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).

KNOWN FOR

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2026
Law & Order
2025
Doctor Who
2010
Death in Paradise
2013
Black Mirror
2013
Star Trek: Discovery
2020
Silent Witness
2011
Supergirl
2018
The Dark Knight
2008
Misfits
2011
The Ready Room
2020
Jupiter Ascending
2015

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
39
2026
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Theo Walker
2025
The Woman in Cabin 10
as Ben Morgan
2025
Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue
as Zack Ellis
2025
Law & Order
as Theo Walker
2024
The Jetty
as Casey
2024
The D-Con Chamber
as Self
2022
Daylight Rules
as Frank
2022
Italian Studies
as Ade
2020
The Ready Room
as Self
2020
Star Trek Day
as Self
2020
Star Trek: Discovery
as Cleveland 'Book' Booker
2019
Grace Under Pressure
as The Burglar
2018
Nightflyers
as Roy Eris
2018
Supergirl
as Manchester Black
2017
Support
as Chris
2016
Kill Command
as Drifter
2016
Brotherhood
as Detective Desmond 'BUDS' Lynch
2016
Falling Water
as Burton
2016
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands
as Rate
2016
The Break
as Xavier
2015
Jupiter Ascending
as Ibis
2014
Starred Up
as Tyrone
2014
Emulsion
as Jeff
2014
Black Box
as Will Van Renseller
2013
Fast & Furious 6
as Ivory
2013
Breakthrough
as Henry
2013
Black Mirror
as Jeff Carter
2013
Death in Paradise
as Louis Nelson
2012
Payback Season
as Baron
2012
Illegal Activity
as Edward
2012
Offender
as Kelvin
2011
One Day
as Floor Manager
2011
Misfits
as Private Investigator
2011
Silent Witness
as Mark Blakefield
2010
National Theatre Live: Nation
as Milo
2010
Doctor Who
as Peter
2009
Hamlet
as Reynaldo / Dumbshow Poisoner
2008
The Dark Knight
as Bounty Hunter
2008
Adulthood
as Desmond