Sean Brian Gilder (born 1 March 1964) is an English stage, film and screen actor, he is also a playwright Gilder was born in Brampton, Cumberland, England. He is best known for his portrayal of Paddy Maguire on Shameless from 2005 to 2010, and as Styles on Hornblower. He has appeared in Doctor Who (as the Sycorax Leader) as well as New Tricks, Gangs of New York, and the 2004 film, King Arthur.

Filmography

• Possession — Tom McKenzie
• Star City — Vladimir Belikov
• The Witness — DCS Nicholas Campbell
• 2025Bad Apples — Frank
• Mary & George — Sir Thomas Compton
• Passenger — Tony Corrigan
• 2024Starve Acre — Gordon
• The Gold — DI Neville Carter
• 2023The Undertaker — Kelly
• Sherwood — Dean Simmons
• Slow Horses — Sam Chapman
• 2022The Road Dance — Peter
• Shadow and Bone — Dressen
• 2021The Amazing Mr. Blunden — Dave Tucker
• Out of Her Mind — Simon
• Alien: Isolation - The Digital Series — Henry Marlow (voice)
• His Dark Materials — Father Graves
• 2018The Good Soldier Schwejk
• 2017Faithless — Det. McIlveny
• Atlanta — Folk
• Poldark — Tholly Tregirls
• 2015Rust — Richard
• SunTrap — Pirate Pete
• The Last Kingdom — Wulfhere
• 2014The Duchess of Malfi — Bosola
• 2013The Selfish Giant — Kitten
• Them From That Thing — Various
• 2012Treasure Island — Black Dog
• Treasure Island — Black Dog
• Death in Paradise — Skip Marsden
• Vera — Bobby
• 2008The Fall — Walt Purdy
• Life on Mars — Leslie Johns
• 2005Desire Management — Crying Man
• Doctor Who Confidential
• 2005Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion — Sycorax Leader
• 2004King Arthur — Jols
• New Tricks
• Shameless — Paddy Maguire
• 2003Hornblower: Duty — Styles
• 2003Hornblower: Loyalty — Styles
• State of Play — DS Mark 'Chewy' Cheweski
• 2002AKA — Tim Lyttleton
• 2002Gangs of New York — Rat Pit Game Master
• Ultimate Force
• 2001Hornblower: Mutiny — Styles
• 2001Hornblower: Retribution — Styles
• 2001Mike Bassett: England Manager — Journalist
• Murphy's Law — Mawson
• 2000Don Quixote — Captain
• 2000Honest — The Hawk
• 1999Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil — Styles
• 1999Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters — Styles
• The Vice — Officer Sam Shepley
• 1998Far from the Madding Crowd — Joseph Poorgrass
• Far from the Madding Crowd — Joseph Poorgrass
• Hornblower — Styles
• 1998Hornblower: The Even Chance — Styles
• 1998Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant — Styles
• 1997Clancy's Kitchen — Nick
• 1997Dual Balls
• Midsomer Murders — Danny Carver
• 1997The Investigator
• Touching Evil — Steve Carroll
• 1996Circles of Deceit: Kalon — Tarleton
• Our Friends in the North — PC Lukoschek
• 1996The Innocent Sleep — Police Constable
• Bugs
• Resort to Murder — PC Graham
• 1995Rich Deceiver — Sean Murphy
• Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge — Liam Partridge
• A Touch of Frost — Cpl Devenish
• Between the Lines
• Casualty — D.S. Hennessy, DS Hennessy, D.I. Langen, DS Langen
• The Bill — John Kirkby

Appearances as themselves (2)

• Doctor Who Greatest Moments — Self
• 2008The 9/11 Faker — Self - Narrator US (voice)