Acting
David Ajala
Acting · Born 1986-05-21 · Hackney, London, England, UK
David Ajala (born 21 May 1986) is a British actor. He is known for his roles as Manchester Black in Supergirl (2018–2019), Captain Roy Eris in Nightflyers (2018), and Cleveland "Book" Booker in Star Trek: Discovery (2020–present).
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FilmThe Woman in Cabin 10
2025 · Ben Morgan
Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue
2025 · Zack Ellis
The Jetty
2024 · Casey
The D-Con Chamber
2024 · Self
FilmDaylight Rules
2022 · Frank
FilmItalian Studies
2022 · Ade
Star Trek Day
2020 · Self
FilmGrace Under Pressure
2019 · The Burglar
The Ready Room
2019 · Self
Nightflyers
2018 · Roy Eris
Star Trek: Discovery
2017 · Cleveland 'Book' Booker
Falling Water
2016 · Burton
FilmBrotherhood
2016 · Detective Desmond 'BUDS' Lynch
FilmKill Command
2016 · Drifter
The Break
The Break
2016 · Xavier
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands
2016 · Rate
Supergirl
2015 · Manchester Black
FilmJupiter Ascending
2015 · Ibis
FilmEmulsion
2014 · Jeff
Black Box
2014 · Will Van Renseller
FilmStarred Up
2014 · Tyrone
FilmBreakthrough
2013 · Henry
FilmFast & Furious 6
2013 · Ivory
FilmOffender
2012 · Kelvin
Illegal Activity
FilmIllegal Activity
2012 · Edward
FilmPayback Season
2012 · Baron
Black Mirror
2011 · Jeff Carter
Death in Paradise
2011 · Louis Nelson
FilmOne Day
2011 · Floor Manager
FilmNational Theatre Live: Nation
2010 · Milo
FilmHamlet
2009 · Reynaldo / Dumbshow Poisoner
Misfits
2009 · Private Investigator
FilmThe Dark Knight
2008 · Bounty Hunter
FilmAdulthood
2008 · Desmond
Doctor Who
2005 · Peter
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Theo Walker
Silent Witness
1996 · Mark Blakefield
Law & Order
1990 · Theo Walker