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Aidan Gillen

Known for acting · Born 24 April 1968 · 58 · Dublin, Ireland

116 credits

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.

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Known for

Game of Thrones

2011

The Wire

2002

Bohemian Rhapsody

2018

Blitz

2011

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

2017

Project Blue Book

2019

12 Rounds

2009

Peaky Blinders

2013

Mayor of Kingstown

2021

Shanghai Knights

2003

Those Who Wish Me Dead

2021

Calvary

2014

Acting (116)

2027Panic CarefullyFilm
2026Young Sherlock · 3 episodesSeries
2026Cold War 1994F.M.Film
2026Gorky ResortVasily ZarubinFilm
2026Tall Tales & Murder · 6 episodesSeries
2026TRADFilm
20267 Miles OutRonald WestbourneFilm
2025London CallingFreddy DarbyFilm
2025The Physician IIHunneFilm
2025Amongst the WolvesPowerFilm
2025Re-CreationHamilton BarnesFilm
2025NostalgieDrewFilm
2024Rock, Paper, ScissorsSteven Shadowwhispers (voice)Series
2024The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the StairsSelfFilm
2023Dance FirstJames JoyceFilm
2023BarberValentine BarberFilm
2022That Dirty Black BagButler · 2 episodesSeries
2021Those Who Wish Me DeadJack BlackwellFilm
2021Mayor of KingstownMilo Sunter · 22 episodesSeries
2021KinFrank Kinsella · 16 episodesSeries
2021Rose Plays JuliePeterFilm
2021Killers of the Cosmos · 6 episodesSeries
2021星际杀手 · 6 episodesSeries
2019Project Blue BookAllen Hynek · 20 episodesSeries
2019I didn't... I wasn't... I amn't...AidanFilm
2019ConfinementNarrator (voice)Film
2018Bohemian RhapsodyJohn ReidFilm
2018Maze Runner: The Death CureJansonFilm
2018Dave Allen at PeaceDave AllenFilm
2018We OurselvesFilm
2018Keepers of the FlameFilm
2017King Arthur: Legend of the SwordWilliam "Goosefat Bill"Film
2017Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven KingdomsLittlefinger (voice)Film
2017The LoversRobertFilm
2017Urban MythsTimothy LearySeries
2017When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSDTimothy LearyFilm
2017PickupsAidanFilm
2016Sing StreetRobert LalorFilm
2016Quantum BreakPaul Serene · 4 episodesSeries
2016Further BeyondAmbrosio O'HigginsFilm
2015Maze Runner: The Scorch TrialsJansonFilm
2015You're Ugly TooWillFilm
2015StillCarverFilm
2015VioletNarratorFilm
2015Men of GranitePelfFilm
2015CharlieCharles J. Haughey · 3 episodesSeries
2014CalvaryDr. Frank HarteFilm
2014AmbitionMasterFilm
2013Peaky BlindersAberama Gold · 9 episodesSeries
2013Beneath the Harvest SkyClayton CoteFilm
2013MaydayEverett Newcombe · 5 episodesSeries
2013Mister JohnGerry DevineFilm
2013Sigur Rós: Valtari Film ExperimentMan (Ekki Múkk)Film
2013ScrapperRayFilm
2013The NoteLarsFilm
2012The Dark Knight RisesCIA OpFilm
2012Shadow DancerGerryFilm
2012The Good ManMichaelFilm
2011Game of ThronesPetyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish · 60 episodesSeries
2011BlitzBarry WeissFilm
2011Wake WoodPatrickFilm
2010Love/HateJohn Boy Power · 10 episodesSeries
2010ThornePhil Hendricks · 6 episodesSeries
2010Thorne: ScaredycatPhil HendricksFilm
2010IdentityDI John Bloom · 6 episodesSeries
2010Treacle Jr.AidenFilm
200912 RoundsMiles JacksonFilm
2009FreefallGusFilm
2009RunnersFilm
2008BlackoutKarlFilm
2007The Wire OdysseySelfFilm
2007Walk Away and I StumblePaulFilm
2007Tapping the WireSelfFilm
2007The Wire: The Last WordSelfFilm
2005Law & Order: Trial by JuryJimmy ColbySeries
2005Trouble with SexConorFilm
2005Willesden ConfidentialSteve FallonFilm
2005Walk Away and I StumblePaul · 2 episodesSeries
2004Photo FinishJoe WildeFilm
2003Shanghai KnightsLord Nelson RathboneFilm
2003The Last DetectiveSteve FallonSeries
2003Burning The BedStephenFilm
2002The WireTommy Carcetti · 35 episodesSeries
2002The Final CurtainDave TurnerFilm
2001Lorna DooneCarver DooneFilm
2001The Low DownFrankFilm
2001My KingdomPuttnamFilm
2001DiceGlenn Taylor · 6 episodesSeries
2000Buddy BoyFrancisFilm
2000The DarklingJeff OboldFilm
2000The Second DeathPool PlayerFilm
2000Lorna DooneCarver Doone · 2 episodesSeries
1999Queer as FolkStuart Jones · 10 episodesSeries
1997MojoBabyFilm
1997Gold In The StreetsPaddyFilm
1997Amazing GraceFrankFilm
1996Some Mother's SonGerard QuigleyFilm
1995Circle of FriendsAidan LynchFilm
1993SafeGypoFilm
1992An Ungentlemanly ActMarine WilcoxFilm
1991In Suspicious CircumstancesJames CrozierSeries
1991Killing TimeHarryFilm
1989Agatha Christie's PoirotAmyas CraleSeries
1989A View of Harry ClarkMartin Kemp (as Adrian Murphy)Film
1988The CourierProstitute BoyFilm
1988The Play on OneHarrySeries
1987The Lonely Passion of Judith HearneYouth at Liquor Store (as Aiden Murphy)Film
1986ScreenPlayGypoSeries
1985The DripFilm
1984The BillJeff BarrattSeries
—James and LuciaJames JoyceFilm
—DriverDickinsonFilm
—SunnyFilm
—Cold War 1995F.M.Film
—Black NoiseHectorFilm
—Other VoicesHost — PresenterSeries