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