ton ▁FC ▁( 2 0 1 1 )). ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁black ▁actor ▁to ▁play ▁O th ello ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Theatre ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁played ▁Major ▁Simon ▁Bro oks ▁in ▁The ▁Palace ; ▁he ▁also ▁appeared ▁( that ▁December ) ▁on ▁C ele br ity ▁Master mind , ▁with ▁special ist ▁subject ▁Philip ▁P ull man ' s ▁His ▁Dark ▁Material s ▁– ▁and ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁BBC ▁film ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁Philip ▁P ull man ▁nov els ▁The ▁Ruby ▁in ▁the ▁Sm oke ▁and ▁The ▁Sh adow ▁in ▁the ▁North , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁titles ▁from ▁the ▁S ally ▁Lock hart ▁Myst eries . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁H are wood ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁BBC ▁single ▁drama ▁Mrs ▁Mand ela , ▁playing ▁Nelson ▁Mand ela . ▁He ▁played ▁Bro ther ▁T uck ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁series ▁of ▁Robin ▁H ood . ▁He ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁Doctor ▁Who ▁story ▁" The ▁End ▁of ▁Time ". ▁He ▁played ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King ▁in ▁the ▁premi ere ▁of ▁The ▁Mount aint op , ▁written ▁by ▁American ▁play w right ▁K atori ▁Hall , ▁directed ▁by ▁James ▁D acre , ▁which ▁opened ▁at ▁Theatre 5 0 3 ▁in ▁London ▁on ▁ 9 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁H are wood ▁next ▁appeared ▁in ▁two ▁episodes ▁of ▁Chris ▁Ryan ' s ▁St rike ▁Back ▁as ▁Colonel ▁T sh uma . ▁From