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.
Movie Appearances
Braveheart
as Chief Justice/Executioner
1995
Wish You Were Here
as Mohamed Aziz
2005
Oh Marbella!
as Harvey
2003
Two Brothers
as Auctioneer
2004
Beyond Remedy - Jenseits der Angst
as Gingrich
2010
The Most Reluctant Convert: The Untold Story of C.S. Lewis
as W.T. Kirkpatrick
2021
The Red Violin
as Conductor (Oxford)
1998
The Computer Virus
as Office Boss
2004
Jane Eyre
as Mr. Brocklehurst
1997
Victor/Victoria
as Restaurant Manager
1982
Slave
as Mohamed Azis
2009
Experiment
as Walker
2005
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
as The Duke of Bedford
1999
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
as Casino Croupier
2023
The Chelsea Murders
as Frank
1981
I like
as Blind Photographer
2014
In the Ruins
as Dr. Faber
2016
Remains
as Oscar Chapman
2024
Chaplin
as London Maitre d'
1992
The Devil's Chair
as Dr. Willard
2007
TV Appearances
The Legend of the Lost Keys
as Professor Humphrey Waters
1998
Father Brown
as Claude Chabrol
2013
Tales from the Crypt
as Doctor
1989
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
as Alexander Cameron
2001
Jonathan Creek
as Eric Ipswich
1997
MythQuest
as Merlin / Gorgos
2001
Sherlock
as Mr. Szikora
2010
Outlander
as The Sin Eater
2014
Miracle Workers
as The Oracle
2019
The Witcher: Blood Origin
as Elderly Refugee
2022
The Gentlemen
as Lord Bassington Smythe
2024
Midsomer Murders
as Brandon Monkford
1997