“My heart is heavy and broken into millions of pieces.” English comedian Ian Gelder, known for his role as Kevin Lannister in game of ThronesHe died on Monday, May 6, at the age of 74, from bile duct cancer, his partner, actor Ben Daniels, announced on Instagram.
“Ian was diagnosed with cancer last December. I put my career on hold to take care of him, but neither of us thought he would go so fast,” her husband explained on the social network, sharing a photograph of him at Christmas time. , after hospitalization.
“He was my rock for 30 years. We talked every day even when we were not together,” he continued, before listing the many qualities of him:
“He was the kindest, most generous and loving man, a wonderful actor, who touched the hearts of everyone he worked with.”
A “charming and fun” man
Ian Gelder has acted in numerous English and American plays and series. His most notable role remains that of Kevin Lannister, in the television adaptation of the saga. game of Thrones, the uncle of the antagonists Jaime and Cersei. His character will appear in twelve episodes, before dying alongside House Tyrell in the final episode of season 6.
English director Russell T Davies, known for his hit shows. Queer as folk AND Years and yearsfilmed with Ian Gelder for the third season of the fantasy series. Torch wood. He portrays, on Instagram, a “charming and fun” man, the opposite of the character he played as “untrustworthy, contemptuous and ruthless.”
Source: BFM TV
