Dorian Harewood, precisely 5ft 10 (177.8 cm) tall, is an American actor and singer whose height perfectly suited his iconic role as Olympic sprinter Jesse Owens in The Jesse Owens Story (1984), embodying the athlete's stature and presence. His commanding 5ft 10 frame brought intensity to military roles in Full Metal Jacket (1987) and action-packed parts in Sudden Death (1995) and Gothika (2003). Early in life, recognizing that his 177.8 cm height steered him from basketball toward music and acting, Harewood built a versatile career spanning TV's Strike Force and films like Pacific Heights and Sparkle.