David Gant

Acting

Born January 1, 1943, 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. Source: Article "David Gant" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Filmography

• 2024Mary — Simeon
• 2024Remains — Oscar Chapman
• The Gentlemen — Lord Bassington Smythe
• 2023The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar — Casino Croupier
• The Witcher: Blood Origin — Elderly Refugee
• 2021The Most Reluctant Convert: The Untold Story of C.S. Lewis — W.T. Kirkpatrick
• Miracle Workers — The Oracle
• 2017Snowflake — Caleb
• 2017The Fitzroy — Mr. Thompson
• 2016In the Ruins — Dr. Faber
• 2016Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV — Ledolas Aldercapt (Voice: English version)
• 2015The Bad Education Movie — Mick
• The Last Kingdom — Ceolwulf
• 2015The Last Picture — Ambrosius Gant
• 2014I like — Blind Photographer
• Outlander — The Sin Eater
• 2013Belle — Zoffany
• Crackanory — Various
• Father Brown — Claude Chabrol
• 2013The Dark Sorcerer — The Dark Sorcerer
• 2012Outpost: Black Sun — Klausener
• 2010Beyond Remedy - Jenseits der Angst — Gingrich
• Sherlock — Mr. Szikora
• 2009Slave — Mohamed Azis
• 2007The Devil's Chair — Dr. Willard
• 2005Cold & Dark — Supt Maddox
• 2005Experiment — Walker
• 2005Wish You Were Here — Mohamed Aziz
• web62.com InterViews — David Gant
• 2004Fallen — Michael Richard Blaine
• 2004Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt — Professor Philips
• 2004The Computer Virus — Office Boss
• 2004Two Brothers — Auctioneer
• 2003Oh Marbella! — Harvey
• 2003Seeing Double — Victor
• 2001Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India — Maj. Warren
• Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes — Alexander Cameron
• MythQuest — Merlin / Gorgos
• 1999G:MT Greenwich Mean Time — Photographer
• 1999The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc — The Duke of Bedford
• 1998Dangerous Beauty — Bolognetti
• The Legend of the Lost Keys — Professor Humphrey Waters
• 1998The Red Violin — Conductor (Oxford)
• 1997Jane Eyre — Mr. Brocklehurst
• Jonathan Creek — Eric Ipswich
• Midsomer Murders — Brandon Monkford
• 1997The Garden of Redemption — Gypsy
• 1996Felix Dexter in Douglas — New Age Therapist
• 1995Braveheart — Chief Justice/Executioner
• 1995Restoration — Chaffinch
• 1993The Clothes in the Wardrobe — Gallery Owner
• 1992Chaplin — London Maitre D'
• 1989Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale — Broker
• Tales from the Crypt — Doctor
• 1986Harem — Chief Commander
• 1985Brazil — Interview Official
• Moonfleet — Reverend Glennie
• 1983A Pattern of Roses — Headmaster
• 1983The Wicked Lady — Clergyman in Church
• 1982Firefox — KGB Official
• 1982Gandhi — Daniels
• 1982Moonlighting — Aquascutum Assistant
• 1982The Draughtsman's Contract — Seymour
• 1982The Scarlet Pimpernel — Fouquet
• 1982Victor/Victoria — Restaurant Manager
• 1981The Chelsea Murders — Frank
• 1980Babylon — Police Comissioner
• Sapphire & Steel — Eldred