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David Ajala (born 21 May 1986) is an English actor. He portrays Manchester Black in Supergirl and Captain Roy Eris in Nightflyers. In October 2020, he joined the regular cast of season three of Star Trek: Discovery.^[1]

Early life[edit]

Alongside Need for Speed Payback’s fast-paced action-focused heist racing is a story about three people seeking vengeance against a corrupt cartel that runs the underworld of fictional Fortune Valley. Players will fill in the shoes of Tyler Morgan (The Racer), Mac (The Showman), and Jess (The Wheelman) throughout the campaign.

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David Ajala was born in Hackney, London.^[2] His mother and father are also actors.^[3] He trained at the Anna Scher Theatre. In an interview for Interview Magazine Ajala said: 'When I went to secondary school, my maths teacher said I had way too much energy and was too mischievous. He tried to convince me that if I did acting, I'd be popular with the girls'.^[2]

Career[edit]

On stage Ajala has performed in Nation, A Midsummer Night's Dream with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Hamlet,^[3] and as Jim Brown in the European premiere of Kemp Powers' One Night in Miami.^[4]

In film, his first part was in Kidulthood, and he also appears in the sequels, Adulthood^[2] and Brotherhood;^[5] he has also appeared in The Dark Knight^[3] and in major roles in Starred Up^[2] and the 2016 Seekers.^[5] On TV he has appeared in many series including Doctor Who^[3] and in major roles in Black Box, Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands, Nightflyers, and Falling Water.^[6]

Sean 'Mac' McAlister, a character from 2017 video game Need for Speed Payback, is voiced by and modeled after him.

Ajala has appeared as Keith in the BBC Radio 4 dramas Burned To Nothing (2011)^[7] and Felix in The Price of Oil: Someone's Making A Killing In Nigeria both by Rex Obano.^[8]

In 2018 Ajala was cast in season 4 of Supergirl, portraying Manchester Black.^[9]

Filmography[edit]

References[edit]

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1. ^Andreeva, Nellie (July 20, 2019). ''Star Trek: Discovery': David Ajala Joins Season 3 Of CBS All Access Series'. www.deadline.com. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
2. ^ ^abcdEmma Brown (1 May 2014). 'Discovery: David Ajala'. Interview. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
3. ^ ^abcd'Rising Brit actor David Ajala talks Dr Who and Hollywood'. Flavour Magazine. 16 February 2010. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
4. ^Vincent Dowd (11 October 2016). 'Muhammad Ali play puts icons of black America on stage'. BBC. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
5. ^ ^ab'Watch: Clare-Hope Ashitey & David Ajala Star in London-Set Short Drama-Thriller, 'Seekers''. Shadow and Act. 3 July 2016. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
6. ^Nellie Andreeva (June 23, 2015). 'David Ajala To Star In USA Pilot 'Falling Water''. Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
7. ^'Burned to Nothing, Afternoon Drama - BBC Radio 4'. BBC. Archived from the original on 2013-05-03. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
8. ^'Someone's Making a Killing in Nigeria, The Price of Oil, Drama - BBC Radio 4'. BBC. Archived from the original on 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
9. ^'See David Ajala As Manchester Black In New 'Supergirl' Photo'. Heroic Hollywood. 2018-10-30. Archived from the original on 2018-11-21. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
10. ^Andreeva, Nellie (July 20, 2019). ''Star Trek: Discovery': David Ajala Joins Season 3 Of CBS All Access Series'. Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.

External links[edit]

• David Ajala on IMDb

Need For Speed Payback Mac Attack

It's hard to believe that there are so many games into the Need for Speed franchise. Over twenty years of more than yearly releases, the series has been around for quite a long time now. It's hard to stay fresh after being so long on a single game market. Car games can either be too realistic or too arcade-like, and Need For Speed has been on both sides of the story.

So, after being on both sides of the spectrum, does this game really changes something? And more importantly, is Need For Speed Payback doing enough to stay relevant even after a break?

Half a step into the right direction

While Need For Speed Payback does a lot of things right, most of those things were already there. Sure the 'open world' mechanics and the more-than-races missions seem new, but they've been present in past titles.

Innovation can be a double-edged weapon, longtime fans may find it hard to accept drastic changes, but some changes would have been appreciated. From a graphics perspective, the game looks solid, not the best but looks good. However, just good isn't enough to justify the hiccups and problems with performance.

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Need For Speed Payback leans more to the side of arcade-like racing than realism, and that's alright. But after a little break in the franchise, you'd expect them to come up with something more original than this title. It's a nice, solid title, but it isn't great.