Ian Gelder died at the age of 74. He played Kevan Lannister, a character in Game of Thrones.
His roles in Torchwood and His Dark Materials made him widely known.
On Instagram, Ben Daniels announced his death five months after doctors diagnosed him with cancer of the bile canal.
I announce the death of Ian Gelder with a huge amount of sadness and a heart that has broken into a thousand pieces as I leave this blog.
“Ian died yesterday at 13:07, he was diagnosed in December with bile-duct cancer. Daniels wrote on Tuesday that she had stopped working to care for her husband. “Neither of us knew it would happen so quickly,” Daniels said.
We had been together for over 30 years, and he was my rock. We would talk to each other daily if we were not together.
He was the most loving, generous, and kind human being. His heart and his light touched everyone who had the pleasure of working with him.
“I don’t know what I would do without his presence.” His bravery in dealing with this terrible illness was admirable. Ever. “Ian Gelder was outstanding and will be missed so much.”
After getting Gelder out of the hospital, Daniels posted a photo of him with Gelder and added, “I took this picture after Christmas.”
Even though he had gone through the most difficult three weeks there, you can see his love and joy shining through.”
“Rest well, my dear Chianni Xxxx.”
Gelder is a veteran of both the stage and screen. He played Kevan Lannister in Game of Thrones, as the younger brother of Tywin (Charles Dance), in the first season. HBO reprised the role in later seasons of the series, and he met his end in the last episode.
He appeared in an episode of BBC One’s period detective show Father Brown earlier this year.
In Torchwood Children of Earth, he played Mr Dekker. Ian Gelder appeared as Charles, the Librarian Scholar of Jordan College on the BBC TV show His Dark Materials in 2019. In 2020, he played Zellin as part of Doctor Who.
Other credits include roles in TV shows London’s Burning, Agatha Christie’s Poirot, and productions at London’s West End
Theatre and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.