Gerald Kyd

Gerald Kyd (born Gerasimos Avvakoumides, 1973) is a Scottish actor of Greek descent. He became known for his role as Sean Maddox in the BBC medical drama Casualty.

Early life and education Gerald Kyd was born as Gerasimos Avvakoumides in Pretoria, South Africa. His father was Greek and his mother Scottish.

He moved to England after his parents divorced when he was 14, and studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts for three years, graduating in 1997.

Kyd subsequently appeared in many British TV series, including The Split in 2022, Malory Towers in 2024, and The Assassin in 2025. and in 2026 played Mylonas in the Netflix crime drama series Legends.

Filmography Films

Television

Theatre credits

The Seagull – Boris Trigorin – Royal Shakespeare Company Cyrano De Bergerac – Chevalier D'Antignac-Juzet The Prophet in Exile – Khalil Gibran – The Pit and the Pendulum – William – Loves Labours Lost – King Ferdinand – English Touring Theatre Deathtrap – Clifford Anderson – The Local Stigmatic – David – Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith The Ramayana – Rama – Birmingham Richard II – Henry Hotspur Percy – Globe Theatre Edward II – Gaveston – Globe Theatre Revelations – Tony – Hampstead Theatre, London Conversations in Havana – Che – The Three Musketeers – Athos – Bristol Old Vic Blood and Gifts – Colonel Afridi – Royal National Theatre (2010) The Real Thing – Henry – West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds & UK Tour (2012) 55 Days – John Lilburne – Hampstead Theatre, London (2012) Richard III – Catesby – Trafalgar Studios, London (2014) Feed the Beast – Michael – Birmingham Repertory Theatre (2015) Hapgood – Ridley – Hampstead Theatre (2015)