Aidan Gillen
Known for Acting · 114 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 (30)
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)
Kin
2021
as Frank Kinsella
Love/Hate
2010
as John Boy Power
ScreenPlay
1986
as Gypo
Project Blue Book
2019
as Allen Hynek
The Play on One
1988
as Harry
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
as Jimmy Colby
Urban Myths
2017
as Timothy Leary
Queer as Folk
1999
as Stuart Jones
The Last Detective
2003
as Steve Fallon
Quantum Break
2016
as Paul Serene
That Dirty Black Bag
2022
as Butler
Thorne
2010
as Phil Hendricks
Identity
2010
as DI John Bloom
In Suspicious Circumstances
1991
as James Crozier
Other Voices
as Host — Presenter
Lorna Doone
2000
as Carver Doone
Charlie
2015
as Charles J. Haughey
Tall Tales & Murder
Mayday
2013
as Everett Newcombe
Walk Away and I Stumble
2005
as Paul
Dice
2001
as Glenn Taylor
星际杀手
2021
Killers of the Cosmos
2021
Movies (84)
The Dark Knight Rises
2012
as CIA Op
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
2017
as William "Goosefat Bill"
Bohemian Rhapsody
2018
as John Reid
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
2015
as Janson
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
2018
as Janson
Blitz
2011
as Barry Weiss
Those Who Wish Me Dead
2021
as Jack Blackwell
Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms
2017
as Littlefinger (voice)
London Calling
2025
as Freddy Darby
Shanghai Knights
2003
as Lord Nelson Rathbone
The Physician II
2025
as Hunne
Panic Carefully
2027
Wake Wood
2011
as Patrick
Sing Street
2016
as Robert Lawlor
Driver
as Dickinson
Cold War 1994
2026
as F.M.
Gorky Resort
2026
as Vasily Zarubin
Ekki múkk
2012
as Man
Treacle Jr.
2010
as Aiden
Cold War 1995
as F.M.
Calvary
2014
as Dr. Frank Harte
TRAD
2026
Safe
1993
as Gypo
Shadow Dancer
2012
as Gerry
Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment
2013
as Man (Ekki Múkk)
Mojo
1997
as Baby
Freefall
2009
as Gus
Burning The Bed
2003
as Stephen
Circle of Friends
1995
as Aidan Lynch
12 Rounds
2009
as Miles Jackson
Rose Plays Julie
2021
as Peter
Some Mother's Son
1996
as Gerard Quigley
The Wire Odyssey
2007
as Self
An Ungentlemanly Act
1992
as Marine Wilcox
Keepers of the Flame
2018
The Lovers
2017
as Robert
Sunny
Lorna Doone
2001
as Carver Doone
The Wire: The Last Word
2007
as Self
Gold In The Streets
1997
as Paddy
Re-Creation
2025
as Hamilton Barnes
Beneath the Harvest Sky
2013
as Clayton Cote
Violet
2015
as Narrator
I didn't... I wasn't... I amn't...
2019
as Aidan
Nostalgie
2025
as Drew
Killing Time
1991
as Harry
Tapping the Wire
2007
as Self
Amongst the Wolves
2025
as Power
Men of Granite
2015
as Pelf
Runners
2009
Buddy Boy
2000
as Francis
The Low Down
2001
as Frank
Dance First
2023
as James Joyce
Photo Finish
2004
as Joe Wilde
Thorne: Scaredycat
2010
as Phil Hendricks
Pickups
2017
as Aidan
You're Ugly Too
2015
as Will
Mister John
2013
as Gerry Devine
Still
2015
as Carver
James and Lucia
as James Joyce
A View of Harry Clark
1989
as Martin Kemp (as Adrian Murphy)
Trouble with Sex
2005
as Conor
Confinement
2019
as Narrator (voice)
Willesden Confidential
2005
as Steve Fallon
The Second Death
2000
as Pool Player
The Darkling
2000
as Jeff Obold
Further Beyond
2016
as Ambrosio O'Higgins
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
1987
as Youth at Liquor Store (as Aiden Murphy)
When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD
2017
as Timothy Leary
Scrapper
2013
as Ray
Blackout
2008
as Karl
The Final Curtain
2002
as Dave Turner
Walk Away and I Stumble
2007
as Paul
Dave Allen at Peace
2018
as Dave Allen
Barber
2023
as Valentine Barber
My Kingdom
2001
as Puttnam
The Good Man
2012
as Michael
Amazing Grace
1997
as Frank
The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
2024
as Self
The Courier
1988
as Prostitute Boy
The Drip
1985
We Ourselves
2018
Ambition
2014
as Master
The Note
2013
as Lars
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 114 credits spanning from 1984 to 2027, Aidan Gillen has appeared in 84 films and 30 TV shows.
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- The Dark Knight Rises (2012) — as CIA Op
- King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) — as William "Goosefat Bill"
- Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) — as John Reid
- Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) — as Janson
- Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) — as Janson
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