
Sean Gilder
Biography
Sean Brian Gilder (born 1 March 1964) is an English stage, film and screen actor, he is also a playwright
Gilder was born in Brampton, Cumberland, England. He is best known for his portrayal of Paddy Maguire on Shameless from 2005 to 2010, and as Styles on Hornblower. He has appeared in Doctor Who (as the Sycorax Leader) as well as New Tricks, Gangs of New York, and the 2004 film, King Arthur.
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Acting History
2026
Bad Apples as Frank
2024Starve Acre as Gordon
2024Passenger as Tony Corrigan
2024Mary & George as Sir Thomas Compton
2023The Undertaker as Kelly
2023The Gold as DI Neville Carter
2022Sherwood as Dean Simmons
2022The Road Dance as Peter
2022Slow Horses as Sam Chapman
2021The Amazing Mr. Blunden as Dave Tucker
2021Shadow and Bone as Dressen
2020Out of Her Mind as Simon
2019His Dark Materials as Father Graves
2019Alien: Isolation – The Digital Series as Henry Marlow
2018The Good Soldier Schwejk
2017Faithless as Det. McIlveny
2016Atlanta as Folk
2015Rust as Richard
2015The Last Kingdom as Wulfhere
2015Poldark as Tholly Tregirls
2014The Duchess of Malfi as Bosola
2013The Selfish Giant as Kitten
2012Them From That Thing as Various
2012Treasure Island as Black Dog
2011Death in Paradise as Skip Marsden
2011Vera as Bobby
2009Doctor Who Greatest Moments as Self
2008The 9/11 Faker as Self - Narrator US (voice)
2006The Fall as Walt Purdy
2006Life on Mars as Leslie Johns
2005Desire Management as Crying Man
2005Doctor Who Confidential
2004King Arthur as Jols
2004Shameless as Paddy Maguire
2004New Tricks
2003State of Play as DS Mark 'Chewy' Cheweski
2003Hornblower: Duty as Styles
2003Hornblower: Loyalty as Styles
2002Gangs of New York as Rat Pit Game Master
2002Ultimate Force
2002AKA as Tim Lyttleton
2001Mike Bassett: England Manager as Journalist
2001Murphy's Law
2001Hornblower: Retribution as Styles
2001Hornblower: Mutiny as Styles
2000Honest as The Hawk
2000Don Quixote as Captain
1999Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters as Styles
1999Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil as Styles
1999The Vice
1998Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant as Styles
1998Hornblower as Styles
1998Hornblower: The Even Chance as Styles
1998Far from the Madding Crowd as Joseph Poorgrass
1997Clancy's Kitchen as Nick
1997The Investigator
1997Touching Evil as Steve Carroll
1997Midsomer Murders as Danny Carver
1997Dual Balls
1996The Innocent Sleep as Police Constable
1996Our Friends in the North as PC Lukoschek
1995Rich Deceiver as Sean Murphy
1995Bugs
1994Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge as Liam Partridge
1992A Touch of Frost
1992Between the Lines
1986Casualty as D.S. Hennessy
1986Casualty as DS Hennessy
1986Casualty as D.I. Langen
1986Casualty as DS Langen
1984The Bill as John Kirkby
—Inheritance as Tom McKenzie






