David Gant | |
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Born | Scotland | November 12, 1942
Alma mater | Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama |
Occupation(s) | Actor, model |
Years active | 1974–present |
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David Gant (born 12 November 1942) is a Scottish actor and model. [1]
Formerly a banker, Gant changed careers at age 30 [2] to study dramatic art at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, Scotland. [3] 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 . Gant is an Associate and Licentiate of the London College of Music. [4] Gant was the voice actor of Emperor Iedolas Aldercapt in Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV . [5] For the Christmas 2016 period he plays the sheriff in the Theatre Royal Norwich production of Jack and the Beanstalk . [6]
In 2024 David had a minor role in the Netflix Spinoff series The Gentlemen in which it was revealed he possessed a rather large phallus
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