---
name: "Gary Lydon"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gary-lydon"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 September 1964"
died: "3 May 2026"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-17T11:43:21.791075+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Gary Lydon

Actor. Born 11 September 1964 in London, United Kingdom. Died 3 May 2026.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 September 1964, London, United Kingdom
- **Died:** 3 May 2026
- **Active:** 1996–2015
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 75 (1), 2010s 80 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 75 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 2, History 2, Thriller 2, Action 1, Comedy 1, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $99m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Lydon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95813086, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0527994/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/93209

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Guard*](https://film.one/film/the-guard.md) (78)

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## Biography

Gary Lydon was an Irish stage and screen actor. Born Gary Mark O'Brien in London on 11 September 1964 to Irish parents, he moved with his family to County Wexford as a child and later adopted his mother's surname for his professional career.

He began acting with the Wexford Theatre Co-op and first came to prominence in the mid-1980s in Billy Roche's Wexford Trilogy of plays. Lydon appeared in numerous films including *The Guard* (2011) as Garda Inspector Gerry Stanton, *War Horse* (2011), *Calvary* (2014), *Brooklyn* (2015) and *The Banshees of Inisherin* (2022) as Peadar Kearney. On television he played Patrick Murray in the RTÉ series *The Clinic* (2003–2009), for which he won an IFTA award.

Lydon died on 30 April 2026.

*Sources: bbc.co.uk, en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Brooklyn* (2015), Fi1m 83, as Mr. Farrell — [page](https://film.one/film/brooklyn.md)
- *The Guard* (2011), Fi1m 78, as Garda Inspector Gerry Stanton — [page](https://film.one/film/the-guard.md)
- *Michael Collins* (1996), Fi1m 75, as Squad Youth #1 — [page](https://film.one/film/michael-collins.md)

## Complete filmography (38)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Crazy Love* (2025), as Executive Chairman
- *Bodkin* (2024), series, as Desy McArdle
- *Barber* (2023), as Johnny Mulligan
- *Lakelands* (2023), Acting
- *The Banshees of Inisherin* (2022), as Peadar Kearney
- *An Encounter* (2022), as The Man
- *Sprachlos in Irland* (2021), as Geistlicher
- *Harvest* (2021), Acting
- *The Lucky Man* (2020), as Terry
- *Broken Law* (2020), as SI Richard Byrne
- *Moth* (2019), as Ciarán
- *Silence* (2019), as Gerry
- *The Flag* (2016), as Foley
- *The Hallow* (2015), as Doyle
- *Brooklyn* (2015), as Mr. Farrell — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/brooklyn.md)
- *The Guarantee* (2014), as Brian Cowen
- *Calvary* (2014), as Inspector Stanton
- *Gold* (2014), as Tommy
- *Stella Days* (2012), as Larry
- *Shadow Dancer* (2012), as Geoff
- *War Horse* (2011), as Si Easton
- *The Guard* (2011), as Garda Inspector Gerry Stanton — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-guard.md)
- *Small Engine Repair* (2006), as Big Eddy
- *Boy Eats Girl* (2005), as Garda Sergeant
- *Six Shooter* (2004), as Chief Guard
- *Sinners* (2002), as Patrick
- *Sunday* (2002), as Family Barrister
- *On Home Ground* (2001), series, as Cathal O'Connor
- *Country* (2000), as Con Murphy
- *The Last September* (2000), as Peter Connolly
- *The Second Death* (2000), as Gerry
- *Ordinary Decent Criminal* (2000), as Tom Rooney
- *Amongst Women* (1998), series, as Mark
- *The Informant* (1997), as Det. McDonough
- *A Soldier's Song* (1997), as Tony Doyle
- *Michael Collins* (1996), as Squad Youth #1 — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/michael-collins.md)
- *Nothing Personal* (1996), as Eddie
- *One Sweet Hour*, as Gerry Byrne

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