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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1964-03-01 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Brampton, Cumberland, England

Also Known As

Sean Brian Gilder

Sean Gilder

Biography

Sean Brian Gilder (born 1 March 1964) is an English stage, film and screen actor, he is also a playwright

Gilder was born in Brampton, Cumberland, England. He is best known for his portrayal of Paddy Maguire on Shameless from 2005 to 2010, and as Styles on Hornblower. He has appeared in Doctor Who (as the Sycorax Leader) as well as New Tricks, Gangs of New York, and the 2004 film, King Arthur.

Known For

7.3%

Gangs of New York

Dec 14, 2002

7.5%

Doctor Who

Mar 26, 2005

6.3%

King Arthur

Jul 7, 2004

8.3%

The Last Kingdom

Oct 10, 2015

7.9%

His Dark Materials

Nov 3, 2019

7.8%

Shadow and Bone

Apr 23, 2021

7.6%

The Fall

Sep 9, 2006

8.0%

Atlanta

Sep 6, 2016

7.9%

Slow Horses

Apr 1, 2022

7.5%

Midsomer Murders

Mar 23, 1997

7.8%

Poldark

Mar 8, 2015

7.8%

Life on Mars

Jan 9, 2006

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Acting

—		Bad Apples as Frank
—		Inheritance as Tom McKenzie

2024		Starve Acre as Gordon
2024		Passenger as Tony Corrigan
2024		Mary & George as Sir Thomas Compton

2023		The Undertaker as Kelly
2023		The Gold as DI Neville Carter

2022		Sherwood as Dean Simmons
2022		The Road Dance as Peter
2022		Slow Horses as Sam Chapman

2021		The Amazing Mr. Blunden as Dave Tucker
2021		Shadow and Bone as Dressen

2020

Out of Her Mind as Simon

2019		His Dark Materials as Father Graves
2019		Alien: Isolation – The Digital Series as Henry Marlow

2018

The Good Soldier Schwejk

2017

Faithless as Det. McIlveny

2016

Atlanta as Folk

2015		Rust as Richard
2015		The Last Kingdom as Wulfhere
2015		Poldark as Tholly Tregirls

2014

The Duchess of Malfi as Bosola

2013

The Selfish Giant as Kitten

2012		Them From That Thing as Various
2012		Treasure Island as Black Dog

2011		Death in Paradise as Skip Marsden
2011		Vera as Bobby

2009

Doctor Who Greatest Moments as Self

2008

The 9/11 Faker as Self - Narrator US (voice)

2006		The Fall as Walt Purdy
2006		Life on Mars as Leslie Johns

2005		Desire Management as Crying Man
2005		Doctor Who as Sycorax Leader
2005		Doctor Who Confidential

2004		King Arthur as Jols
2004		Shameless as Paddy Maguire
2004		New Tricks

2003		State of Play
2003		Hornblower: Duty as Styles
2003		Hornblower: Loyalty as Styles

2002		Gangs of New York as Rat Pit Game Master
2002		Ultimate Force
2002		AKA as Tim Lyttleton

2001		Mike Bassett: England Manager as Journalist
2001		Murphy's Law
2001		Hornblower: Retribution as Styles
2001		Hornblower: Mutiny as Styles

2000		Honest as The Hawk
2000		Don Quixote as Captain

1999		Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters as Styles
1999		Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil as Styles
1999		The Vice

1998		Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant as Styles
1998		Hornblower: The Even Chance as Styles
1998		Hornblower as Styles
1998		Far from the Madding Crowd as Joseph Poorgrass

1997		Clancy's Kitchen as Nick
1997		Touching Evil as Steve Carroll
1997		Midsomer Murders as Danny Carver
1997		The Investigator
1997		Dual Balls

1996		The Innocent Sleep as Police Constable
1996		Our Friends in the North as PC Lukoschek

1995		Rich Deceiver as Sean Murphy
1995		Bugs

1994

Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge as Liam Partridge

1992		A Touch of Frost
1992		Between the Lines

1986		Casualty as D.S. Hennessy
1986		Casualty as DS Hennessy
1986		Casualty as D.I. Langen
1986		Casualty as DS Langen

1984

The Bill as John Kirkby