"Homeland" actor David Harewood recently ripped Hollywood’s fixation on making sure actors fit the identity of the roles they play, going so far as to say that White people should be able to "Black up" and play characters of color.
Harewood, who was recently appointed president of British acting school the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) – succeeding actor Kenneth Branagh – blasted identity politics in casting decisions in a recent interview with The Guardian.
The actor told the UK outlet, "We’re at this strange point in the profession where people go: ‘Oh, you can’t play that role because you’re not disabled, or you can’t play that because you’re not really from there.’"
"The name of the game is acting," he declared.