Ian Gelder
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| Born | 3 June 1949 Gloucestershire, England |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1972–2024 |
| Partner(s) | Ben Daniels (1993–2024) |
Ian Gelder (3 June 1949 – 6 May 2024) was a British actor. He was known for his numerous stage and screen roles, including Mr. Dekker in Torchwood: Children of Earth (2009) and Kevan Lannister in Game of Thrones (2011–2012; 2015–2016).[1]
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Early life
Gelder was born in Gloucestershire on 3 June 1949, and began acting professionally in an ITV Sunday Night Theatre episode in 1972.[2]
Career
Gelder appeared in Rumpole of the Bailey as Rumpole's university lecturer son. He also played many other roles on stage[3] and screen.[4] His stage work includes The Low Road (2013). From May to July 2014 he performed as Marcus Andronicus, brother of Titus, in Lucy Bailey's revival of her original 2006 production of Titus Andronicus at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.
He appeared in television programmes such as Torchwood: Children of Earth in 2009, and Game of Thrones, 2011 as Mr Dekker and Kevan Lannister respectively.[4] After an absence of three years, Gelder reprised his role in the HBO series Game of Thrones in Season 5 and Season 6 as Kevan Lannister. Gelder guest-starred in 12 episodes for the series. In 2019, he guest-starred as Librarian Scholar Charles in the BBC TV series His Dark Materials, based on the critically acclaimed book trilogy by Philip Pullman. Then in 2020, he guest-starred as Zellin in the seventh episode of the twelfth season of Doctor Who, "Can You Hear Me?".
Personal life and death
Gelder's partner was actor Ben Daniels.[5] They met in 1993 while they were both involved in a production of Entertaining Mr Sloane.[6]
Gelder died of complications from bile duct cancer on 6 May 2024, at the age of 74.[7] Gelder's partner Daniels stopped working to take care of him, and remarked that he dealt with his "dreadful illness with such bravery".[1]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | The Three Kisses | Lieutenant Arthur Raffleton | TV movie |
| 1987 | Little Dorrit | Reverend Samuel Barnacle | |
| 1990 | The Fool | Henry Gibbs | |
| 1991 | King Ralph | Riding Instructor | |
| 1997 | The Emissary: A Biblical Epic | King Agrippa | |
| The Informant | British C.O. | ||
| 1998 | Angels at My Bedside | Older Angel | Short film |
| Jinnah | The English Police Officer | ||
| 2001 | Hawkins | Tregawn | TV movie |
| 2006 | The Commander: Blacklight | John Carr | TV movie |
| 2009 | Pope Joan | Aio | |
| 2015 | Shakespeare's Globe: Titus Andronicus | Marcus Andronicus | Filmed stage version of Shakespeare's play from 2014 |
| 2019 | Dark Ditties Presents: The Witching Hour | Selwyn Parsons | TV movie |
| 2020 | Surge | Alan | |
| The Invisible Collection | Berkovic | Short film | |
| 2021 | Dark Ditties Presents: Dad | Terry Vaughan | TV movie |
| The Interlopers | Georg |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | ITV Sunday Night Theatre | Unnamed role | 1 episode: "Three Months Gone" |
| New Scotland Yard | Andrew Perks | 1 episode: "A Case of Prejudice" | |
| 1973 | Murder Must Advertise | Hector Puncheon | Mini-series, 1 episode: "Episode #1.3" |
| The Donati Conspiracy | Dave Dent | 3 episodes | |
| 1974 | The Wide World of Mystery | Unnamed role | 1 episode: "The Next Victim" |
| Edward the King | Affie / Prince Alfred | Mini-series, 5 episodes | |
| 1975–1976 | Play for Today | Andrew Patterson / Steve Riches | 2 episodes |
| 1976 | Thriller | Small | 1 episode: "The Next Victim" |
| 1978 | Spearhead | Lieutenant Preece | 1 episode: "Loyalties" |
| 1979 | The Professionals | King | 1 episode: "The Purging of CI5" |
| 1980 | Rumpole of the Bailey | Nick Rumpole | 1 episode: "Rumpole's Return" |
| 1984 | I Thought You'd Gone | Tony | 7 episodes |
| 1988 | London's Burning | Negotiator | 1 episode: "Episode #1.5" |
| 1989 | Blackeyes | Rupert | Mini-series, 1 episode: "Episode #1.3" |
| 1991 | Van der Valk | Basten | 1 episode: "Dangerous Games" |
| 1991–1998 | The Bill | Hulse / Maurice Cowans / Mike Naylor / Kenneth Grant | 4 episodes |
| 1992 | Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Peter Renton | 1 episode: "An Unwanted Woman: Part Two" |
| 1993 | Poirot | Victor Astwell | 1 episode: "The Underdog" |
| 1993–2019 | Casualty | Jeremy / Guy Chambers / Arthur Swain / Stan Villiers | 4 episodes |
| 1994 | Chandler & Co | Rev. Ewan Price | 1 episode: "Those Who Trespass Against Us" |
| Screen Two | Visitor | 1 episode: "Skallagrigg" | |
| The Day Today | Chanticlier Guardsley | Mini-series, 1 episode: "Stretchcast" | |
| 1995 | Bugs | Vermeer | 1 episode: "Hot Metal" |
| Fist of Fun | 4 episodes | ||
| Absolutely Fabulous | David | 1 episode: "Sex" | |
| 1997 | Kavanagh QC | Dr. Clarke | 1 episode: "Blood Money" |
| Brass Eye | Dr. Jonathan Kwattes | 1 episode: "Animals" | |
| 1998 | McCallum | David Johnson | 1 episode: "Harvest" |
| 2004 | My Dad's the Prime Minister | Elf | 1 episode: "Powerless" |
| 2006 | Holby City | Paul Galvin | 1 episode: "It's Been a Long Day" |
| 2007 | Fallen Angel | Canon Hinds | Mini-series, 1 episode |
| 2009 | Torchwood: Children of Earth | Mr Dekker | 5 episodes |
| Robin Hood | Archbishop Walter | 1 episode: "The King Is Dead, Long Live the King" | |
| 2010 | Silent Witness | Dr Stanley Jacobs | 1 episode: "Shadows: Part 1" |
| 2011 | Psychoville | Butler | 1 episode: "Hancock" |
| 2011–2016 | Game of Thrones | Kevan Lannister | 12 episodes |
| 2012 | Endeavour | Stan Tremlett | 1 episode: "Pilot" |
| 2013 | Mr Selfridge | Waring | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | EastEnders | Dr. Adam Gorman | 2 episodes |
| Ripper Street | Joseph Chamberlain | 1 episode: "The Strangers' Home" | |
| 2017 | Queers | Jackie | Mini-series, 1 episode: "I Miss the War" |
| Riviera | Druot the Solicitor | 1 episode: "Faussaires / Counterfeiters" | |
| Snatch | Norman Gordon | 9 episodes | |
| 2018 | Lore | Aleister Crowley | 1 episode: "Jack Parsons: The Devil and the Divine" |
| 2018–2020 | Doctor Who | Remnants (voice role) / Zellin (2020) | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | His Dark Materials | Charles | 1 episode: "Lyra's Jordan" |
| 2024 | Father Brown | Gabriel Hawksworth | 1 episode: "The Father The Son" |
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- Ian Gelder at the Internet Movie Database
- Ian Gelder discography at Discogs
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