David Gyasi

1980 (46) • Acting

Born: 1/2/1980 (46) in Hammersmith, London, England, UK

Known for: Acting

David Gyasi

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

76%

Harvey

2005

The Sandman

78%

The Gray Cat (voice)

2022

Hunter Killer

69%

Cob Wallach

2018

Carnival Row

77%

Agreus Astrayon

2019

Torchwood

73%

Hospital Patient

2006

The Diplomat

76%

Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison

2023

Cold Blood

53%

Malcolm

2019

Containment

69%

Alex 'Lex' Carnahan

2016

What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas

Self - Interviewee

2025

Sycoraxe

Marlon

2025

Sycoraxe

Co-Producer

2025

The Diplomat

76%

Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison

2023

The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself

73%

Marcus

2022

The Sandman

78%

The Gray Cat (voice)

2022

ear for eye

65%

US Dad

2021

Come Away

58%

James Littleton / CJ

2020

Hell on the Border

55%

Bass Reeves

2019

Hell on the Border

55%

Executive Producer

2019

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

73%

Percival

2019

Carnival Row

77%

Agreus Astrayon

2019

Cold Blood

53%

Malcolm

2019

Hunter Killer

69%

Cob Wallach

2018

Pulsar

43%

Jonah

2018

Annihilation

64%

Daniel

2018

Troy: Fall of a City

58%

Achilles

2018

Man in an Orange Shirt

75%

Steve

2017

Panic

33%

Andrew Deeley

2016

Containment

69%

Alex 'Lex' Carnahan

2016

The A Word

79%

Ben Chambers

2016

Inside 'Interstellar'

69%

Self - 'Romillin'

2015

Interstellar

85%

Romilly

2014

One in Five

Executive Producer

2014

The Whale

53%

Richard Peterson

2013

Cloud Atlas

69%

Autua / Lester Rey / Duophsyte

2012

The Dark Knight Rises

78%

Skinny Prisoner

2012

White Heat

60%

Victor

2012