Acting · Hammersmith, London, England, UK · Born January 2, 1980
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).
MovieWhat is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
2025
as Self - Interviewee
TVThe Diplomat
2023
as Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison
TVThe Bastard Son & the Devil Himself
2022
as Marcus
TVThe Sandman
2022
as The Gray Cat (voice)
Movieear for eye
2021
as US Dad
MovieCome Away
2020
as James Littleton / CJ
MovieHell on the Border
2019
as Bass Reeves
MovieMaleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019
as Percival
TVCarnival Row
2019
as Agreus Astrayon
MovieCold Blood
2019
as Malcolm
MovieHunter Killer
2018
as Cob Wallach
MoviePulsar
2018
as Jonah
MovieAnnihilation
2018
as Daniel
TVTroy: Fall of a City
2018
as Achilles
TVMan in an Orange Shirt
2017
as Steve
MoviePanic
2016
as Andrew Deeley
TVContainment
2016
as Alex 'Lex' Carnahan
TVThe A Word
2016
as Ben Chambers
MovieInside 'Interstellar'
2015
as Self - 'Romillin'
MovieInterstellar
2014
as Romilly
MovieThe Whale
2013
as Richard Peterson
MovieCloud Atlas
2012
as Autua / Lester Rey / Duophsyte
MovieThe Dark Knight Rises
2012
as Skinny Prisoner
TVWhite Heat
2012
as Victor
MovieRed Tails
2012
as Corporal
TVMurderland
2009
as Will
TVLaw & Order: UK
2009
as Lennie Gaines
TVDemons
2009
as Physics Teacher
TVApparitions
2008
as Father Daniel
USS Constellation: Battling for Freedom
2007
as Lokua
TVTorchwood
2006
as Hospital Patient
TVNew Street Law
2006
as DI Farnsworth
MovieShoot the Messenger
2006
as Timothy
MovieShooting Dogs
2006
as François
TVMike Bassett: Manager
2005
as Jeremy Hands
Movie.357
2005
as Kameron
TVDoctor Who
2005
as Harvey
TVThe Brief
2004
as DS Kitson
TVMurder City
2004
as Reporter 2
TVSea of Souls
2004
as Lucas Hegarty
TVComing Up
2003
as Marlon
MovieWhat a Girl Wants
2003
as Ian's Band Member
TVWilliam and Mary
2003
as Policeman
TVWaking the Dead
2001
as Charlie Ayanike
TVDoctors
2000
as Joe Fisher
TVBelonging
2000
TVHolby City
1999
as Moses Abebe
TVDream Team
1997
as Marlon Baldon
TVSilent Witness
1996
as DS Ian Cross
TVCasualty
1986
as Bryce
TVThe Bill
1984
as Jason Fielding
The Bard
as George Moses Horton
Sycoraxe
as Marlon
