Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 2, 1980
Place of Birth:
Hammersmith, London, England, UK
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David Gyasi
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).
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ear for eye | US Dad |
| 2020 | Come Away | James Littleton / CJ |
| 2019 | Maleficent: Mistress of Evil | Percival |
| 2019 | Hell on the Border | Bass Reeves |
| 2019 | Cold Blood | Malcolm |
| 2018 | Annihilation | Daniel |
| 2018 | Hunter Killer | Cob Wallach |
| 2018 | Pulsar | Jonah |
| 2016 | Panic | Andrew Deeley |
| 2015 | Inside 'Interstellar' | Self - 'Romillin' |
| 2014 | Interstellar | Romilly |
| 2013 | The Whale | Richard Peterson |
| 2012 | Cloud Atlas | Autua / Lester Rey / Duophsyte |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | Skinny Prisoner |
| 2012 | Red Tails | Corporal |
| 2007 | USS Constellation: Battling for Freedom | Lokua |
| 2006 | Shooting Dogs | François |
| 2006 | Shoot the Messenger | Timothy |
| 2005 | .357 | Kameron |
| 2003 | What a Girl Wants | Ian's Band Member |
| The Bard | George Moses Horton | |
| Sycoraxe | Marlon |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Diplomat | Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison |
| 2022 | The Sandman | The Gray Cat (voice) |
| 2022 | The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself | Marcus |
| 2019 | Carnival Row | Agreus Astrayon |
| 2018 | Troy: Fall of a City | Achilles |
| 2017 | Man in an Orange Shirt | Steve |
| 2016 | Containment | Alex 'Lex' Carnahan |
| 2016 | The A Word | Ben Chambers |
| 2012 | White Heat | Victor |
| 2009 | Law & Order: UK | Lennie Gaines |
| 2009 | Murderland | Will |
| 2009 | Demons | Physics Teacher |
| 2008 | Apparitions | Father Daniel |
| 2006 | Torchwood | Hospital Patient |
| 2006 | New Street Law | DI Farnworth |
| 2005 | Mike Bassett: Manager | Jeremy Hands |
| 2005 | Doctor Who | Harvey |
| 2004 | The Brief | DS Kitson |
| 2004 | No Angels | Leonard |
| 2004 | Sea of Souls | Lucas Hegarty |
| 2004 | Murder City | Reporter 2 |
| 2003 | Coming Up | Marlon |
| 2003 | William and Mary | Policeman |
| 2001 | Waking the Dead | Charlie Ayanike |
| 2000 | Belonging | |
| 2000 | Doctors | Joe Fisher |
| 2000 | Doctors | Sean Foster |
| 1999 | Holby City | Moses Abebe |
| 1997 | Dream Team | Marlon Baldon |
| 1996 | Silent Witness | DS Ian Cross |
| 1986 | Casualty | Bryce |
| 1984 | The Bill | Jason Fielding |