Acting

David Gyasi

Born 1980-01-02 · Hammersmith, London, England, UK

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).

Credits

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What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
as Self - Interviewee
2025
Sycoraxe
as Marlon
2025
Sycoraxe
Co-Producer
2025
The Diplomat
as Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison
2023
The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself
as Marcus
2022
The Sandman
as The Gray Cat (voice)
2022
ear for eye
as US Dad
2021
Come Away
as James Littleton / CJ
2020
Hell on the Border
as Bass Reeves
2019
Hell on the Border
Executive Producer
2019
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
as Percival
2019
Carnival Row
as Agreus Astrayon
2019
Cold Blood
as Malcolm
2019
Hunter Killer
as Cob Wallach
2018
Pulsar
as Jonah
2018
Annihilation
as Daniel
2018
Troy: Fall of a City
as Achilles
2018
Man in an Orange Shirt
as Steve
2017
Panic
as Andrew Deeley
2016
Containment
as Alex 'Lex' Carnahan
2016
The A Word
as Ben Chambers
2016
Inside 'Interstellar'
as Self - 'Romillin'
2015
Interstellar
as Romilly
2014
One in Five
Executive Producer
2014
The Whale
as Richard Peterson
2013
Cloud Atlas
as Autua / Lester Rey / Duophsyte
2012
The Dark Knight Rises
as Skinny Prisoner
2012
White Heat
as Victor
2012
Red Tails
as Corporal
2012
Murderland
as Will
2009
Law & Order: UK
as Lennie Gaines
2009
Demons
as Physics Teacher
2009
Apparitions
as Father Daniel
2008
USS Constellation: Battling for Freedom
as Lokua
2007
Torchwood
as Hospital Patient
2006
New Street Law
as DI Farnsworth
2006
Shoot the Messenger
as Timothy
2006
Shooting Dogs
as François
2006
Mike Bassett: Manager
as Jeremy Hands
2005
.357
as Kameron
2005
Doctor Who
as Harvey
2005
The Brief
as DS Kitson
2004
Murder City
as Reporter 2
2004
Sea of Souls
as Lucas Hegarty
2004
Coming Up
as Marlon
2003
What a Girl Wants
as Ian's Band Member
2003
William and Mary
as Policeman
2003
Waking the Dead
as Charlie Ayanike
2001
Doctors
as Joe Fisher
2000
Doctors
as Sean Foster
2000
Belonging
2000
Holby City
as Moses Abebe
1999
Dream Team
as Marlon Baldon
1997
Silent Witness
as DS Ian Cross
1996
Casualty
as Bryce
1986
The Bill
as Jason Fielding
1984
The Bard
as George Moses Horton
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