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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

60

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-01-01 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

-

Also Known As

David Gant

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

Braveheart

1995

Braveheart

as

Chief Justice/Executioner

Wish You Were Here

2005

Wish You Were Here

as

Mohamed Aziz

Oh Marbella!

2003

Oh Marbella!

as

Harvey

Two Brothers

2004

Two Brothers

as

Auctioneer

Beyond Remedy

2009

Beyond Remedy

as

Gingrich

The Red Violin

1998

The Red Violin

as

Conductor (Oxford)

The Computer Virus

2004

The Computer Virus

as

Office Boss

Jane Eyre

1997

Jane Eyre

as

Mr. Brocklehurst

Victor/Victoria

1982

Victor/Victoria

as

Restaurant Manager

Slave

2009

Slave

as

Mohamed Azis

Experiment

2005

Experiment

as

Walker

I like

2014

I like

as

Blind Photographer

In the Ruins

2016

In the Ruins

as

Dr. Faber

Remains

2024

Remains

as

Oscar Chapman

Chaplin

1992

Chaplin

as

London Maitre d'

The Devil's Chair

2007

The Devil's Chair

as

Dr. Willard

Gandhi

1982

Gandhi

as

Daniels

Outpost: Black Sun

2012

Outpost: Black Sun

as

Klausener

The Summer House

1993

The Summer House

as

Gallery Owner

Fallen

2004

Fallen

as

Michael Richard Blaine

Snowflake

2017

Snowflake

as

Caleb

Harem

1986

Harem

as

Chief Commander

Babylon

1980

Babylon

as

Police Comissioner

Moonlighting

1982

Moonlighting

as

Aquascutum Assistant

A Pattern of Roses

1983

A Pattern of Roses

as

Headmaster

The Fitzroy

2017

The Fitzroy

as

Mr. Thompson

Firefox

1982

Firefox

as

KGB Official

The Last Picture

2015

The Last Picture

as

Ambrosius Gant

Brazil

1985

Brazil

as

Interview Official

Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt

2004

Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt

as

Professor Philips

Dangerous Beauty

1998

Dangerous Beauty

as

Bolognetti

Seeing Double

2003

Seeing Double

as

Victor

G:MT Greenwich Mean Time

1999

G:MT Greenwich Mean Time

as

Photographer

Felix Dexter in Douglas

1996

Felix Dexter in Douglas

as

New Age Therapist

Restoration

1995

Restoration

as

Chaffinch

The Wicked Lady

1983

The Wicked Lady

as

Clergyman in Church

Mary

2024

Mary

as

Simeon

The Dark Sorcerer

The Dark Sorcerer

as

The Dark Sorcerer

The Legend of the Lost Keys

The Legend of the Lost Keys

as

Professor Humphrey Waters

Father Brown

Father Brown

as

Claude Chabrol

Jonathan Creek

Jonathan Creek

as

Eric Ipswich

MythQuest

MythQuest

as

Merlin / Gorgos

Sherlock

Sherlock

as

Mr. Szikora

Outlander

Outlander

as

The Sin Eater

Miracle Workers

Miracle Workers

as

The Oracle

The Witcher: Blood Origin

The Witcher: Blood Origin

as

Elderly Refugee

The Gentlemen

The Gentlemen

as

Lord Bassington Smythe

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as

Brandon Monkford

Production

Crew

Directing