Ian Gelder (born 3 June 1949) is a British actor. He is known for his numerous stage and screen roles, including Mr Dekker in ''
Torchwood: Children of Earth'' and
Kevan Lannister
George R. R. Martin's ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' saga features a large cast of characters. The series follows three interwoven plotlines: a dynastic war for control of Westeros by several families; the rising threat of the superhuman Others beyo ...
in ''
Game of Thrones''.
Career
Gelder appeared in the TV movie of ''
Rumpole of the Bailey
''Rumpole of the Bailey'' is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer. It starred Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, a middle-aged London barrister who defended a broad variety of clients, oft ...
'' as Rumpole's university lecturer son. He has also played many other roles on stage and screen.
His stage work includes ''
The Low Road'' (2013). From May to July 2014 he performed as Marcus Andronicus, brother of Titus, in
Lucy Bailey
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's revival of her original 2006 production of
Titus Andronicus
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at
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
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.
He has appeared in television programmes such as ''
Torchwood: Children of Earth'' in 2009, and ''
Game of Thrones'', 2011 as ''Mr Dekker'' and ''Kevan Lannister'' respectively.
After an absence of three years, Gelder reprised his role in the
HBO series ''
Game of Thrones'' in
Season 5 and
Season 6 as
Kevan Lannister
George R. R. Martin's ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' saga features a large cast of characters. The series follows three interwoven plotlines: a dynastic war for control of Westeros by several families; the rising threat of the superhuman Others beyo ...
. Gelder guest starred in 12 episodes of
Game of Thrones. In 2019, he guest-starred as Librarian Scholar Charles in the
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. Then in 2020, he guest-starred as ''Zellin'' in the seventh episode of the twelfth season of ''
. They met in 1993 while they were both involved in a production of ''
''.