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David Gant

Acting

Born January 1, 1943 · Scotland, UK

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.

Filmography39 titles

Sherlock

2010as Mr. Szikora

The Last Kingdom

2015as Ceolwulf

Outlander

2014as The Sin Eater

Tales from the Crypt

1989as Doctor

Braveheart

1995as Chief Justice/Executioner

The Gentlemen

2024as Lord Bassington Smythe

Brazil

1985as Interview Official

Father Brown

2013as Claude Chabrol

Gandhi

1982as Daniels

Midsomer Murders

1997as Brandon Monkford

Jonathan Creek

1997as Eric Ipswich

Chaplin

1992as London Maitre d'

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

2023as Casino Croupier

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

2001as Maj. Warren

The Red Violin

1998as Conductor (Oxford)

Victor/Victoria

1982as Restaurant Manager

Sapphire & Steel

1979as Eldred

Two Brothers

2004as Auctioneer

Jane Eyre

1997as Mr. Brocklehurst

The Draughtsman's Contract

1982as Seymour

Dangerous Beauty

1998as Bolognetti

Moonlighting

1982as Aquascutum Assistant

Babylon

1980as Police Comissioner

Miracle Workers

2019as The Oracle

The Scarlet Pimpernel

1982as Fouquet

Snowflake

2017as Caleb

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

1999as The Duke of Bedford

Mary

2024as Simeon

CS Lewis: The Most Reluctant Convert

2021as W.T. Kirkpatrick

Restoration

1995as Chaffinch

Firefox

1982as KGB Official

The Clothes in the Wardrobe

1993as Gallery Owner

The Bad Education Movie

2015as Mick

G:MT Greenwich Mean Time

1999as Photographer

Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt

2004as Professor Philips

Outpost: Black Sun

2012as Klausener

The Wicked Lady

1983as Clergyman in Church

Experiment

2005as Walker

The Devil's Chair

2007as Dr. Willard