Organic lighting emitting display device including light absorbing layer and method for manufacturing same

Provided is a display device including: a plurality of pixels where a plurality of gate lines cross a plurality of data lines, respectively, each of the pixels including a thin film transistor (TFT) region and a display region; a TFT formed in the TFT region; light emitting elements formed in the display region for displaying images based on signals from the TFT; a metallic layer disposed in the TFT region for electrical connection of the TFT; and a light absorbing layer disposed on the metallic layer and configured to absorb at least part of light propagating toward the metallic layer.