ACTOR · FROM LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
Gary Lydon
1964–202637 credits since 19961 coming up
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ABOUT GARY
Gary Lydon was a British/Irish actor who starred in films such as The Guard and The Banshees of Inisherin.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born11 September 1964
Died3 May 2026
BirthplaceLondon, United Kingdom
Known forActing
On Cineora20 of 37 titles
Known for
The titles people know Gary from.
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One Sweet Houras Gerry ByrneOut Nov 2026
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 20
- Average IMDb
- 6.5
- Highest rated
- The Banshees of InisherinIMDb 7.6
- Working since
- 1996
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Filmography
The 2020s
10 titles · IMDb 6.3 on average
as Executive Chairman
Seriesas Desy McArdle · 1 episode
Movieas Johnny Mulligan
Movieas Peadar Kearney
as The Man
as Geistlicher
The 2010s
12 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average
as Ciarán
as Gerry
as Foley
Movieas Doyle
Movieas Mr. Farrell
The Guarantee
Not on Cineoraas Brian Cowen
Movieas Inspector Stanton
Movieas Tommy
The 2000s
10 titles · IMDb 6.1 on average
as Big Eddy
Movieas Garda Sergeant
Movieas Chief Guard
as Patrick
as Family Barrister
On Home Ground
Not on Cineoraas Cathal O'Connor · 15 episodes
as Con Murphy
Movieas Peter Connolly
The 1990s
5 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average
as Mark · 4 episodes
Movieas Det. McDonough
A Soldier's Song
Not on Cineoraas Tony Doyle
Movieas Squad Youth #1
Movieas Eddie
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Gary’s titles.
David WilmotThe Guard, Calvary and 5 more
Brendan GleesonThe Banshees of Inisherin, The Guard and 3 more
Aidan GillenCalvary, Shadow Dancer and 2 more
Domhnall GleesonBrooklyn, Calvary and 2 more
Stuart GrahamMichael Collins, The Hallow and 2 more
Gerard McSorleyMichael Collins, Ordinary Decent Criminal and 1 more
John Michael McDonaghDirector · The Guard, Calvary and 1 more
Rúaidhrí ConroySix Shooter, Barber and 1 more
