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Birthday:
January 1, 1943
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David Gant
Biography
David Gant (born 1943) is a Scottish actor and model.
Formerly a banker, Gant changed careers at age 30 to study dramatic art at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, Scotland. Graduating in 1974, he has found roles in theatre, film and television.
His credits include Coriolanus at Chichester Festival Theatre, and the films Victor/Victoria (1982), The Draughtsman's Contract (1982), The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982), Gandhi (1982), Brazil (1985), Chaplin (1992), Restoration (1995), Braveheart (1995), The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999), Lagaan (2001) and Jonathan Creek: The Sinner and the Sandman (2014). He also voiced Oswald of Carim in the 2011 video game Dark Souls and Lord Aldia in the sequel, Dark Souls II, more specifically its special edition rerelease Scholar of the First Sin. Gant is an Associate and Licentiate of the London College of Music. Gant was the voice actor of Emperor Iedolas Aldercapt in Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV. For the Christmas 2016 period he plays the sheriff in the Theatre Royal Norwich production of Jack and the Beanstalk.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Remains | Oscar Chapman |
| 2024 | Mary | Simeon |
| 2023 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar | Casino Croupier |
| 2021 | The Most Reluctant Convert: The Untold Story of C.S. Lewis | W.T. Kirkpatrick |
| 2017 | Snowflake | Caleb |
| 2017 | The Fitzroy | Mr. Thompson |
| 2016 | In the Ruins | Dr. Faber |
| 2015 | The Bad Education Movie | Mick |
| 2015 | The Last Picture | Ambrosius Gant |
| 2014 | I like | Blind Photographer |
| 2012 | Outpost: Black Sun | Klausener |
| 2009 | Beyond Remedy | Gingrich |
| 2009 | Slave | Mohamed Azis |
| 2007 | The Devil's Chair | Dr. Willard |
| 2005 | Wish You Were Here | Mohamed Aziz |
| 2005 | Experiment | Walker |
| 2004 | Two Brothers | Auctioneer |
| 2004 | The Computer Virus | Office Boss |
| 2004 | Fallen | Michael Richard Blaine |
| 2004 | Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt | Professor Philips |
| 2003 | Oh Marbella! | Harvey |
| 2003 | Seeing Double | Victor |
| 2001 | Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India | Maj. Warren |
| 1999 | The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | The Duke of Bedford |
| 1999 | G:MT Greenwich Mean Time | Photographer |
| 1998 | The Red Violin | Conductor (Oxford) |
| 1998 | Dangerous Beauty | Bolognetti |
| 1997 | Jane Eyre | Mr. Brocklehurst |
| 1997 | The Garden of Redemption | Gypsy |
| 1996 | Felix Dexter in Douglas | New Age Therapist |
| 1995 | Braveheart | Chief Justice/Executioner |
| 1995 | Restoration | Chaffinch |
| 1993 | The Summer House | Gallery Owner |
| 1992 | Chaplin | London Maitre d' |
| 1989 | Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale | Broker |
| 1986 | Harem | Chief Commander |
| 1985 | Brazil | Interview Official |
| 1983 | A Pattern of Roses | Headmaster |
| 1983 | The Wicked Lady | Clergyman in Church |
| 1982 | Victor/Victoria | Restaurant Manager |
| 1982 | Gandhi | Daniels |
| 1982 | Moonlighting | Aquascutum Assistant |
| 1982 | The Scarlet Pimpernel | Fouquet |
| 1982 | The Draughtsman's Contract | Seymour |
| 1982 | Firefox | KGB Official |
| 1981 | The Chelsea Murders | Frank |
| 1980 | Babylon | Police Comissioner |
| The Dark Sorcerer | The Dark Sorcerer |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Gentlemen | Lord Bassington Smythe |
| 2022 | The Witcher: Blood Origin | Elderly Refugee |
| 2019 | Miracle Workers | The Oracle |
| 2014 | Outlander | The Sin Eater |
| 2013 | Father Brown | Claude Chabrol |
| 2010 | Sherlock | Mr. Szikora |
| 2001 | Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes | Alexander Cameron |
| 2001 | MythQuest | Merlin / Gorgos |
| 1998 | The Legend of the Lost Keys | Professor Humphrey Waters |
| 1997 | Jonathan Creek | Eric Ipswich |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Brandon Monkford |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Doctor |