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Aidan Gillen

Aidan Gillen

Acting

Born: April 24, 1968Dublin, Ireland

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
Filmography
Panic Carefully

Panic Carefully

2027
TRAD

TRAD

2026
Gorky Resort

Gorky Resort

Vasily Zarubin

2026
The Physician II

The Physician II

Hunne

2025
Nostalgie

Nostalgie

Drew

2025
Re-Creation

Re-Creation

Hamilton Barnes

2025
London Calling

London Calling

Freddy Darby

2025
Amongst the Wolves

Amongst the Wolves

Power

2025
The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs

The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs

Self

2024
Dance First

Dance First

James Joyce

2023
Barber

Barber

Valentine Barber

2023
Those Who Wish Me Dead

Those Who Wish Me Dead

Jack Blackwell

2021
Rose Plays Julie

Rose Plays Julie

Peter

2021
I didn't... I wasn't... I amn't...

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

Aidan

2019

Confinement

Narrator (voice)

2019
Keepers of the Flame

Keepers of the Flame

2018
Bohemian Rhapsody

Bohemian Rhapsody

John Reid

2018
We Ourselves

We Ourselves

2018
Dave Allen at Peace

Dave Allen at Peace

Dave Allen

2018
Maze Runner: The Death Cure

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

Janson

2018
Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms

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

Littlefinger (voice)

2017
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

William "Goosefat Bill"

2017
The Lovers

The Lovers

Robert

2017
Pickups

Pickups

Aidan

2017
When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD

When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD

Timothy Leary

2017
Sing Street

Sing Street

Robert Lawlor

2016
Further Beyond

Further Beyond

Ambrosio O'Higgins

2016
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

Janson

2015
Violet

Violet

Narrator

2015
Still

Still

Carver

2015
You're Ugly Too

You're Ugly Too

Will

2015

Men of Granite

Pelf

2015
Ambition

Ambition

Master

2014
Calvary

Calvary

Dr. Frank Harte

2014
Beneath the Harvest Sky

Beneath the Harvest Sky

Clayton Cote

2013

The Note

Lars

2013
Mister John

Mister John

Gerry Devine

2013
Scrapper

Scrapper

Ray

2013
Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment

Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment

Man (Ekki Múkk)

2013
Ekki múkk

Ekki múkk

Man

2012
The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises

CIA Op

2012
Shadow Dancer

Shadow Dancer

Gerry

2012
The Good Man

The Good Man

Michael

2012
Blitz

Blitz

Barry Weiss

2011
Wake Wood

Wake Wood

Patrick

2011
Thorne: Scaredycat

Thorne: Scaredycat

Phil Hendricks

2010
Treacle Jr.

Treacle Jr.

Aiden

2010
Freefall

Freefall

Gus

2009
12 Rounds

12 Rounds

Miles Jackson

2009
Blackout

Blackout

Karl

2008
The Wire: The Last Word

The Wire: The Last Word

Self

2007
The Wire Odyssey

The Wire Odyssey

Self

2007
Tapping the Wire

Tapping the Wire

Self

2007
Walk Away and I Stumble

Walk Away and I Stumble

Paul

2007
Willesden Confidential

Willesden Confidential

Steve Fallon

2005
Trouble with Sex

Trouble with Sex

Conor

2005

Photo Finish

Joe Wilde

2004
Burning The Bed

Burning The Bed

Stephen

2003
Shanghai Knights

Shanghai Knights

Lord Nelson Rathbone

2003
The Final Curtain

The Final Curtain

Dave Turner

2002
My Kingdom

My Kingdom

Puttnam

2001
Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone

Carver Doone

2001
The Low Down

The Low Down

Frank

2001
The Darkling

The Darkling

Jeff Obold

2000
Buddy Boy

Buddy Boy

Francis

2000
The Second Death

The Second Death

Pool Player

2000
Mojo

Mojo

Baby

1997
Gold In The Streets

Gold In The Streets

Paddy

1997
Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace

Frank

1997
Some Mother's Son

Some Mother's Son

Gerard Quigley

1996
Circle of Friends

Circle of Friends

Aidan Lynch

1995
Safe

Safe

Gypo

1993
An Ungentlemanly Act

An Ungentlemanly Act

Marine Wilcox

1992
Killing Time

Killing Time

Harry

1991
A View of Harry Clark

A View of Harry Clark

Martin Kemp (as Adrian Murphy)

1989
The Courier

The Courier

Prostitute Boy

1988
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

Youth at Liquor Store (as Aiden Murphy)

1987
The Drip

The Drip

1985