David Gyasi
Acting
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).
Filmography 53
Movies (23)
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas2025Self - Interviewee
ear for eye2021US Dad
Come Away2020James Littleton / CJ
Hell on the Border2019Bass Reeves
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil2019Percival
Cold Blood2019Malcolm
Hunter Killer2018Cob Wallach
Pulsar2018Jonah
Annihilation2018Daniel
Panic2016Andrew Deeley
Inside 'Interstellar'2015Self - 'Romillin'
Interstellar2014Romilly
The Whale2013Richard Peterson
Cloud Atlas2012Autua / Lester Rey / Duophsyte
The Dark Knight Rises2012Skinny Prisoner
Red Tails2012Corporal- USS Constellation: Battling for Freedom2007Lokua
Shoot the Messenger2006Timothy
Shooting Dogs2006François
.3572005Kameron
What a Girl Wants2003Ian's Band Member- SycoraxeMarlon
- The BardGeorge Moses Horton
Shows (30)
The Diplomat2023Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison
The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself2022Marcus
The Sandman2022The Gray Cat (voice)
Carnival Row2019Agreus Astrayon
Troy: Fall of a City2018Achilles
Man in an Orange Shirt2017Steve
Containment2016Alex 'Lex' Carnahan
The A Word2016Ben Chambers
White Heat2012Victor
Murderland2009Will
Law & Order: UK2009Lennie Gaines
Demons2009Physics Teacher
Apparitions2008Father Daniel
Torchwood2006Hospital Patient
New Street Law2006DI Farnsworth
Mike Bassett: Manager2005Jeremy Hands
Doctor Who2005Harvey
The Brief2004DS Kitson
Murder City2004Reporter 2
Sea of Souls2004Lucas Hegarty
Coming Up2003Marlon
William and Mary2003Policeman
Waking the Dead2001Charlie Ayanike
Doctors2000Joe Fisher
Belonging2000
Holby City1999Moses Abebe
Dream Team1997Marlon Baldon
Silent Witness1996DS Ian Cross
Casualty1986Bryce
The Bill1984Jason Fielding