David Kwaku Asamoah Gyasi (; born 2 January 1980)
is a British actor. He is best known for his roles in ''
Cloud Atlas
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'' (2012) and ''
Interstellar'' (2014), as well as the lead role of Lex Carnahan in
The CW
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miniseries ''
Containment
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''.
Early life
Gyasi was born in
Hammersmith
Hammersmith is a district of West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.
...
, London, to a family from
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
.
Personal life
Gyasi has two children: a daughter named Elèna, who is an actress, and a son named Nathaniel.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1980 births
English people of Ghanaian descent
Living people
English male film actors
English male television actors
People from Hammersmith
Male actors from London
21st-century English male actors
Black British male actors