David Gyasi

David Gyasi

Acting • Born 1980-01-02

Acting1Hammersmith, London, England, UK

Biography

David Kwaku Asamoah Gyasi (born January 2, 1980) is a British actor. He is best known for his roles in Cloud Atlas (2012) and Interstellar (2014). On television, he played the lead role of Lex Carnahan in The CW miniseries Containment (2016), Argeus in Carnival Row (2019 - 2023), and Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison in The Diplomat (2023 - present).

Filmography

54 credits

Shooting Dogs

Shooting Dogs

Movie • 2006

François

Inside 'Interstellar'

Inside 'Interstellar'

Movie • 2015

Self - 'Romillin'

ear for eye

ear for eye

Movie • 2021

US Dad

Cloud Atlas

Cloud Atlas

Movie • 2012

Autua / Lester Rey / Duophsyte

Interstellar

Interstellar

Movie • 2014

Romilly

Shoot the Messenger

Shoot the Messenger

Movie • 2006

Timothy

The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises

Movie • 2012

Skinny Prisoner

The Whale

The Whale

Movie • 2013

Richard Peterson

Annihilation

Annihilation

Movie • 2018

Daniel

Panic

Panic

Movie • 2016

Andrew Deeley

Hunter Killer

Hunter Killer

Movie • 2018

Cob Wallach

Red Tails

Red Tails

Movie • 2012

Corporal

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Movie • 2019

Percival

What a Girl Wants

What a Girl Wants

Movie • 2003

Ian's Band Member

Hell on the Border

Hell on the Border

Movie • 2019

Bass Reeves

Cold Blood

Cold Blood

Movie • 2019

Malcolm

Pulsar

Pulsar

Movie • 2018

Jonah

Come Away

Come Away

Movie • 2020

James Littleton / CJ

The Bard

The Bard

Movie

George Moses Horton

USS Constellation: Battling for Freedom

USS Constellation: Battling for Freedom

Movie • 2007

Lokua

Sycoraxe

Sycoraxe

Movie

Marlon

.357

Movie • 2005

Kameron

What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas

What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas

Movie • 2025

Self - Interviewee

Belonging

Belonging

TV • 2000

Law & Order: UK

Law & Order: UK

TV • 2009

Lennie Gaines

Apparitions

Apparitions

TV • 2008

Father Daniel

Mike Bassett: Manager

Mike Bassett: Manager

TV • 2005

Jeremy Hands

White Heat

White Heat

TV • 2012

Victor

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

TV • 2005

Harvey

Containment

Containment

TV • 2016

Alex 'Lex' Carnahan

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

TV • 2001

Charlie Ayanike

Troy: Fall of a City

Troy: Fall of a City

TV • 2018

Achilles

Casualty

Casualty

TV • 1986

Bryce

The Diplomat

The Diplomat

TV • 2023

Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison

Man in an Orange Shirt

Man in an Orange Shirt

TV • 2017

Steve

The Sandman

The Sandman

TV • 2022

The Gray Cat (voice)

Carnival Row

Carnival Row

TV • 2019

Agreus Astrayon

The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself

The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself

TV • 2022

Marcus

Torchwood

Torchwood

TV • 2006

Hospital Patient

The A Word

The A Word

TV • 2016

Ben Chambers

Holby City

Holby City

TV • 1999

Moses Abebe

Murderland

Murderland

TV • 2009

Will

Demons

Demons

TV • 2009

Physics Teacher

Doctors

Doctors

TV • 2000

Joe Fisher

Doctors

Doctors

TV • 2000

Sean Foster

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

TV • 1996

DS Ian Cross

New Street Law

New Street Law

TV • 2006

DI Farnworth

Coming Up

Coming Up

TV • 2003

Marlon

Dream Team

Dream Team

TV • 1997

Marlon Baldon

The Bill

The Bill

TV • 1984

Jason Fielding

The Brief

The Brief

TV • 2004

DS Kitson

Sea of Souls

Sea of Souls

TV • 2004

Lucas Hegarty

William and Mary

William and Mary

TV • 2003

Policeman

Murder City

Murder City

TV • 2004

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