Overview
- Irish actor Gary Lydon, whose death was confirmed Sunday, was 61 as tributes poured in from Wexford Arts Centre and colleagues.
- His son James called the loss a huge shock and said he is survived by sons Sean Luke and James, their mother Kara, and partner Paula.
- He won two IFTA awards for RTÉ’s The Clinic and later appeared in The Banshees of Inisherin, The Guard, Brooklyn, War Horse, and Love/Hate.
- Raised in Wexford after being born in London, he took his mother’s surname and sustained a decades-long stage partnership with playwright Billy Roche, including a recent run of Of Mornington with his son.
- No cause of death has been released.