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David Gant

Born 1943-01-01
📍 Scotland, UK

David Gant (born 1943) is a Scottish actor and model.

Formerly a banker, Gant changed careers at age 30 to study dramatic art at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, Scotland. Graduating in 1974, he has found roles in theatre, film and television.

His credits include Coriolanus at Chichester Festival Theatre, and the films Victor/Victoria (1982), The Draughtsman's Contract (1982), The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982), Gandhi (1982), Brazil (1985), Chaplin (1992), Restoration (1995), Braveheart (1995), The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999), Lagaan (2001) and Jonathan Creek: The Sinner and the Sandman (2014). He also voiced Oswald of Carim in the 2011 video game Dark Souls and Lord Aldia in the sequel, Dark Souls II, more specifically its special edition rerelease Scholar of the First Sin. Gant is an Associate and Licentiate of the London College of Music. Gant was the voice actor of Emperor Iedolas Aldercapt in Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV. For the Christmas 2016 period he plays the sheriff in the Theatre Royal Norwich production of Jack and the Beanstalk.

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Mary
as Simeon
2024
The Gentlemen
as Lord Bassington Smythe
2024
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
as Casino Croupier
2023
The Witcher: Blood Origin
as Elderly Refugee
2022
The Most Reluctant Convert: The Untold Story of C.S. Lewis
as W.T. Kirkpatrick
2021
Miracle Workers
as The Oracle
2019
Snowflake
as Caleb
2017
The Fitzroy
as Mr. Thompson
2017
In the Ruins
as Dr. Faber
2016
The Last Kingdom
as Ceolwulf
2015
The Bad Education Movie
as Mick
2015
The Last Picture
as Ambrosius Gant
2015
I like
as Blind Photographer
2014
Outlander
as The Sin Eater
2014
Crackanory
as Various
2013
Father Brown
as Claude Chabrol
2013
Outpost: Black Sun
as Klausener
2012
Beyond Remedy - Jenseits der Angst
as Gingrich
2010
Sherlock
as Mr. Szikora
2010
Slave
as Mohamed Azis
2009
The Devil's Chair
as Dr. Willard
2007
Experiment
as Walker
2005
Wish You Were Here
as Mohamed Aziz
2005
Fallen
as Michael Richard Blaine
2004
Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt
as Professor Philips
2004
Two Brothers
as Auctioneer
2004
The Computer Virus
as Office Boss
2004
Seeing Double
as Victor
2003
Oh Marbella!
as Harvey
2003
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
as Alexander Cameron
2001
MythQuest
as Merlin / Gorgos
2001
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
as Maj. Warren
2001
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
as The Duke of Bedford
1999
G:MT Greenwich Mean Time
as Photographer
1999
The Red Violin
as Conductor (Oxford)
1998
Dangerous Beauty
as Bolognetti
1998
The Legend of the Lost Keys
as Professor Humphrey Waters
1998
The Garden of Redemption
as Gypsy
1997
Jonathan Creek
as Eric Ipswich
1997
Midsomer Murders
as Brandon Monkford
1997
Jane Eyre
as Mr. Brocklehurst
1997
Restoration
as Chaffinch
1995
Braveheart
as Chief Justice/Executioner
1995
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
as Gallery Owner
1993
Chaplin
as London Maitre d'
1992
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale
as Broker
1989
Tales from the Crypt
as Doctor
1989
Harem
as Chief Commander
1986
Brazil
as Interview Official
1985
A Pattern of Roses
as Headmaster
1983
The Wicked Lady
as Clergyman in Church
1983
Gandhi
as Daniels
1982
The Draughtsman's Contract
as Seymour
1982
The Scarlet Pimpernel
as Fouquet
1982
Moonlighting
as Aquascutum Assistant
1982
Firefox
as KGB Official
1982
Victor/Victoria
as Restaurant Manager
1982
The Chelsea Murders
as Frank
1981
Babylon
as Police Comissioner
1980
Sapphire & Steel
as Eldred
1979