
Aidan Gillen
Known for Acting · 111 credits
- Born
- 1968-04-24 (age 58)
- Place of birth
- Dublin, Ireland
- Also known as
- Aiden Gillen · Aiden Murphy · Adrian Murphy · Aidan Murphy · 艾丹·吉伦 · Ейдан Гіллен
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (28)

Game of Thrones
2011
as Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish

Peaky Blinders
2013
as Aberama Gold

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Amyas Crale

The Wire
2002
as Tommy Carcetti

Mayor of Kingstown
2021
as Milo Sunter

The Bill
1984
as Jeff Barratt

Rock, Paper, Scissors
2024
as Steven Shadowwhispers (voice)

Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
as Jimmy Colby

Project Blue Book
2019
as Allen Hynek

Kin
2021
as Frank Kinsella

ScreenPlay
1986
as Gypo

Urban Myths
2017
as Timothy Leary

Love/Hate
2010
as John Boy Power

That Dirty Black Bag
2022
as Butler

The Last Detective
2003
as Steve Fallon

Queer as Folk
1999
as Stuart Jones

Thorne
2010
as Phil Hendricks

Lorna Doone
2000
as Carver Doone

In Suspicious Circumstances
1991
as James Crozier

Identity
2010
as DI John Bloom

Mayday
2013
as Everett Newcombe

Quantum Break
2016
as Paul Serene

Dice
2001
as Glenn Taylor

Charlie
2015
as Charles J. Haughey
Tall Tales & Murder
Other Voices
as Host — Presenter

Killers of the Cosmos
2021

星际杀手
2021
Movies (83)

The Dark Knight Rises
2012
as CIA Op

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
2015
as Janson

Bohemian Rhapsody
2018
as John Reid

Maze Runner: The Death Cure
2018
as Janson

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
2017
as William "Goosefat Bill"

Those Who Wish Me Dead
2021
as Jack Blackwell

Blitz
2011
as Barry Weiss

The Physician II
2025
as Hunne

London Calling
2025
as Freddy Darby

Shanghai Knights
2003
as Lord Nelson Rathbone

Sing Street
2016
as Robert Lawlor

Cold War 1994
2026
as F.M.

Calvary
2014
as Dr. Frank Harte

Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms
2017
as Littlefinger (voice)

12 Rounds
2009
as Miles Jackson

Panic Carefully
2027

The Darkling
2000
as Jeff Obold

Gorky Resort
2026
as Vasily Zarubin

Shadow Dancer
2012
as Gerry

Blackout
2008
as Karl

TRAD
2026

Circle of Friends
1995
as Aidan Lynch

Some Mother's Son
1996
as Gerard Quigley

Wake Wood
2011
as Patrick

The Lovers
2017
as Robert

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
1987
as Youth at Liquor Store (as Aiden Murphy)

Dance First
2023
as James Joyce

Beneath the Harvest Sky
2013
as Clayton Cote

The Wire Odyssey
2007
as Self

Lorna Doone
2001
as Carver Doone

The Wire: The Last Word
2007
as Self

Re-Creation
2025
as Hamilton Barnes

Rose Plays Julie
2021
as Peter

Barber
2023
as Valentine Barber

My Kingdom
2001
as Puttnam

Freefall
2009
as Gus

Ambition
2014
as Master

An Ungentlemanly Act
1992
as Marine Wilcox

Tapping the Wire
2007
as Self

Buddy Boy
2000
as Francis

Mojo
1997
as Baby

When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD
2017
as Timothy Leary

Still
2015
as Carver

Walk Away and I Stumble
2007
as Paul

Safe
1993
as Gypo

A View of Harry Clark
1989
as Martin Kemp (as Adrian Murphy)

Scrapper
2013
as Ray

The Courier
1988
as Prostitute Boy

Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment
2013
as Man (Ekki Múkk)

The Second Death
2000
as Pool Player

Thorne: Scaredycat
2010
as Phil Hendricks

The Low Down
2001
as Frank

The Final Curtain
2002
as Dave Turner

Killing Time
1991
as Harry
Photo Finish
2004
as Joe Wilde

You're Ugly Too
2015
as Will

Trouble with Sex
2005
as Conor
Sunny

Amazing Grace
1997
as Frank

Dave Allen at Peace
2018
as Dave Allen

Treacle Jr.
2010
as Aiden

We Ourselves
2018

Amongst the Wolves
2025
as Power

The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
2024
as Self
Men of Granite
2015
as Pelf

Willesden Confidential
2005
as Steve Fallon
James and Lucia
as James Joyce
Driver
as Dickinson

Gold In The Streets
1997
as Paddy

Mister John
2013
as Gerry Devine

Further Beyond
2016
as Ambrosio O'Higgins

The Drip
1985

The Good Man
2012
as Michael

I didn't... I wasn't... I amn't...
2019
as Aidan
Confinement
2019
as Narrator (voice)

Nostalgie
2025
as Drew

Pickups
2017
as Aidan

Violet
2015
as Narrator
The Note
2013
as Lars

Keepers of the Flame
2018

Ekki múkk
2012
as Man

Burning The Bed
2003
as Stephen
Runners
2009
About Aidan Gillen
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), Jans… With 111 credits spanning from 1984 to 2027, Aidan Gillen has appeared in 83 films and 28 TV shows.
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- King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) — as William "Goosefat Bill"
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