Aidan Gillen

Aidan Gillen

Acting

Born:
1968-04-24
Place of birth:
Dublin, Ireland

Biography

Aidan Murphy (born 24 April 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

Filmography

Panic Carefully

Panic Carefully

2027
Movie
7 Miles Out

7 Miles Out

6.02026
Movie
Tall Tales & Murder

Tall Tales & Murder

7.62026
TV
TRAD

TRAD

6.02026
Movie
Cold War 1994

Cold War 1994

6.42026
Movie
Young Sherlock

Young Sherlock

7.72026
TV
Gorky Resort

Gorky Resort

6.92026
Movie
The Physician II

The Physician II

6.72025
Movie
Nostalgie

Nostalgie

2025
Movie
Re-Creation

Re-Creation

6.42025
Movie
London Calling

London Calling

6.42025
Movie
Amongst the Wolves

Amongst the Wolves

5.72025
Movie
The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs

The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs

7.02024
Movie
Rock, Paper, Scissors

Rock, Paper, Scissors

6.02024
TV
Dance First

Dance First

6.62023
Movie
Barber

Barber

4.82023
Movie
That Dirty Black Bag

That Dirty Black Bag

7.12022
TV
Mayor of Kingstown

Mayor of Kingstown

8.02021
TV
Killers of the Cosmos

Killers of the Cosmos

8.02021
TV
Kin

Kin

7.62021
TV
星际杀手

星际杀手

2021
TV
Those Who Wish Me Dead

Those Who Wish Me Dead

6.62021
Movie
Rose Plays Julie

Rose Plays Julie

5.82021
Movie
I didn't... I wasn't... I amn't...

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

2019
Movie
Confinement

Confinement

2019
Movie
Project Blue Book

Project Blue Book

8.12019
TV
Keepers of the Flame

Keepers of the Flame

2018
Movie
Bohemian Rhapsody

Bohemian Rhapsody

7.92018
Movie
We Ourselves

We Ourselves

2018
Movie
Dave Allen at Peace

Dave Allen at Peace

4.62018
Movie
Maze Runner: The Death Cure

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

7.12018
Movie
Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms

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

7.72017
Movie
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

6.62017
Movie
The Lovers

The Lovers

5.42017
Movie
Pickups

Pickups

2017
Movie
When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD

When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD

7.02017
Movie
Urban Myths

Urban Myths

7.32017
TV
Quantum Break

Quantum Break

6.92016
TV
Sing Street

Sing Street

7.92016
Movie
Further Beyond

Further Beyond

5.62016
Movie
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

6.72015
Movie
Violet

Violet

7.52015
Movie
Still

Still

5.42015
Movie
You're Ugly Too

You're Ugly Too

6.42015
Movie
Men of Granite

Men of Granite

10.02015
Movie
Charlie

Charlie

1.02015
TV
Ambition

Ambition

6.62014
Movie
Calvary

Calvary

7.12014
Movie
Peaky Blinders

Peaky Blinders

8.52013
TV
Beneath the Harvest Sky

Beneath the Harvest Sky

6.02013
Movie
The Note

The Note

2013
Movie
Mister John

Mister John

4.72013
Movie
Scrapper

Scrapper

6.32013
Movie
Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment

Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment

7.72013
Movie
Mayday

Mayday

6.22013
TV
The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises

7.82012
Movie
Shadow Dancer

Shadow Dancer

6.02012
Movie
The Good Man

The Good Man

8.02012
Movie
Blitz

Blitz

6.22011
Movie
Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

8.52011
TV
Wake Wood

Wake Wood

5.62011
Movie
Thorne: Scaredycat

Thorne: Scaredycat

6.22010
Movie
Thorne

Thorne

6.42010
TV
Treacle Jr.

Treacle Jr.

5.62010
Movie
Love/Hate

Love/Hate

7.52010
TV
Identity

Identity

6.92010
TV
Runners

Runners

2009
Movie
Freefall

Freefall

6.12009
Movie
12 Rounds

12 Rounds

5.92009
Movie
Blackout

Blackout

5.42008
Movie
The Wire: The Last Word

The Wire: The Last Word

1.52007
Movie
The Wire Odyssey

The Wire Odyssey

7.12007
Movie
Tapping the Wire

Tapping the Wire

8.02007
Movie
Walk Away and I Stumble

Walk Away and I Stumble

5.52007
Movie
Walk Away and I Stumble

Walk Away and I Stumble

2005
TV
Willesden Confidential

Willesden Confidential

2005
Movie
Law & Order: Trial by Jury

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

8.12005
TV
Trouble with Sex

Trouble with Sex

2.92005
Movie
Photo Finish

Photo Finish

7.02004
Movie
Burning The Bed

Burning The Bed

10.02003
Movie
The Last Detective

The Last Detective

7.82003
TV
Shanghai Knights

Shanghai Knights

6.12003
Movie
The Final Curtain

The Final Curtain

4.92002
Movie
The Wire

The Wire

8.62002
TV
Dice

Dice

8.02001
TV
My Kingdom

My Kingdom

5.52001
Movie
Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone

5.82001
Movie
The Low Down

The Low Down

5.62001
Movie
Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone

7.72000
TV
The Darkling

The Darkling

5.02000
Movie
Buddy Boy

Buddy Boy

4.92000
Movie
The Second Death

The Second Death

6.22000
Movie
Queer as Folk

Queer as Folk

7.81999
TV
Mojo

Mojo

4.71997
Movie
Gold In The Streets

Gold In The Streets

5.01997
Movie
Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace

7.01997
Movie
Some Mother's Son

Some Mother's Son

6.81996
Movie
Circle of Friends

Circle of Friends

6.31995
Movie
Safe

Safe

5.31993
Movie
An Ungentlemanly Act

An Ungentlemanly Act

5.81992
Movie
Killing Time

Killing Time

1991
Movie
In Suspicious Circumstances

In Suspicious Circumstances

6.51991
TV
A View of Harry Clark

A View of Harry Clark

1989
Movie
Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

8.21989
TV
The Courier

The Courier

6.71988
Movie
The Play on One

The Play on One

6.01988
TV
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

6.61987
Movie
ScreenPlay

ScreenPlay

6.01986
TV
The Drip

The Drip

1985
Movie
The Bill

The Bill

6.81984
TV
James and Lucia

James and Lucia

Movie
Driver

Driver

Movie
Sunny

Sunny

Movie
Cold War 1995

Cold War 1995

Movie
Black Noise

Black Noise

Movie
Paddy Power

Paddy Power

Movie
Other Voices

Other Voices

TV