--- name: "David Gyasi" canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-gyasi" fi1m_id: "david-gyasi" imdb_id: "nm1408543" tmdb_id: 55411 wikidata_id: "Q1174630" roles: ["Actor"] born: "2 January 1980" reviewed_on_fi1m: 4 average_fi1m_score: 71 average_as: "actor" average_over: 4 updated: "2026-10-07T13:43:58.709026+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # David Gyasi ## Identity David Gyasi - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-gyasi - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** david-gyasi - **IMDb ID:** nm1408543 - **TMDB ID:** 55411 - **Wikidata ID:** Q1174630 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Gyasi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1174630, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1408543/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/55411 Actor. Born 2 January 1980 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 2 January 1980, Hammersmith, London, England, UK - **Active:** 2014–present - **Also known as:** David Kwaku Asamoah Gyasi, دیوید جیاسی - **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as actor, over 4 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 69 (3), 2020s 76 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 66 across 4 titles - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 4 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Adventure 2, Drama 2, Science Fiction 2, Family 1, Fantasy 1, Horror 1 - **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $1,281m across 3 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Gyasi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1174630, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1408543/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/55411 ## Streaming the US now - **Apple TV:** [*Annihilation*](https://film.one/film/annihilation.md) (82), [*Interstellar*](https://film.one/film/interstellar.md) (79) - **Netflix:** [*The Diplomat*](https://film.one/tv/the-diplomat.md) (76) - **Disney+:** [*Maleficent: Mistress of Evil*](https://film.one/film/maleficent-mistress-of-evil.md) (46) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on David Gyasi > David Gyasi gives authority figures a steadiness worth watching. We rate his ability to suggest someone weighing difficult choices, though *The Diplomat* too often asks him to supply the seriousness its writing has neglected. David Gyasi's Austin Dennison brings a welcome composure to *The Diplomat* (2023). As Foreign Secretary, he gives us someone who seems capable of thinking through a problem without making a performance of it. We believe he could do the job, which matters in a series so ready to make its British officials look foolish. We rate him here, even when the writing gives him too little room. Supporting parts in *Cloud Atlas* (2012) and Christopher Nolan's *Interstellar* (2014), in which he played Romilly, brought his film breakthrough. Television then offered leading roles in *Containment* (2016), *Troy: Fall of a City* (2018) and *Carnival Row* (2019–2023). Science fiction, fantasy and action recur through this work, often requiring physical preparation and fight work. Those larger television parts have given him opportunities to play people with competing impulses. For Achilles, the preparation included demanding fight choreography that Gyasi performed himself. Yet *Troy: Fall of a City* presents the character as a pacifist, giving him something to play beyond readiness for battle. Agreus Astrayon, the wealthy faun he plays in *Carnival Row*, is another character whose position complicates a simple reading of him. These choices fit his stated interest in characters who resist easy judgements about good and bad. Our reservation about Dennison is the writing around him. Alongside Rory Kinnear's Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge, he too often becomes someone for Kate to outthink. We grew frustrated when the British side was made so easy to outmanoeuvre; the programme was wasting the credibility Gyasi brought to it. That is a complaint about the script, not a request for him to play the Foreign Secretary more loudly. *The Diplomat* is worth watching for him, with a caveat about how little independence its British characters are granted. His calm is an asset, but we would not want it to become an excuse to keep casting him as the reasonable alternative. Give him more of the difficult decisions, and let the other characters adjust. ## Biography David Gyasi is a British actor. He studied drama at Middlesex University and began appearing in television and film roles from 2003. His film credits include *Cloud Atlas* (2012), *The Dark Knight Rises* (2012), *Interstellar* (2014), *Annihilation* (2018) and *Maleficent: Mistress of Evil* (2019). On television he has played roles in *Doctor Who* (2005), the lead in the miniseries *Containment* (2016), Agreus Astrayon in *Carnival Row* (2019–2023), and Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison in *The Diplomat* (2023–present). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (4) - *The Diplomat* (2023), Fi1m 76, as Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-diplomat.md) - *Maleficent: Mistress of Evil* (2019), Fi1m 46, as Percival — [page](https://film.one/film/maleficent-mistress-of-evil.md) - *Annihilation* (2018), Fi1m 82, as Daniel — [page](https://film.one/film/annihilation.md) - *Interstellar* (2014), Fi1m 79, as Romilly — [page](https://film.one/film/interstellar.md) ## Complete filmography (52) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Sycoraxe* (2025), as Marlon · Co-Producer - *The Diplomat* (2023), series, as Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-diplomat.md) - *The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself* (2022), series, as Marcus - *The Sandman* (2022), series, as The Gray Cat (voice) - *ear for eye* (2021), as US Dad - *Come Away* (2020), as James Littleton / CJ - *Hell on the Border* (2019), as Bass Reeves · Executive Producer - *Maleficent: Mistress of Evil* (2019), as Percival — Fi1m 46, [page](https://film.one/film/maleficent-mistress-of-evil.md) - *Carnival Row* (2019), series, as Agreus Astrayon - *Cold Blood* (2019), as Malcolm - *Hunter Killer* (2018), as Cob Wallach - *Pulsar* (2018), as Jonah - *Annihilation* (2018), as Daniel — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/annihilation.md) - *Troy: Fall of a City* (2018), series, as Achilles - *Man in an Orange Shirt* (2017), series, as Steve - *Panic* (2016), as Andrew Deeley - *Containment* (2016), series, as Alex 'Lex' Carnahan - *The A Word* (2016), series, as Ben Chambers - *Interstellar* (2014), as Romilly — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/interstellar.md) - *One in Five* (2014), Executive Producer - *The Whale* (2013), as Richard Peterson - *Cloud Atlas* (2012), as Autua / Lester Rey / Duophsyte - *The Dark Knight Rises* (2012), as Skinny Prisoner — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-knight-rises.md) - *White Heat* (2012), series, as Victor - *Red Tails* (2012), as Corporal - *Murderland* (2009), series, as Will - *Law & Order: UK* (2009), series, as Lennie Gaines - *Demons* (2009), series, as Physics Teacher - *Apparitions* (2008), series, as Father Daniel - *USS Constellation: Battling for Freedom* (2007), as Lokua - *Torchwood* (2006), series, as Hospital Patient — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/torchwood.md) - *New Street Law* (2006), series, as DI Farnsworth - *Shoot the Messenger* (2006), as Timothy - *Shooting Dogs* (2006), as François - *Mike Bassett: Manager* (2005), series, as Jeremy Hands - *.357* (2005), as Kameron - *Doctor Who* (2005), series, as Harvey — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md) - *The Brief* (2004), series, as DS Kitson - *Murder City* (2004), series, as Reporter 2 - *Sea of Souls* (2004), series, as Lucas Hegarty - *Coming Up* (2003), series, as Marlon - *What a Girl Wants* (2003), as Ian's Band Member - *William and Mary* (2003), series, as Policeman - *Waking the Dead* (2001), series, as Charlie Ayanike - *Doctors* (2000), series, as Joe Fisher, Sean Foster - *Belonging* (2000), series, Actor - *Holby City* (1999), series, as Moses Abebe - *Dream Team* (1997), series, as Marlon Baldon - *Silent Witness* (1996), series, as DS Ian Cross - *Casualty* (1986), series, as Bryce — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md) - *The Bill* (1984), series, as Jason Fielding - *The Bard*, as George Moses Horton ## Gallery - ![David Gyasi](https://film.one/media/person/24507/gallery-49158ee0f0bd.jpg) David Gyasi — Image via TMDB - ![David Gyasi](https://film.one/media/person/24507/gallery-0505b5091fed.jpg) David Gyasi — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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