The past three weeks have been hectic for celebrated Bermuda-born, London-based actor Earl Cameron.

Among other things he has had the distinction of having what has been described as a "fantastic" photographic portrait of him displayed in the main lobby of the National Gallery in London.

And by now, thanks to the London Mayor's office, travellers on the London Underground will have seen Cameron's portrait along with 29 other noted black actors and actresses currently being spotlighted in Britain.

The caption to the photographs states: "This unique display of stunning portraits featuring talented and successful black British actors by photographer Donald McClellan and funded by the UK Film Council, celebrates their talent and achievements. It also stimulates and contributes to the debate on the demand for greater on-screen diversity."

Cameron is hailed as the dean of black actors in Britain. At the unveiling of the display in the National Gallery, soap star Rudolf Walker took to the stage to hail the durability of the 90-year-old actor and detailed highlights of his stage, screen and television career.

Three days after the National Gallery event, Earl and his wife Barbara were invited to the House of Commons to a Baha'i celebration called Ridvan.

There they met MPs who are supportive of Baha'is concerned about events in Iran.

Three weeks earlier the Camerons were invited to Portmerion in Wales for The Prisoner weekend.

Earl was in one of the episodes of the leading show; members of its fan club meet in Wales every year.

Meanwhile, London's Evening Standard reported on the unveiling of the portraits in the National Gallery. Over the byline of Sue Steward and headlined 'Shining a Bright Light on Black Actors,' it stated:

"Descending the escalator into the Gallery's main entrance, visitors are drawn towards a slow-motion slide-show of rich sepia-like portraits gliding across a large triple plasma screen. The portraits are noticeable for their subjects' uniformity: in this institution's vast collection, black faces are rare. 'Underexposed' addresses that discrepancy with the city outside through the 30 portraits of successful, black British actors ¿ part of a London-wide campaign titled the '4 The Record Initiative' (4TR).

"Its founder, Shopping and Baby-father actor Fraser James, plans to raise the actors' visibility and highlight them as role models. Franklyn Rodgers ¿ an award-winning portrait photographer ¿ addresses the brief by grouping the close-up faces in slow-moving groups of three. Each character is locked on screen as their name and a short, apposite quote comes into view, and then fades. The low-key presentation heightens the impact of his subject's unadorned features and direct expressions; decorative light imprinting golden strands across foreheads and cheeks links each subject."