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The area where I grew up in Birmingham was very diverse - I was aware of my race but not overly aware of it - and there seemed to be an understanding that we were all very much in the same boat.

~David Harewood

Topics: Area Aware Birmingham Boat Diverse Grew Much Overly Race Same Seemed Understanding Up Very Were Where

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I was lucky to get into drama school and become a professional actor. No-one ever mentioned the colour of my skin. It's only when I came out of RADA - the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art - that I suddenly realised people started to refer to me as a black actor.

~David Harewood

Topics: Academy Actor Art Become Black Came Colour Drama Drama School Dramatic Ever Get Lucky Me Mentioned No-One Only Out People Professional Realised Refer Royal School Skin Started Suddenly I Came

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The idea that American producers and directors are choosing black British talent to save themselves a buck or two is ridiculous - it's because we're damn good.

~David Harewood

Topics: American Because Black British Buck Choosing Damn Directors Good Idea Producers Ridiculous Save Talent Themselves Two

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There are structural problems within the industry that are preventing us from displaying aspirational black roles.

~David Harewood

Topics: Black Displaying Industry Preventing Problems Roles Structural Us Within

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There was the 'Cosby Show' in America in the 1980s, which was a doctor in a beautiful Brownstone middle-class house. We just haven't created a role like that in the U.K.; it's always gangs and crime. We need to be brave.

~David Harewood

Topics: Always America Be Brave Beautiful Brave Cosby Created Crime Doctor Gangs House Just Like Middle-Class Need Role Show Which 1980S

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To be on set with Tom Hiddlestone and Hugh Laurie is just fantastic. But during 'Homeland,' I was on set with Claire Danes and Damian Lewis, so I'm used to working with big hitters.

~David Harewood

Topics: Big Fantastic Hitters Homeland Hugh Just Lewis Set Tom Used Working

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If people of colour do not exercise their democratic right to vote, they will remain an invisible, voiceless, and largely ignored part of the electorate.

~David Harewood

Topics: Colour Democratic Electorate Exercise Ignored Invisible Largely Part People Remain Right Voiceless Vote Will

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In the U.S., these sights are no longer a surprise to me. I see army generals, captains of industry, and politicians of all colours and creeds on American television.

~David Harewood

Topics: American Army Colours Creeds Generals Industry Longer Me Politicians See Sights Surprise Television I See

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I'm very, very used to feeling anonymous, you know?

~David Harewood

Topics: Anonymous Feeling Know Used Very You

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People come up and say very nice things about my work, like, 'You were great in 'Blood Diamond!'

~David Harewood

Topics: About Blood Come Diamond Great Like Nice Nice Things People Say Things Up Very Were Work You

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Actor

Born: December 8th, 1965

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