Person
David Gyasi
Acting · Born 1980-01-02 · Hammersmith, 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).
Known for
Doctor Who
Harvey
Interstellar
Romilly
Silent Witness
DS Ian Cross
Holby City
Moses Abebe
Casualty
Bryce
The Sandman
The Gray Cat (voice)
Doctors
Joe Fisher
Waking the Dead
Charlie Ayanike
Torchwood
Hospital Patient
The Diplomat
Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison
Filmography
- 2025What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud AtlasSelf - Interviewee
- 2023The DiplomatForeign Secretary Austin Dennison
- 2022The Bastard Son & the Devil HimselfMarcus
- 2022The SandmanThe Gray Cat (voice)
- 2021ear for eyeUS Dad
- 2020Come AwayJames Littleton / CJ
- 2019Hell on the BorderBass Reeves
- 2019Maleficent: Mistress of EvilPercival
- 2019Carnival RowAgreus Astrayon
- 2019Cold BloodMalcolm
- 2018Hunter KillerCob Wallach
- 2018PulsarJonah
- 2018AnnihilationDaniel
- 2018Troy: Fall of a CityAchilles
- 2017Man in an Orange ShirtSteve
- 2016PanicAndrew Deeley
- 2016ContainmentAlex 'Lex' Carnahan
- 2016The A WordBen Chambers
- 2015Inside 'Interstellar'Self - 'Romillin'
- 2014InterstellarRomilly
- 2014One in FiveExecutive Producer
- 2013The WhaleRichard Peterson
- 2012Cloud AtlasAutua / Lester Rey / Duophsyte
- 2012The Dark Knight RisesSkinny Prisoner
- 2012White HeatVictor
- 2012Red TailsCorporal
- 2009MurderlandWill
- 2009Law & Order: UKLennie Gaines
- 2009DemonsPhysics Teacher
- 2008ApparitionsFather Daniel
- 2007USS Constellation: Battling for FreedomLokua
- 2006TorchwoodHospital Patient
- 2006New Street LawDI Farnsworth
- 2006Shoot the MessengerTimothy
- 2006Shooting DogsFrançois
- 2005Mike Bassett: ManagerJeremy Hands
- 2005.357Kameron
- 2005Doctor WhoHarvey
- 2004The BriefDS Kitson
- 2004Murder CityReporter 2
- 2004Sea of SoulsLucas Hegarty
- 2003Coming UpMarlon
- 2003What a Girl WantsIan's Band Member
- 2003William and MaryPoliceman
- 2001Waking the DeadCharlie Ayanike
- 2000DoctorsJoe Fisher
- 2000Belonging
- 1999Holby CityMoses Abebe
- 1997Dream TeamMarlon Baldon
- 1996Silent WitnessDS Ian Cross
- 1986CasualtyBryce
- 1984The BillJason Fielding
- —The BardGeorge Moses Horton
- —SycoraxeMarlon
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