David Gyasi
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 (22)
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
as Self - Interviewee
2025
ear for eye
as US Dad
2021
Come Away
as James Littleton / CJ
2020
Hell on the Border
as Bass Reeves
2019
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
as Percival
2019
Cold Blood
as Malcolm
2019
Hunter Killer
as Cob Wallach
2018
Pulsar
as Jonah
2018
Annihilation
as Daniel
2018
Panic
as Andrew Deeley
2016
Inside 'Interstellar'
as Self - 'Romillin'
2015
Interstellar
as Romilly
2014
One in Five
Executive Producer (Production)
2014
The Whale
as Richard Peterson
2013
Cloud Atlas
as Autua / Lester Rey / Duophsyte
2012
The Dark Knight Rises
as Skinny Prisoner
2012
Red Tails
as Corporal
2012
USS Constellation: Battling for Freedom
as Lokua
2007
Shoot the Messenger
as Timothy
2006
Shooting Dogs
as François
2006
.357
as Kameron
2005
What a Girl Wants
as Ian's Band Member
2003
TV Shows (28)
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
Carnival Row
as Agreus Astrayon
2019
Troy: Fall of a City
as Achilles
2018
Man in an Orange Shirt
as Steve
2017
Containment
as Alex 'Lex' Carnahan
2016
The A Word
as Ben Chambers
2016
White Heat
as Victor
2012
Murderland
as Will
2009
Law & Order: UK
as Lennie Gaines
2009
Demons
as Physics Teacher
2009
Apparitions
as Father Daniel
2008
Torchwood
as Hospital Patient
2006
New Street Law
as DI Farnworth
2006
Mike Bassett: Manager
as Jeremy Hands
2005
Doctor Who
as Harvey
2005
The Brief
as DS Kitson
2004
Murder City
as Reporter 2
2004
No Angels
as Leonard
2004
Sea of Souls
as Lucas Hegarty
2004
Coming Up
as Marlon
2003
William and Mary
as Policeman
2003
Waking the Dead
as Charlie Ayanike
2001
Doctors
as Joe Fisher
2000
Belonging
2000
Holby City
as Moses Abebe
1999
Dream Team
as Marlon Baldon
1997