The Game of Thrones community is in mourning. Actor Ian Gelder, who played Kevan Lannister, Tywin Lannister’s younger brother and James, Cersei and Tyrion’s uncle, has died of bile duct cancer. He was 74 years old.
A recurring character in the first, second, fifth and sixth seasons of Game of Thrones, he appeared in an episode of the series. the weather8th of the first season.
His character appears in twelve episodes before dying in the final episode of season 6, along with House Tyrell. An apocalyptic episode that saw the destruction of the Great Sept of Baelor, ordered by a revenge-drunk Cersei.
“My heart is heavy and broken into a million pieces” His partner Ben Daniels, an actor himself, wrote on Instagram and announced the death of his partner. “Ian was diagnosed with cancer last December. I put my career on hold to care for him, but neither of us thought it would be so soon. He was my rock for 30 years. We spoke every day even when we were apart. Not together.”.
Born on 3 June 1949 in Gloucestershire, Ian Gelder began his career on the small screen in 1972, appearing in an episode of the detective series. New Scotland Yard. A stage actor, he appeared in only a few films during his career. Above all, and especially on the small screen, he left his mark.
We saw it in the fantasy series Torchwood, Doctor Who, Fifteen-Love, At the Crossroads of Worlds 2019, or in the series Snatch, which is based on the Guy Ritchie film. He was supposed to be interviewing a vampire in the cast for the next season, and was shooting footage for Season 2 of Rings of Power, which will be airing on Prime Video soon.
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