Gary Lydon is a British-Irish stage and screen actor from

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in England. He is known for playing the Garda Peadar Kearney in '' The Banshees of Inisherin''. Lydon played Patrick Murray, the counsellor on

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's '' The Clinic'', from 2003 to 2009, a role for which he won an

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for Best Supporting Actor in 2007. He also played Bomber in '' Pure Mule''. He has performed on stage as Brendan in ''

Borstal Boy ''Borstal Boy'' is a 1958 autobiography, autobiographical book by Brendan Behan. The story depicts a young, fervently idealistic Behan, who loses his naïveté over the three years of his sentence to a juvenile borstal, softening his radical Ir ...

'' and in

Martin McDonagh Martin Faranan McDonagh ( ; born 26 March 1970) is a British-Irish playwright and filmmaker. He is known for his Absurdism, absurdist Black comedy, dark humour which often challenges the modern theatre aesthetic. He has won List of awards and no ...

's ''

The Pillowman ''The Pillowman'' is a 2003 play by British-Irish playwright Martin McDonagh. It received its first public reading in an early version at the Finborough Theatre, London, in 1995, also a final and completed version of the play was publicly read i ...

.''

Background

Born in England, Lydon moved with his family to

Wexford Wexford ( ; archaic Yola dialect, Yola: ''Weiseforthe'') is the county town of County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the ...

as a child. As of November 2022, he was living in Leitrim.

Filmography

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- Dr. Joe *2023 ''

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'' - Johnny Mulligan *2022 '' The Banshees of Inisherin'' - Garda Peadar Kearney *2022 '' Lakelands'' - Bernie *2022 ''

An Encounter "An Encounter" is a short story by James Joyce. It is second in a collection of Joyce's short stories called ''Dubliners''. In the story, two young boys experience an eerie encounter with a strange, old man. It deals with themes such as routine and ...

'' (Short) - The Man *2022 ''Sprachlos in Irland'' (TV Movie) - Geistlicher (by Florian Gärtner) *2020 '' Broken Law'' - Superintendent Byrne *2017 ''

Striking Out ''Striking Out'' is an Television in the Republic of Ireland, Irish television legal drama television series, broadcast on RTÉ, that first aired on 1 January 2017, based on ''The Good Wife'' by Robert King (writer), Robert and Michelle King. Prod ...

'' (TV Series) - Judge Harrison *2016 '' The Flag'' - Foley *2015 ''

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'' - Mr. Farrell *2015 '' The Hallow'' - Doyle *2014 '' The Guarantee'' -

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*2014 '' Love/Hate'' (TV Series) - Chief Superintendent *2014 ''

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'' - Inspector Stanton *2012 '' Shadow Dancer'' - Geoff *2011 ''

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'' - Si Easton *2011 '' Stella Days'' - Larry *2011 '' The Guard'' - Gerry Stanton *2003-2009 '' The Clinic'' (TV Series) - Patrick Murray *2006 '' Small Engine Repair'' - Big Eddy *2005 '' Pure Mule'' (TV Series) - Bomber Brennan *2005 ''

Boy Eats Girl ''Boy Eats Girl'' is a 2005 horror-comedy film directed by Stephen Bradley and starring Samantha Mumba, produced and shot in Ireland. The plot tells of a teenage boy who comes back to life as a zombie, similar to the plot of the American film ''M ...

'' - Garda Sergeant *2004 '' Six Shooter'' (Short) - Chief Guard *2001-2002 '' On Home Ground'' (TV Series) - Cathal O'Connor *2002 '' Sinners'' (TV Movie) - Patrick *2002 '' Fergus's Wedding'' (TV Series) - Shay *2000 ''

Ordinary Decent Criminal ''Ordinary Decent Criminal'' is a 2000 crime comedy film, directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan, written by Gerard Stembridge, and stars Kevin Spacey and Linda Fiorentino. The film is loosely based on the story of Martin Cahill, a famous Irish crim ...

'' - Tom Rooney

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