Gary Lydon

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Gary Lydon is a British-Irish stage and screen actor from Northolt in England. [1] He is known for playing the Garda Peadar Kearney in The Banshees of Inisherin . [1]

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Lydon played Patrick Murray, the counsellor on RTÉ One's The Clinic , from 2003 to 2009, [2] a role for which he won an IFTA for Best Supporting Actor in 2007. [3] He also played Bomber in Pure Mule . [4]

He has performed on stage as Brendan in Borstal Boy and in Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman. [5] [6]

Background

Born in England, Lydon moved with his family to Wexford as a child. [1] As of November 2022, he was living in Leitrim. [7]

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 McBride, Charlie (12 February 2015). "'I'm proud to have Connemara blood in me'". Galway Advertiser . Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Pepper, Maria (6 May 2009). "Gary Lydon: From Theatre to TV star". Wicklow People . Retrieved 19 September 2023– via Independent.ie.
  3. ↑ "Winners 2007". IFTA.ie .
  4. ↑ "Television: Liam Fay: The Midland Tribune" . The Sunday Times . 11 September 2005. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Fennell, Hilary (21 February 2015). "This much I know: Gary Lydon, actor". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  6. ↑ Sweeney, Tanya (5 November 2021). "Mark O'Halloran: 'I can never retire. I can never afford to be sick, I can never falter'". Independent.ie . Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  7. ↑ Pepper, Maria (16 November 2022). "Inside filming of The Banshees of Inisherin with Wexford actor Gary Lydon in the darkest role of his career". Wexford People.
  8. ↑ "Fintan Connolly's Barber to have theatrical release in North America". IFTN.ie .
  9. ↑ "Midlands duo's film gets Ireland and UK cinema release". Westmeath Examiner . 15 April 2023.
  10. ↑ "Filme im MDR: Sprachlos in Irland | ARD Mediathek" – via ARDMediaThek.de.
  11. ↑ Kehoe, Paddy (29 July 2020). "Broken Law's Cain & Abel conflicted brothers theme". RTÉ TEN .
  12. 1 2 Kelly, Justin (6 May 2020). "The cast of Pure Mule - Where are they now?". OffalyExpress.ie .
  13. ↑ "The Flag - Cinema, Movie, Film Review". Entertainment.ie . 5 October 2016.
  14. ↑ "Cast Announced For The Irish Premiere of Hangmen by Martin McDonagh". Movies.ie. 7 December 2022.
  15. ↑ Catsoulis, Jeannette (6 November 2015). "Review: In 'The Hallow,' Evil Lurks in the Irish Woods". The New York Times– via NYTimes.com.
  16. 1 2 Nolan, Interview by Larissa (20 September 2023). "Actor who played Brian Cowen keeps firm grip on budget" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  17. ↑ "The Four Minute Interview: Gary Lydon". Independent.ie. 14 April 2014.
  18. ↑ "Yandex". KinoPoisk.ru .
  19. ↑ "Stella Days". Tvguide.com .
  20. ↑ "Gleeson relishes cop role in 'The Guard'". Irish Echo Newspaper.
  21. 1 2 "Q&A With IFTA Winning Actor Gary Lydon | The Irish Film & Television Network". Iftn.ie .
  22. ↑ "Ordinary Decent Criminal". TVGuide.com.


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