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Aidan Gillen

Acting

Aidan Gillen

EN, CN, PT, PL cinema · 87 credits

Born

24 April 1968 (age 58)

Birthplace

Dublin, Ireland

Also known as Aiden Gillen · Aiden Murphy · Aidan Murphy

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

James and Lucia

James and Lucia

ENNot rated

as James Joyce

Driver

Driver

ENNot rated

as Dickinson

Sunny

Sunny

ENNot rated

Actor

Cold War 1995 poster

Cold War 1995

CNNot rated

as F.M.

Black Noise poster

Black Noise

ENNot rated

as Hector Livingstone

Sing Street: Música e Sonho poster

Sing Street: Música e Sonho

PTNot rated

as Robert Lalor

Paddy Power

Paddy Power

ENNot rated

Actor

Panic Carefully poster

Panic Carefully

EN · 2027Not rated

Actor

Gorky Resort poster

Gorky Resort

PL · 20266.9

as Vasily Zarubin

TRAD poster

TRAD

EN · 20266.0

Actor

Cold War 1994 poster

Cold War 1994

CN · 20266.5

as F.M.

7 Miles Out poster

7 Miles Out

EN · 20266.0

as Ronald Westbourne

London Calling poster

London Calling

EN · 20256.4

as Freddy Darby

Re-Creation poster

Re-Creation

EN · 20256.4

as Hamilton Barnes

Amongst the Wolves poster

Amongst the Wolves

EN · 20255.7

as Power

The Physician II poster

The Physician II

DE · 20256.7

as Hunne

Nostalgie poster

Nostalgie

EN · 2025Not rated

as Drew

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

The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs

EN · 20247.0

as Self

Barber poster

Barber

EN · 20234.8

as Valentine Barber

Dance First poster

Dance First

EN · 20236.6

as James Joyce

Rose Plays Julie poster

Rose Plays Julie

EN · 20215.8

as Peter

Those Who Wish Me Dead poster

Those Who Wish Me Dead

EN · 20216.6

as Jack Blackwell

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

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

EN · 2019Not rated

as Aidan

Confinement

2019

Confinement

EN · 2019Not rated

as Narrator (voice)

Maze Runner: The Death Cure poster

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

EN · 20187.1

as Janson

Dave Allen at Peace poster

Dave Allen at Peace

EN · 20184.6

as Dave Allen

Bohemian Rhapsody poster

Bohemian Rhapsody

EN · 20187.9

as John Reid

We Ourselves poster

We Ourselves

EN · 2018Not rated

Actor

Keepers of the Flame poster

Keepers of the Flame

EN · 2018Not rated

Actor

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword poster

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

EN · 20176.6

as William "Goosefat Bill"

The Lovers poster

The Lovers

EN · 20175.4

as Robert

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

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

EN · 20177.7

as Littlefinger (voice)

When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD poster

When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD

EN · 20177.0

as Timothy Leary

Pickups poster

Pickups

EN · 2017Not rated

as Aidan

Further Beyond poster

Further Beyond

EN · 20165.6

as Ambrosio O'Higgins

Sing Street poster

Sing Street

EN · 20167.9

as Robert Lalor

Men of Granite

2015

Men of Granite

EN · 201510.0

as Pelf

Still poster

Still

EN · 20155.4

as Carver

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials poster

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

EN · 20156.7

as Janson

You're Ugly Too poster

You're Ugly Too

EN · 20156.4

as Will

Violet poster

Violet

EN · 20157.5

as Narrator

Calvary poster

Calvary

EN · 20147.1

as Dr. Frank Harte

Ambition poster

Ambition

EN · 20146.6

as Master

The Note

2013

The Note

EN · 2013Not rated

as Lars

Mister John poster

Mister John

EN · 20134.7

as Gerry Devine

Beneath the Harvest Sky poster

Beneath the Harvest Sky

EN · 20136.0

as Clayton Cote

Scrapper poster

Scrapper

EN · 20136.3

as Ray

Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment poster

Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment

EN · 20137.7

as Man (Ekki Múkk)

Shadow Dancer poster

Shadow Dancer

EN · 20126.0

as Gerry

The Dark Knight Rises poster

The Dark Knight Rises

EN · 20127.8

as CIA Op

The Good Man poster

The Good Man

EN · 20128.0

as Michael

Blitz poster

Blitz

EN · 20116.2

as Barry Weiss

Wake Wood poster

Wake Wood

EN · 20115.6

as Patrick

Thorne: Scaredycat poster

Thorne: Scaredycat

EN · 20106.2

as Phil Hendricks

Treacle Jr. poster

Treacle Jr.

EN · 20105.6

as Aiden

12 Rounds poster

12 Rounds

EN · 20095.9

as Miles Jackson

Freefall poster

Freefall

EN · 20096.1

as Gus

Runners

2009

Runners

EN · 2009Not rated

Actor

Blackout poster

Blackout

EN · 20085.4

as Karl

The Wire: The Last Word poster

The Wire: The Last Word

EN · 20071.5

as Self

The Wire Odyssey poster

The Wire Odyssey

EN · 20077.1

as Self

Walk Away and I Stumble poster

Walk Away and I Stumble

EN · 20075.5

as Paul

Tapping the Wire poster

Tapping the Wire

EN · 20078.0

as Self

Trouble with Sex poster

Trouble with Sex

EN · 20052.9

as Conor

Willesden Confidential poster

Willesden Confidential

EN · 2005Not rated

as Steve Fallon

Photo Finish

2004

Photo Finish

EN · 20047.0

as Joe Wilde

Shanghai Knights poster

Shanghai Knights

EN · 20036.1

as Lord Nelson Rathbone

Burning The Bed poster

Burning The Bed

EN · 200310.0

as Stephen

The Final Curtain poster

The Final Curtain

EN · 20024.9

as Dave Turner

My Kingdom poster

My Kingdom

EN · 20015.5

as Puttnam

The Low Down poster

The Low Down

EN · 20015.6

as Frank

Lorna Doone poster

Lorna Doone

EN · 20015.8

as Carver Doone

The Darkling poster

The Darkling

EN · 20005.0

as Jeff Obold

Buddy Boy poster

Buddy Boy

EN · 20004.9

as Francis

The Second Death poster

The Second Death

EN · 20006.2

as Pool Player

Amazing Grace poster

Amazing Grace

EN · 19977.0

as Frank

Mojo poster

Mojo

EN · 19974.7

as Baby

Gold In The Streets poster

Gold In The Streets

EN · 19975.0

as Paddy

Some Mother's Son poster

Some Mother's Son

EN · 19966.8

as Gerard Quigley

Circle of Friends poster

Circle of Friends

EN · 19956.3

as Aidan Lynch

Safe poster

Safe

EN · 19935.3

as Gypo

An Ungentlemanly Act poster

An Ungentlemanly Act

EN · 19925.8

as Marine Wilcox

Killing Time poster

Killing Time

EN · 1991Not rated

as Harry

A View of Harry Clark poster

A View of Harry Clark

EN · 1989Not rated

as Martin Kemp (as Adrian Murphy)

The Courier poster

The Courier

EN · 19886.7

as Prostitute Boy

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne poster

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

EN · 19876.6

as Youth at Liquor Store (as Aiden Murphy)

The Drip poster

The Drip

EN · 1985Not rated

Actor