Sean Brian Gilder (born 1 March 1964) is an English stage, film and screen actor and

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. Gilder was born in

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, England. He is best known for his portrayal of Styles on '' Hornblower'' and Paddy Maguire on '' Shameless'' from 2005 to 2010. He has appeared in ''

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'' (as the Sycorax Leader) as well as ''

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'', '' Gangs of New York'', '' The Fall'' and the 2004 film, ''

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''. In ''Mike Bassett: England Manager'' he was one of the journalists. According to ''The Sun'' newspaper, Gilder left ''Shameless'' after series 7 with the reason rumoured to be his bad relationship with actress Tina Malone, who played his character's on screen wife, Mimi. More recently he appeared in a recurring role in

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’s '' Slow Horses'', based on the

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by Mick Herron.

Other roles

In March 2008, Sean appeared as Paddy's gay twin brother Noel in ''Shameless'', however in a trick to viewers, Noel was credited as being played by Neil Grades, an

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of Sean Gilder. On 3 April 2008, he appeared on '' The Paul O'Grady Show'' alongside fellow '' Shameless'' star Alice Barry, who played Lillian Tyler. In January 2014, he was Bosola in ''

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'', playing opposite Gemma Arterton in the inaugural production at the Sam Wanamaker Theatre. In June 2017, he appeared in the third series of the

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drama '' Poldark'', as Tholly Tregirls. Gilder appeared in the National Theatre production of Dear England in various roles in the England football team including Physio Phil, and managers Sam Allardyce and

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Personal life

Gilder attended

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, where he earned a BA (Hons) in Modern History and Third World Studies. He then trained at the

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and entered the profession in 1987.

Filmography

Video games

References

External links

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1964 births Alumni of Queen Mary University of London Alumni of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art English male soap opera actors Living people People from Brampton, Carlisle {{UK-tv-actor-1960s-stub