Ian Gelder, best known for his role as Kevan Lannister in Game of Thrones, has died aged 74.

His husband, fellow actor Ben Daniels, announced the news in a heartfelt tribute to the late star on Tuesday, and described his "huge sadness" at the passing of his "darling husband and life partner".

Gelder, who also starred as Mr Dekker in the BBC's critically-acclaimed series Torchwood: Children of Earth, had been diagnosed with bile duct cancer in December, Daniels revealed in a statement on social media.

He said: "It is with huge huge sadness and a heavy heart broken into a million pieces that I’m leaving this post to announce the passing of my darling husband and life partner Ian Gelder.

"Ian was diagnosed with bile duct cancer in December and yesterday he passed at 1.07pm."