David Harewood

Harewood, 56, found widespread fame playing CIA director David Estes in the US drama series Homeland. Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, Harewood ...

"I was just in and out of reality. Please review their details and accept them to load the content. "And I’d go, 'what on Earth am I doing here? "You give me a character and I pour myself into that character, and it gives me a sense of freedom." "As a young kid I just didn’t understand it, I thought ‘I’m from England’. I just buried everything, buried discomfort, buried the pain and just thought to sort of get on with my life and just assimilate." Explaining how his experience ultimately made him the person he is today, Harewood said: "It has made me stronger and more rounded, and more understanding, and made me more complete.