Gary Lydon

• Birth name:

  Gary O'Brien

• Date of Birth:

  11 September 1964 London, England, UK

Gary was born in London,but moved to his father's hometown Wexford in the Republic of Ireland. After leaving school he joined Wexford Theatre Co-op, performing in plays by Sam Sheperd, Dario Fo and Joe Orton. During this time he began a collaboration with the Wexford writer, making his London debut in 1988 playing Jimmy Brady in A Handful of Stars (1993) (TV), and went on to perform in Billy Roche's Wexford Trilogy on stage and television.

Gary was born in London,but moved to his father's hometown Wexford in the Republic of Ireland. After leaving school he joined Wexford Theatre Co-op, performing in plays by Sam Sheperd, Dario Fo and Joe Orton. During this time he began a collaboration with the Wexford writer, making his London debut in 1988 playing Jimmy Brady in A Handful of Stars (1993) (TV), and went on to perform in Billy Roche's Wexford Trilogy on stage and television.