David Harewood: Last News

Veteran British comedian turned actor Sir Lenny Henry applauds the decision by producers of The Lord of The Rings series to create a racially diverse cast.

K.J. Yossman “Supergirl” star David Harewood has boarded Karen Bryson’s directorial debut “Monochromatic” as an executive producer, Variety can exclusively reveal.Bryson, who played Elinor Stone in Zack Snyder’s “Justice League,” was awarded the Goldfinch Female First Flights Short Film Fund to make the project.“Monochromatic” tells the story of a young girl of color set in 1970s London.

EXCLUSIVE: David Harewood, star of stage and screen, was intrigued when an unsolicited short-film screenplay entitled Man to Man arrived in his inbox. “I literally read it in 20 minutes. I was moved by it,” he enthused of the script by youthful writers Selorm Adonu and Ignatius Kalule.

This year’s line-up includes Scotland’s Strongest Man, Tom Stoltman, as well as actor Damian LewisRunning since 2006, Soccer Aid is an annual charity event that has raised over £38 million for UNICEF UK so far, fundraising money via ticket sales and donations from the public. It was first begun by Robbie Williams and involves a charity football match played by celebrity volunteers. This year will mark the 11th charity match, which will focus on the crisis in Ukraine and specifically the 7.

Usain Bolt, 35, had an “argument” when they were taking part in the 2019 edition of Soccer Aid. Roman was playing alongside Usain for the Rest Of The World team due to his birth in Los Angeles.

The TV show host said now he has no issues with discussing his mental health struggles publicly.He said: “I don’t have an issue with talking about my mental health.“It became a problem for me because I didn’t.“I grew up with a macho idea that you should hide your vulnerability.“Women get that, but they’ve moved on, emotionally, ten times faster than men.”Jay then went on to talk about the first time he ever showed this vulnerability.The star said the first step was “crying in front of another man”.He explained to Radio Times that he was “so broken” and the only thing he could do was “let out all the emotions”.For Jay, this was then followed by a year of therapy, he added.He said he was proud to be part of the plethora of BBC films which contain celebrities who speak openly about mental health struggles.Other popular public figures have also addressed the matter, including Joe Wicks, David Harewood and Rio Ferdinand.Jay explained it’s important as it gets people talking.The Repair Shop star said struggles such as death, suicide and cancer were subjects that everyone shied away from but were important to discuss.Jay was also asked if he felt as if he was in a happy place.He explained that he has embraced gratitude as a way of learning to be happy.Jay Blades’ BBC documentary, Learning To Read at 51, was released at the start of this year.It received many positive reactions from viewers as The Repair Shop presenter challenged himself to improve his literacy skills.It comes after Jay was diagnosed with dyslexia as an adult.He left school with no qualifications other than having built up a reputation for being a great fighter, in his own words.The show tackled a range of topics, further diving into the research findings which

K.J. Yossman David Harewood’s upcoming boxing feature “Benn/Eubank” has found its fighters.David Jonsson (“Industry”) will play British boxing legend Chris Eubank while Joshua Maynard (“That Dirty Black Bag”) is set to star as his longtime rival Nigel Benn.

Scott Bryan A British version of “Call My Agent!”?!? Mon Dieu! The critically acclaimed French comedy series, set at a Parisian talent agency, now has had a British remake set at an agency in the heart of London’s Soho. Called “Ten Percent” (an English translation of “Call My Agent!’s” original name “Dix Pour Cent”), the original became a hit for the way it explored the often-fractious relationship between agent and talent, a relationship that can have a skyrocketing ego on one side and expectation management and endless anxiety on the other.

EXCLUSIVE: Sky Kids has greenlit a third season of Dreamflight – Sleepy Stories, with narrators Dominic Cooper, Nina Sosanya, Rakie Ayola and Dervla Kirwan on board.

K.J. Yossman The Royal Television Society Program Awards 2022 started with a slap on Wednesday evening, when nominee AJ Odudu ran up to the stage and pretended to strike host Tom Allen.“Oh my God, AJ, oh my God – I’m the one who’s lost their hair, don’t hit me,” Allen, who is bald, quipped in the evidently pre-rehearsed skit.

Key and Peele‘s Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele are reteaming as part of the cast of Wendell & Wild, a new animated film that Oscar nominee Henry Selick (Coraline) is directing for Netflix, which will also star Lyric Ross (This Is Us), Angela Bassett (Black Panther), James Hong (Kung Fu Panda), Tamara Smart (A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting), Natalie Martinez (The Twilight Zone), Tantoo Cardinal (Dances with Wolves), Gabrielle Dennis (A Black Lady Sketch Show), Igal Naor (300: Rise of an Empire), David Harewood (Tulip Fever), Maxine Peake (Black Mirror), Ramona Young (Never Have I Ever), Sam Zelaya, Seema Virdi, Gary Gatewood and Ving Rhames (Pulp Fiction).

He went on to say: "My demise was a very public one, it drew a lot of attention to what I was doing and who I was, and I ran with that."For the last seven years, Harewood has appeared as Martian Manhunter and Cyborg Superman in DC’s Supergirl TV series.Now, he has a new project on the cards, just in time for the festive period."Doing a Christmas classic is up there with doing a movie or getting an Emmy," he told Radio Times."It’s always been on my bucket list.”The actor is of course talking about narrating the Channel 4 animated adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s The Abominable Snow Baby.He insisted the programme, which also stars Julie Walters, will be a "warm classic".

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a heartfelt goodbye! Melissa Benoist is hanging up her cape after leading The CW’s Supergirl for six seasons.

Melissa Benoist said goodbye to “Supergirl” with a sweet Instagram post.

At least this time her planet isn’t exploding.

Melissa Benoist gets all suited up to film some of the final scenes for Supergirl on Friday afternoon (July 30) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Chris Wood joins wife Melissa Benoist on the set of Supergirl on Wednesday (July 28) in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Helen McCrory sadly died two weeks ago following a battle with cancer and now one of her friends is opening up about her final days.

Helen McCrory's friends only discovered her cancer diagnosis days before her death. The 52-year-old actress passed away last month at the age of 52 after a secret battle with cancer and actor David Harewood - who worked with Helen's husband Damian Lewis on the show 'Homeland' - has revealed he and many others only found out about her illness recently.

Damian Lewis contacted his closest friends to tell them of his courageous wife’s secret cancer battle days before he announced the news publicly.

It looks like Supergirl could use some help!