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Sean Gilder

ACTOR · FROM BRAMPTON, UK

Sean Gilder

Born 1964 · 62 years old74 credits since 1984

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In the pictureThe Last Kingdom

ABOUT SEAN

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.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born1 March 1964

BirthplaceBrampton, UK

Known forActing

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Known for

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The Last Kingdom poster

Series

The Last Kingdom

2015–2022IMDb8.5

Slow Horses poster

Series

2022–IMDb8.4

The Fall poster

Movie

2008IMDb7.8

His Dark Materials poster

Series

His Dark Materials

2019–2023IMDb7.7

Poldark poster

Series

2015–2019IMDb8.2

Shameless poster

Series

2004–2013IMDb8.0

White House Farm poster

Series

White House Farm

2020IMDb7.4

Sherwood poster

Series

2022–IMDb7.4

The Selfish Giant poster

Movie

The Selfish Giant

2013IMDb7.3

State of Play poster

Series

2003IMDb8.3

The Gold poster

Series

2023–2025IMDb7.4

Starve Acre poster

Movie

2024IMDb5.5

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 55
Average IMDb: 7.4
Highest rated: AtlantaIMDb 8.6
Working since: 1984

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

74 credits

The 2020s

16 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average

Bad Apples poster

Movie

2026IMDb7.0

as Frank

Possession poster

Series

2026–IMDb5.5

as Tom McKenzie · 5 episodes

The Witness poster

Series

2026IMDb6.5

as DCS Nicholas Campbell · 3 episodes

Star City poster

Series

2026–IMDb7.6

as Vladimir Belikov · 2 episodes

Starve Acre poster

Movie

2024IMDb5.5

as Gordon

Passenger poster

Series

2024IMDb5.8

as Tony Corrigan · 6 episodes

Mary & George poster

Series

2024IMDb6.8

as Sir Thomas Compton · 2 episodes

Not on Cineora

The Undertaker

2023

as Kelly

The 2010s

16 titles · IMDb 7.6 on average

His Dark Materials poster

Series

His Dark Materials

2019–2023IMDb7.7

as Father Graves · 3 episodes

Alien: Isolation - The Digital Series poster

Series

Alien: Isolation - The Digital Series

2019IMDb6.3

as Henry Marlow (voice) · 7 episodes

Not on Cineora

The Good Soldier Schwejk

2018

Not on Cineora

Faithless

2017

as Det. McIlveny

Atlanta poster

Series

2016–2022IMDb8.6

as Folk · 1 episode

Rust

Not on Cineora

Rust

2015

as Richard

The Last Kingdom poster

Series

The Last Kingdom

2015–2022IMDb8.5

as Wulfhere · 4 episodes

Not on Cineora

SunTrap

2015

as Pirate Pete · 1 episode

The 2000s

19 titles · IMDb 7.5 on average

The Fall poster

Movie

2008IMDb7.8

as Walt Purdy

Life on Mars poster

Series

2006–2007IMDb8.3

as Leslie Johns · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion

2005

as Sycorax Leader

Not on Cineora

Desire Management

2005

as Crying Man

King Arthur poster

Movie

2004IMDb6.3

as Jols

Shameless poster

Series

2004–2013IMDb8.0

as Paddy Maguire · 58 episodes

New Tricks poster

Series

2004–2015IMDb8.0

1 episode

State of Play poster

Series

2003IMDb8.3

as DS Mark 'Chewy' Cheweski · 3 episodes

The 1990s

21 titles · IMDb 7.7 on average

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters poster

Movie

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

1999IMDb7.9

as Styles

Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil poster

Movie

Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil

1999IMDb7.8

as Styles

Not on Cineora

The Vice

1999

as Officer Sam Shepley · 1 episode

Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant poster

Movie

Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant

1998IMDb8.0

as Styles

Hornblower: The Even Chance poster

Movie

Hornblower: The Even Chance

1998IMDb8.1

as Styles

Hornblower poster

Series

1998–2003TMDB7.7

as Styles · 8 episodes

Not on Cineora

Far from the Madding Crowd

1998

as Joseph Poorgrass · 4 episodes

Far from the Madding Crowd poster

Movie

Far from the Madding Crowd

1998IMDb7.4

as Joseph Poorgrass

The 1980s

2 titles · IMDb 6.5 on average

Casualty poster

Series

1986–IMDb6.2

as D.S. Hennessy · 2 episodes

The Bill poster

Series

1984–2010IMDb6.7

as John Kirkby · 3 episodes

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Sean’s titles.

Ioan GruffuddKing Arthur, Hornblower: The Even Chance and 8 more

Robert LindsayHornblower: The Even Chance, Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant and 7 more

Paul CopleyHornblower: The Even Chance, Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant and 6 more

Andrew GrieveDirector · Hornblower: The Even Chance, Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant and 6 more

Jamie BamberHornblower: Mutiny, Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters and 3 more

Paul McGannHornblower: Mutiny, Hornblower: Retribution and 3 more

Philip GlenisterLife on Mars, State of Play and 3 more

C. S. ForesterWriter · Hornblower: The Even Chance, Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant and 3 more

Ian McElhinneyHornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant, Hornblower: Retribution and 1 more

Julia SawalhaHornblower: Loyalty, Hornblower: Duty and 1 more