Ian Lloyd Anderson

Ian Lloyd Anderson (born 4 June 1986) is an Irish actor best known for his role as Dean in Love/Hate.^[1] In 2015, Anderson joined the cast of the HBO series Game of Thrones in season 5 as Derek.

Ian Lloyd Anderson
Born	(1986-06-04) 4 June 1986 (age 39) Dublin, Ireland[1]
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2010–present

Personal life

Anderson is married with children and resides in Dublin.^[2][3] He has expressed a lack of desire in pursuing an acting career in Hollywood.^[3]

Filmography

Television

2023	My Norwegian Holiday	Marc	Hallmark
2008	The Clinic	Simon Owen	Episode: #6.4
2012	Raw	Jimmy	Episode: #4.3
2010–2014	Love/Hate	Dean
2014	Standby	Jimi
2015	Game of Thrones	Derek	Episode: The Gift
2019	Headcases	Ian	Episode: #1.1
2018–2020	Blood	Paul Crowley[4]
2020	Vikings	Naad	5 episodes
2021	Modern Love	Yannis	Episode: A Second Embrace, with Hearts and Eyes Open
2021	Magpie Murders	Brent	5 episodes
2022	Redemption	Niall Kilduff	Main role
2025	Safe Harbor	Mr. O'Brien	Series regular

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	Dublin Oldschool[5]	Daniel
2020	Herself	Gary
2020	The Cherry Orchard	Yasha
2021	Deadly Cuts	Deano

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Dublin Old School[5][6]	Daniel	Project Arts Centre, Dublin
2016	Dublin Old School[7]	Daniel	2017 Fringe, The Pleasance, Edinburgh