Aidan Gillen

Irish actor celebrated for landmark television and film roles spanning more than three decades of acclaimed international work.

Aidan Gillen - Personal Information

  • Name: Aidan Gillen
  • Date of Birth: April 24, 1968
  • Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland
  • Gender: Male
  • Job Title: Actor

Biography

Aidan Murphy (born 1967 or 1968), better known as Aidan Gillen (/'ɡɪlən/), 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.

Filmography

A selection of Aidan Gillen's most recent and notable screen appearances.

  • Panic Carefully (2027)
  • Pojedynek (2026) as Vasily Zarubin
  • The Physician II (2025) as Hunne
  • Nostalgie (2025) as Drew
  • Re-Creation (2025) as Hamilton Barnes
  • London Calling (2025) as Freddy Darby
  • TRAD (2025)
  • Amongst the Wolves (2025) as Power
  • The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs (2024) as Self
  • Dance First (2023) as James Joyce

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