Veteran Canadian Actor Richard Yearwood Reveals his InSecurity
Posted in culture, film, TV on November 30th, 2011 by urbanguy
Even during an 8 a.m. call, Richard Yearwood’s energy seems boundless as he cracks jokes and generally exhibits the warm, charismatic personality that’s carried him as a successful Black actor in Canada.
It’s a verve that’s working for Yearwood (currently seen as the “Ligerian” spy Benjamin N’udu on CBC’s InSecurity tv sitcom)and stoked an enduring career spanning more than three decades of film, television, theatre and voice-over work.
“When I first started out, there were hardly any leading roles for people of colour in Canada,” he says. “You almost had to resign yourself to guest spots or playing the best friend of the main character. Flash forward to today and there’s so many opportunities for people of colour in series’ leads. It’s amazing, and night and day from when I started.”
Check out my full article on actor/producer Richard Yearwood (CBC’s InSecurity) over at Sway Magazine.
