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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Lanre Bakare

David Harewood: teach young actors resilience to face industry’s brutal side

David Harewood
David Harewood is the first black president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and replaces Kenneth Branagh. Photograph: Fred Duval/SOPA Images/Shutterstock

David Harewood has called for acting graduates to be taught “resilience” to steel them for the industry’s brutal side, as he prepares to take over as president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

The actor, who is to replace Kenneth Branagh in the role, has pledged to pass on what he learned after suffering with mental health issues as a young Rada graduate.

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