Speakers: David Harewood OBE, marking his election to Honorary Fellowship of the Society.and
Marcus Ryder MBE
Chair: Ana Paulina Sauma, Chair or Education, Adult and Child Adolescent Training Analyst and Supervisor
Sunday 15th June 2025
3.00pm - 5.00pm (GMT)
Hybrid - In person at the Institute of Psychoanalysis or Online
David Harewood will be in conversation with Marcus Ryder about the experience of being black in what he calls the white space and the impact of this experience on mental health. The conversation will be chaired by Ana Paulina Sauma and will be followed by a wider discussion with all participants.
The afternoon will start with the presentation of the Honorary Fellowship scroll to David Harewood by Vic Sedlak, President of the British Psychoanalytical Society.
Biographies
David Harewood was born in1965, in Small Heath, Birmingham, England to parents Romeo and
Mayleen, who had been born in Barbados and moved to the UK in the fifties and sixties as part of the Windrush Generation. He is married to Kirsty and has two daughters.
David trained as an actor, at RADA, over 30 years ago, and has acted in a variety of settings and roles, such as in theatre, TV and Films. He made history, being the first Black Actor to Play Othello at the National Theatre, in 1997. Some of the most well-known works he has taken part in as an actor were: Homeland, The Night Manager, The Man in the High Castle, Blood Diamond, SuperGirl, working alongside many international well-known actors.
He has been the lead presenter for a number of TV documentaries mostly dealing with racial inequality and mental health such as: Psychosis and Me, Why is Covid Killing People of Colour?, Will Britain Ever Have a Black Prime Minister, The ‘F’ Word, Britain’s Greatest Invention, In The Shadow of Mary Seacole, Earth’s Tropical Islands, Blackface: The Hidden History of Minstrelsy.
David is an Advocate for Mental Health and Unicef-UK Ambassador, often playing as a goal keeper for the England Soccer-Aid Team. He is the President of RADA.
He has published a moving autobiography: Maybe I Don’t Belong Here: A Memoir of Race, Identity, Breakdown and Recovery, which we would highly recommend.
Marcus Ryder is the CEO of the Film and TV Charity, the leading industry body addressing
wellbeing issues in the screen sector focusing on mental health and financial wellbeing. Marcus is a leading figure in the efforts to increase diversity and representation in the media industry. Marcus is also the Chair of RADA.
In 2023 he was named by Variety magazine as one the 500 most influential business leaders shaping the global media industry.
In 2020 he cofounded the Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity based at Birmingham City University.
He is the author of “Access All Areas - the diversity manifesto for TV and beyond”, and the editor of “Black British Lives Matter”.
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