Acting credits
50
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
David Gyasi
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 21Series: 30Crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 55411
IMDb ID: nm1408543
Known for: Acting
Born: January 2, 1980
Age: 46
Place of birth: Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1984 - 2025
Years active: 42
Average TMDB rating: 6.88
Wikidata: Q1174630
Also known as
David Kwaku Asamoah Gyasi • دیوید جیاسی
Other jobs
Executive Producer (2)
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).
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Movies
Movie credits linked with David Gyasi.
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
as Self - Interviewee
2025 Movie
ear for eye
as US Dad
2021 Movie
Come Away
as James Littleton / CJ
2020 Movie
Hell on the Border
as Bass Reeves
2019 Movie
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
as Percival
2019 Movie
Cold Blood
as Malcolm
2019 Movie
Hunter Killer
as Cob Wallach
2018 Movie
Pulsar
as Jonah
2018 Movie
Annihilation
as Daniel
2018 Movie
Panic
as Andrew Deeley
2016 Movie
Inside 'Interstellar'
as Self - 'Romillin'
2015 Movie
Interstellar
as Romilly
2014 Movie
One in Five
Executive Producer
2014 Movie
The Whale
as Richard Peterson
2013 Movie
Cloud Atlas
as Autua / Lester Rey / Duophsyte
2012 Movie
The Dark Knight Rises
as Skinny Prisoner
2012 Movie
Red Tails
as Corporal
2012 Movie
Shoot the Messenger
as Timothy
2006 Movie
Shooting Dogs
as François
2006 Movie
.357
as Kameron
2005 Movie
What a Girl Wants
as Ian's Band Member
2003 Movie
Series
Series credits linked with David Gyasi.
The Diplomat
as Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison • 30 eps
2023 Series
The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself
as Marcus • 3 eps
2022 Series
The Sandman
as The Gray Cat (voice) • 1 eps
2022 Series
Carnival Row
as Agreus Astrayon • 18 eps
2019 Series
Troy: Fall of a City
as Achilles • 8 eps
2018 Series
Man in an Orange Shirt
as Steve • 1 eps
2017 Series
Containment
as Alex 'Lex' Carnahan • 13 eps
2016 Series
The A Word
as Ben Chambers • 6 eps
2016 Series
White Heat
as Victor • 6 eps
2012 Series
Murderland
as Will • 2 eps
2009 Series
Law & Order: UK
as Lennie Gaines • 1 eps
2009 Series
Demons
as Physics Teacher • 1 eps
2009 Series
Apparitions
as Father Daniel • 2 eps
2008 Series
Torchwood
as Hospital Patient • 1 eps
2006 Series
New Street Law
as DI Farnsworth • 1 eps
2006 Series
Mike Bassett: Manager
as Jeremy Hands • 6 eps
2005 Series
Doctor Who
as Harvey • 1 eps
2005 Series
The Brief
as DS Kitson • 1 eps
2004 Series
Murder City
as Reporter 2 • 1 eps
2004 Series
Sea of Souls
as Lucas Hegarty • 2 eps
2004 Series
Coming Up
as Marlon • 1 eps
2003 Series
William and Mary
as Policeman • 1 eps
2003 Series
Waking the Dead
as Charlie Ayanike • 2 eps
2001 Series
Doctors
as Joe Fisher • 1 eps
2000 Series