2007)
Documentary examining the medieval myth of the Philosopher's Stone, a Holy Grail-type relic which supposedly held the key to alchemy and immortality....

Man to Man (2023)
Dion, (Selorm Adonu), a young teen, gets beaten up at school. His father, (David Harewood), takes him to the boxing ring to teach him how to fight...

The Pygmy Hippo: A Very Secret Life (2014)
The pygmy hippo is one of nature's last great mysteries. Solitary, secretive and extremely hard to find, scientists know almost nothing about this...

9/11: The Lost Hero (2013)
The story of a 9/11 hero named Jason Thomas, who helped two police officers trapped beneath the rubble of Ground Zero.

The Abominable Snow Baby (2021)
Based on the short story from Terry Pratchett's book of Christmas tales entitled "Father Christmas's Fake Beard". It tells the story of a...

The Shadow in the North (2007)
Sally Lockhart crosses paths with the nefarious industrialist Axel Bellman, the richest and most powerful man in Europe. She's determined to prove...

Arthur's Whisky (2024)
When Joan’s husband dies, she is shocked to discover he had invented an elixir which makes the drinker look young again. Sharing it with her...

The Last Bite (2012)
A waitress is closing up at the Diner where she works. A sweaty man, seemingly in pain, enters and asks for a coffee. He is soon followed by another...

Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier (2020)
America's experiences during the Civil Rights Movement and the Space Race are well documented. However, few know about the moment these two worlds...

The Hot Potato (2011)
The 'Hot Potato' is an exciting new British period ‘caper movie’, in the spirit of ‘The Italian Job’ and ‘Two Way...

Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds (2011)
Music and drama event, live from Leeds in front of an audience of 12,000, which explores Mary Shelley's story through contemporary performance and...

The Man Inside (2012)
A thriller centered on a young boxer trying to distance himself from his father's gangster past and the relationship with his trainer.

Victim (2011)
A young man's attempt to break out of a cycle of violence. When country-girl Tia comes to stay with her cousin in the city, little does she realise...

Wendell & Wild (2022)
Two demon brothers enlist the aid of Kat Elliot — a tough teen with a load of guilt — to summon them to the Land of the Living. But what...

The Hawk (1993)
Housewife Annie Marsh suspects her husband might be The Hawk, a brutal serial killer. Complicating matters is the fact that she once was incarcerated...

David Harewood on Blackface (2023)
At its peak, The Black and White Minstrel Show was watched by a Saturday night audience of more than 20 million people. David Harewood goes on a...

The Canterville Ghost (2023)
An American family moves in to the Canterville Chase, a London mansion that has been haunted by ghost Sir Simon De Canterville for 300 years.

Mrs Mandela (2010)
How Winnie Mandela went from innocent country girl to a fighter against apartheid.

Young Vic: Best of Enemies (2021)
1968 – a year of protest that divided America. As two men fight to become the next President, all eyes are on the battle between two others:...

Macbeth on the Estate (1997)
A modern version of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'.

Grimsby (2016)
Wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his long-lost, football hooligan brother to save the world from a sinister...

Spooks: The Greater Good (2015)
During a handover to the head of counter-terrorism of MI5, Harry Pearce, a terrorist escapes custody. When Harry disappears soon after, his...

The Gospel of John (2014)
John’s gospel is depicted, complete with Aramaic narration, highlighting Christ’s life including birth, baptism, first miracle, healing...

Dickens: Phantoms and Fiction (2023)
Captivating documentary exploring the haunting world of Charles Dickens' supernatural tales through actor readings, archive footage and immersive...

9.79* (2013)
A look into the 100-meter final at the 1988 Seoul games.

Pirate Prince (1991)
Jack Prince, a British renegade, joins a rebellion and becomes one of the most feared pirates in the Caribbean

A Midsummer Night's Dream (2014)
A recording of Julie Taymor's New York stage production of William Shakespeare's comedy.

Gunrush (2009)
Set against the rising wave of gun crime in Britain, Gunrush sees a father driven to take the law into his own hands after his daughter is shot dead.

Free In Deed (2017)
When a single mother brings her young boy to church for healing, this lonely pentecostal minister is forced to confront the seemingly incurable...

SuperBob (2015)
After six years without a date, Robert, the world's only superhero, is looking for love. The only barrier to his plan is that he regularly has to...

The Merchant of Venice (2004)
Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of money so that he can woo Portia, a very wealthy...

Harnessing Peacocks (1993)
Sir John Mills, Peter Davison and Serena Scott Thomas star in this warm, funny and romantic story of a woman forced to make a new life for herself in...

The Ruby in the Smoke (2006)
Sally Lockhart has struck a man dead with just three words, sent to her in a message from her father just before he drowned in the South China Seas....

Tulip Fever (2017)
An artist falls for a married young woman while he's commissioned to paint her portrait. The two invest in the risky tulip market in hopes to build a...

Anna Lee: Headcase (1993)
A bright, pretty and determined young lady named Anna Lee quits the police department in search of adventure, and joins a small and somewhat stuffy...

Separate Lies (2005)
Following a traffic accident, things take a turn when the victim's identity is revealed.

Black Poppies (1992)
"A dramatisation of the experiences of black servicemen from the Second World War to the present day. These fascinating accounts - vivid, humorous,...

David Harewood: Psychosis and Me (2019)
David Harewood had a psychotic breakdown and was sectioned in his 20s. David traces his steps, meeting young people living with psychosis and the NHS...

Parallel (2018)
A group of friends stumble upon a mirror that serves as a portal to a "multiverse", but soon discover that importing knowledge from the other side in...

Lost Pharaohs of the Nile (2019)
Experts challenge the view that Egypt is Africa's only 'great' civilisation, providing evidence that the Black Pharaohs' Kingdom of Kush was a major...

Third Person (2014)
An acclaimed novelist struggles to write an analysis of love in one of three stories, each set in a different city, that detail the beginning, middle...

Why Is Covid Killing People Of Colour? (2021)
David Harewood investigates what the high covid death rates in Black and minority ethnic patients reveal about health inequality in modern Britain.

Great Moments in Aviation (1994)
The film follows Gabriel Angel (Rakie Ayola), a young Caribbean aviator who falls in love with the forger Duncan Stewart (Jonathan Pryce) on her...

Benn/Eubank (1970)
When two of Britain's best boxers came face to face in the ring to battle for the World Boxing Organisation Middleweight title in November 1990....

Why Is Covid Killing People Of Colour? (2021)

Murder Most Horrid (1991)
A comedy that started in 1991 as a pilot, Murder Most Horrid stars Dawn French as various characters, as she embarks on a different mystery every...

Homeland (2011)
CIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile and unpredictable. With the help of her long-time...

The Bill (1984)
The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and...

Silent Witness (1996)
Silent Witness is a British crime thriller series focusing on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes.

Agony Again (1995)
Agony Again is a British sitcom that aired on BBC1 in 1995. Starring Maureen Lipman, it is the sequel to Agony, an ITV sitcom that aired from 1979 to...

Game On (1995)
Following the lives of three 20-somethings sharing a flat in Battersea. They're young, bright and sexy - so why aren't they having a good time ? Join...

The Last Enemy (2008)
Stephen Ezard's search for the truth about the death of his brother Michael catapults him into an international conspiracy and a passionate love...

Robin Hood (2006)
An updated series following the life of Robin Hood and his Merry Men in Sherwood forest. Together they steal from the rich and give to the poor - all...

Criminal Justice (2008)
Thriller by Peter Moffat about the challenges and politics of the criminal justice system seen through the eyes of the accused.

New Street Law (2006)
The exploits and cases of two rival barristers' chambers with very different attitudes to justice.

New Tricks (2004)
New Tricks is a British comedy-drama that follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad of the Metropolitan Police Service....

The Palace (2008)
The Palace was a British drama television series that aired on ITV in 2008. Produced by Company Pictures for the ITV network, it was created by Tom...

Celebrity Mastermind (2003)
Celebrity Mastermind is a British television quiz show broadcast by BBC television. The show is a spin-off of the long-running quiz show Mastermind,...

The Vice (1999)
The Vice is an ITV police drama about the Metropolitan Police Vice Unit. It ran for five short series between 1999 and 2003. It tells the story of...

Get On Up: The Triumph of Black America (2023)
David Harewood travels across America to explore how African American artists now dominate global popular culture. How have they acquired such...

Treasure Island (2012)
In this two-part miniseries adaptation of the classic adventure novel, young Jim Hawkins is the only one who can direct a schooner to an island known...

Welcome to Lagos (2010)
Welcome to Lagos is a British three-part mini-series which originally aired on BBC Two in April 2010. Narrated by David Harewood, the observational...

The Last Leg (2013)
Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide some offbeat commentary on the significant moments of the past seven days.

Performance (1991)
An anthology series of various plays and dramatic performances.

Natural World (1983)
Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand....

Horizon (1964)
Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.

Selfie (2014)
After being the subject of an embarrassing viral video, a self-involved 20-something enlists the help of a marketing expert to revamp her image in...

Would I Lie to You? (2007)
A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton)....

Supergirl (2015)
Twenty-four-year-old Kara Zor-El, who was taken in by the Danvers family when she was 13 after being sent away from Krypton, must learn to embrace...

Always and Everyone (1999)
Always and Everyone was a British television drama that ran from 1999 to 2002. It dramatised the hectic everyday lives of the doctors and nurses...

Ballykissangel (1996)
A young British priest adjusts to life in a rural Irish community where life revolves around the church and the local pub. Everyone knows everyone...

Fixer (2008)
The Fixer is a British drama television series, produced by Kudos for ITV. Set in modern Britain, it follows the life of John Mercer, an ex-British...

Hustle (2004)
A motley group of London con artists pull of a series of daring and intricate stings.

The Night Manager (2016)
Former British soldier Jonathan Pine navigates the shadowy recesses of Whitehall and Washington where an unholy alliance operates between the...

Fat Friends (2000)
Fat Friends was an ITV drama, following a group of overweight people, their laughter and pain and addresses the absurdities of dieting in our modern...

Casualty (1986)
Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and...

Casualty (1986)
Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and...

Minder (1979)
This comedy drama series featured Terry McCann, a former boxer with a conviction for G.B.H., and Arthur Daley, a second-hand car dealer with an eye...

The Flash (2014)
After being struck by lightning, CSI investigator Barry Allen awakens from a nine-month coma to discover he has been granted the gift of super...

Hearts and Minds (1995)
A young teacher begins work at a tough Liverpool comprehensive, where he has to deal with racism, homophobia and his students' poor backgrounds.

Madiba (2017)
A dramatization of Nelson Mandela's struggle to overturn apartheid in South Africa.

South Of The Border (1988)
Drama concerning a pair of female private detectives, Pearl Parker (Buki Armstrong) and Finn Gallagher (Rosie Rowell) operating within the bustling...

Mysteries of the Faith (2023)
Believed to hold miraculous powers, sacred treasures are kept under lock and key. Uncover the history — and mystery — behind these...

Army: Behind the New Frontlines (2017)
Filmed over 18 months, this documentary series goes into the heart of the British Army. Through the eyes of the rank and file and the leaders, it...

By Any Means (2013)
By Any Means follows a clandestine unit living on the edge and playing the criminal elite at their own game, existing in the grey area between the...

Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands (2016)
Beowulf, a hero of the Geats, comes to the aid of Hrothgar, the king of the Danes, whose mead hall in Heorot has been under attack by a monster known...

Doctor Who (2005)
The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a...

The Russell Howard Hour (2017)
Russell Howard offers his unique take on the week's news and current affairs, picking through the biggest UK and international stories, and offering...

Have I Got a Bit More News for You (1970)
Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't...

The Black Panthers of WW2 (2021)
Narrated by David Harewood, this one-hour documentary follows the story of the history-making 761st tank battalion composed of African- American...

World's Most Dangerous Roads (2011)
Celebrities drive on some of the most dangerous roads around the world, tackling impossible conditions to reach their goals.

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg (2022)
The big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics.

The Man in the High Castle (2015)
Explore what it would be like if the Allied Powers had lost WWII, and Japan and Germany ruled the United States. Based on Philip K. Dick's...

DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016)
When heroes alone are not enough ... the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he will desperately try to prevent from happening,...

Earth's Tropical Islands (2020)
Exploring some of the world's most isolated and iconic tropical islands.

Arrow (2012)
Spoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man,...

Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' (2018)
A unique portrait of how art and activism for black people in film are indivisible from race and cinema.

Dispatches (1987)
Dispatches is the British TV current affairs documentary series on Channel 4, first transmitted in 1987. The programme covers issues about British...

Suranne Jones: Investigating Witch Trials (2024)
Suranne Jones investigates the most infamous witch trials in history. In Pendle in Lancashire, she uncovers the story behind a notorious mass...

The Acolyte (2024)
A hundred years before the rise of the Empire, the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic have prospered for centuries without war. During this time,...

Sherwood (2022)
Old grudges, new rivalries. A tangled web of murder and revenge spirals in a fractured Nottinghamshire mining community. Powerful drama with Lesley...

The Agency (2024)
Covert CIA agent Martian is ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London Station. When the love he left behind unexpectedly reappears,...

The Agency (1970)
Twenty-four-year-old Kara Zor-El, who was taken in by the Danvers family when she was 13 after being sent away from Krypton, must learn to embrace...