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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