---
name: "Gerald Kyd"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gerald-kyd"
fi1m_id: "gerald-kyd"
imdb_id: "nm0477324"
tmdb_id: 1244276
wikidata_id: "Q5549308"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1973"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 67
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-17T20:47:03.262132+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."
---

# Gerald Kyd

## Identity

Gerald Kyd

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/gerald-kyd
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** gerald-kyd
- **IMDb ID:** nm0477324
- **TMDB ID:** 1244276
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5549308
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Kyd, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5549308, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0477324/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1244276

Actor. Born 1 January 1973 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1973, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
- **Active:** 2015–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 67, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 64 (1), 2020s 69 (2)
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Crime 2, Action & Adventure 1, Mystery 1, War & Politics 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Kyd, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5549308, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0477324/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1244276

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Legends*](https://film.one/tv/legends.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Gerald Kyd is a Scottish actor of Greek descent. Born Gerasimos Avvakoumides in Pretoria, South Africa, in 1973, he moved to England at the age of 14. He trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, graduating in 1997.

Kyd first gained prominence playing Sean Maddox in the BBC medical drama *Casualty* from 1998 to 2000, reprising the role in 2006. His television credits include *Persons Unknown* (2010), *Sherlock* (2016), *Doctor Who* (2021), *The Split* (2022), *The Assassin* (2025) and *Hostage* (2025). Film appearances include *Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life* (2003). He has also worked extensively in theatre, including with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

In 2026 he played Mylonas in the Netflix series *Legends*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Legends* (2026), Fi1m 74, as Mylonas — [page](https://film.one/tv/legends.md)
- *Hostage* (2025), Fi1m 64, as Thomas Mercer — [page](https://film.one/tv/hostage.md)
- *Unforgotten* (2015), Fi1m 64, as Adrian Mullery — [page](https://film.one/tv/unforgotten.md)

## Complete filmography (33)

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

- *Legends* (2026), series, as Mylonas — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/legends.md)
- *Hostage* (2025), series, as Thomas Mercer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/hostage.md)
- *The Assassin* (2025), series, as Luka
- *Love on the Danube: Kissing Stars* (2024), as Rex Callaghan
- *And Mrs.* (2024), as David
- *Love Rat* (2024), series, as Niko
- *Tyger* (2023), as Father O'Brien
- *The Swarm* (2023), series, as Michael Roche
- *National Theatre Live: The Seagull* (2022), as Dorn
- *Ridley* (2022), series, as Harry Graylish
- *Sister Boniface Mysteries* (2022), series, as Gerry Ardwell
- *FBI: International* (2021), series, as Agent Tolga Celik
- *The Titans That Built America* (2021), series, as Pierre Du Pont
- *Whitstable Pearl* (2021), series, as Minister Cameron
- *Sherlock: The Abominable Bride* (2016), as Thomas Ricoletti
- *The Coroner* (2015), series, as Prof. Tal Greening
- *Unforgotten* (2015), series, as Adrian Mullery — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/unforgotten.md)
- *Humans* (2015), series, as Matthew — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/humans.md)
- *Cuckoo* (2012), series, as Marcus Costello
- *National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard* (2011), as Yasha
- *Legacy* (2010), as Gustavo Helguerra
- *Persons Unknown* (2010), series, as Mark Renbe
- *Benidorm* (2007), series, as Julio — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/tv/benidorm.md)
- *All In The Game* (2006), as Ratza
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, as General Logan — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)
- *The Defender* (2004), as Morgan
- *The Fever* (2004), as Rebel Leader
- *Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life* (2003), as Sean's Man
- *Grease Monkeys* (2003), series, as Jeremy
- *The Principles of Lust* (2003), as Waiter
- *CI5: The New Professionals* (1999), series, Actor
- *Silent Witness* (1996), series, as Yusuf Hamed
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as Sean Maddox — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md)

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