Portrait of Aidan Gillen

Aidan Gillen

Acting

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.

Born: April 24, 1968

Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland

Filmography

2026
Pojedynek

as Vasily Zarubin

2025
2025
Re-Creation

as Hamilton Barnes

2025
London Calling

as Freddy Darby

2025
2025
2023
Dance First

as James Joyce

2023
Barber

as Valentine Barber

2023
Rock, Paper, Scissors

as Steven Shadowwhispers (voice)

2021
Mayor of Kingstown

as Milo Sunter

2021
Kin

as Frank Kinsella

2021
Those Who Wish Me Dead

as Jack Blackwell

2021
2019
Project Blue Book

as Allen Hynek

2018
Bohemian Rhapsody

as John Reid

2018
Dave Allen at Peace

as Dave Allen

2017
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

as William "Goosefat Bill"

2017
The Lovers

as Robert

2017
Pickups

as Aidan

2017
Urban Myths

as Timothy Leary

2016
Quantum Break

as Paul Serene

2016
Sing Street

as Robert Lawlor

2016
Further Beyond

as Ambrosio O'Higgins

2015
Violet

as Narrator

2015
Still

as Carver

2015
2015
Charlie

as Charles J. Haughey

2014
Ambition

as Master

2014
Calvary

as Dr. Frank Harte

2013
Peaky Blinders

as Aberama Gold

2013
2013
Mister John

as Gerry Devine

2013
Scrapper

as Ray

2013
Mayday

as Everett Newcombe

2012
2012
2012
The Good Man

as Michael

2011
Blitz

as Barry Weiss

2011
Game of Thrones

as Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish

2011
Wake Wood

as Patrick

2010
Thorne: Scaredycat

as Phil Hendricks

2010
Thorne

as Phil Hendricks

2010
Treacle Jr.

as Aiden

2010
Love/Hate

as John Boy Power

2010
Identity

as DI John Bloom

2009
Freefall

as Gus

2009
12 Rounds

as Miles Jackson

2008
Blackout

as Karl

2007
2007
2005
Willesden Confidential

as Steve Fallon

2005
2005
2003
Burning The Bed

as Stephen

2003
The Last Detective

as Steve Fallon

2003
Shanghai Knights

as Lord Nelson Rathbone

2002
The Final Curtain

as Dave Turner

2002
The Wire

as Tommy Carcetti

2001
Dice

as Glenn Taylor

2001
My Kingdom

as Puttnam

2001
Lorna Doone

as Carver Doone

2001
The Low Down

as Frank

2000
Lorna Doone

as Carver Doone

2000
The Darkling

as Jeff Obold

2000
Buddy Boy

as Francis

2000
The Second Death

as Pool Player

1999
Queer as Folk

as Stuart Alan Jones

1997
Mojo

as Baby

1997
1996
Some Mother's Son

as Gerard Quigley

1995
Circle of Friends

as Aidan Lynch

1993
Safe

as Gypo

1992
An Ungentlemanly Act

as Marine Wilcox

1991
Killing Time

as Harry

1991
1989
A View of Harry Clark

as Martin Kemp (as Adrian Murphy)

1989
1988
The Courier

as Prostitute Boy

1988
1987
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

as Youth at Liquor Store (as Aiden Murphy)

1984
The Bill

as Jeff Barratt

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Nostalgie

as Drew