Aidan Gillen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

107

Gender

Male

Birthday

1968-04-24 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

Aidan Gillen

Biography

Aidan Murphy (born 1967 or 1968), better known as Aidan Gillen (/ˈɡɪlən/), is an Irish actor. He is known for his roles as Stuart Alan Jones in Queer as Folk (1999–2000); Tommy Carcetti in The Wire (2004–2008); John Boy in  Love/Hate (2010–2011); Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish in Game of Thrones (2011–2017), Aberama Gold in Peaky Blinders (2017–2019); as Milo Sunter on Mayor of Kingstown (2021–present); and as Frank Kinsella, in the crime drama Kin (2021–2023). His film roles include CIA operative Bill Wilson in The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Janson in Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015), and John Reid in Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), and several films directed by Jamie Thraves. He has received three Irish Film & Television Awards and has been nominated for a British Academy Television Award, a British Independent Film Award, and a Tony Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Aidan Murphy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Game of Thrones

    Game of Thrones

  • Peaky Blinders

    Peaky Blinders

  • Agatha Christie's Poirot

    Agatha Christie's Poirot

  • The Wire

    The Wire

  • Mayor of Kingstown

    Mayor of Kingstown

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • The Dark Knight Rises

    The Dark Knight Rises

  • London Calling

    London Calling

  • Maze Runner: The Death Cure

    Maze Runner: The Death Cure

  • Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

    Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

  • Rock, Paper, Scissors

    Rock, Paper, Scissors

  • King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

    King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury

    Law & Order: Trial by Jury

  • Bohemian Rhapsody

    Bohemian Rhapsody

  • Kin

    Kin

  • Blitz

    Blitz

  • Project Blue Book

    Project Blue Book

  • Urban Myths

    Urban Myths

  • Love/Hate

    Love/Hate

  • 12 Rounds

    12 Rounds

  • Those Who Wish Me Dead

    Those Who Wish Me Dead

  • Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms

    Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms

  • Shadow Dancer

    Shadow Dancer

  • Calvary

    Calvary

  • Pojedynek

    Pojedynek

  • That Dirty Black Bag

    That Dirty Black Bag

  • The Second Death

    The Second Death

  • Thorne

    Thorne

  • Beneath the Harvest Sky

    Beneath the Harvest Sky

  • Shanghai Knights

    Shanghai Knights

  • Amazing Grace

    Amazing Grace

  • The Lovers

    The Lovers

  • Queer as Folk

    Queer as Folk

  • The Wire: The Last Word

    The Wire: The Last Word

  • Dave Allen at Peace

    Dave Allen at Peace

  • The Wire Odyssey

    The Wire Odyssey

  • The Physician II

    The Physician II

  • Photo Finish

    Photo Finish

  • The Play on One

    The Play on One

  • The Last Detective

    The Last Detective

  • Amongst the Wolves

    Amongst the Wolves

  • We Ourselves

    We Ourselves

  • Some Mother's Son

    Some Mother's Son

  • Re-Creation

    Re-Creation

  • Sing Street

    Sing Street

  • The Note

    The Note

  • A View of Harry Clark

    A View of Harry Clark

  • Still

    Still

  • The Drip

    The Drip

  • Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment

    Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment

  • The Darkling

    The Darkling

  • Further Beyond

    Further Beyond

  • The Low Down

    The Low Down

  • Gold In The Streets

    Gold In The Streets

  • Ambition

    Ambition

  • Blackout

    Blackout

  • Walk Away and I Stumble

    Walk Away and I Stumble

  • The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

    The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

  • Dance First

    Dance First

  • Barber

    Barber

  • Freefall

    Freefall

  • Quantum Break

    Quantum Break

  • Lorna Doone

    Lorna Doone

  • Lorna Doone

    Lorna Doone

  • James and Lucia

    James and Lucia

  • Dice

    Dice

  • Scrapper

    Scrapper

  • The Courier

    The Courier

  • Wake Wood

    Wake Wood

  • Safe

    Safe

  • Men of Granite

    Men of Granite

  • My Kingdom

    My Kingdom

  • In Suspicious Circumstances

    In Suspicious Circumstances

  • Identity

    Identity

  • Willesden Confidential

    Willesden Confidential

  • When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD

    When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD

  • Tall Tales & Murder

    Tall Tales & Murder

  • Rose Plays Julie

    Rose Plays Julie

  • The Good Man

    The Good Man

  • Mojo

    Mojo

  • Buddy Boy

    Buddy Boy

  • Charlie

    Charlie

  • Trad

    Trad

  • Mister John

    Mister John

  • Killing Time

    Killing Time

  • Panic Carefully

    Panic Carefully

  • Mayday

    Mayday

  • Killers of the Cosmos

    Killers of the Cosmos

  • Burning The Bed

    Burning The Bed

  • You're Ugly Too

    You're Ugly Too

  • Pickups

    Pickups

  • Ekki múkk

    Ekki múkk

  • Treacle Jr.

    Treacle Jr.

  • Circle of Friends

    Circle of Friends

  • 星际杀手

    星际杀手

  • Thorne: Scaredycat

    Thorne: Scaredycat

  • Violet

    Violet

  • Other Voices

    Other Voices

  • Trouble with Sex

    Trouble with Sex

  • An Ungentlemanly Act

    An Ungentlemanly Act

  • Witness Protection

    Witness Protection

  • The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs

    The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs

  • Keepers of the Flame

    Keepers of the Flame

  • Confinement

    Confinement

  • Tapping the Wire

    Tapping the Wire

  • The Final Curtain

    The Final Curtain

  • I didn't... I wasn't... I amn't...

    I didn't... I wasn't... I amn't...