Aidan Gillen

Aidan Gillen

Date of Birth:

Apr 24, 1968

Place of Birth:

Dublin, Ireland

Aidan Murphy (born 24 April 1968), better known as Aidan Gillen, is an Irish actor. He is the recipient of three Irish Film & Television Awards and has been nominated for a British Academy Television Award, a British Independent Film Award, and a Tony Award.

On television, he played Stuart Alan Jones in the Channel 4 series Queer as Folk (1999–2000), Tommy Carcetti in the HBO series The Wire (2004–2008), John Boy in the RTÉ series Love/Hate (2010–2011), Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011–2017), and Dr. J. Allen Hynek in The History Channel's Project Blue Book (2019–2020). Gillen also featured as Aberama Gold in the BBC TV drama series “Peaky Blinders” 2017-2019. In 2021, he appeared in the crime dramas Mayor of Kingstown and Kin.

His film roles include Miles Jackson in 12 Rounds (2009), CIA operative Bill Wilson in The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Janson in Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) and Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018), Robert in The Lovers (2017), Queen's manager John Reid in Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), and Jack Blackwell in Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021). He also provided the voice and motion capture for Paul Serene in the 2016 video game Quantum Break.

filmography:

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

1987

We Ourselves We Ourselves

2018

Bohemian Rhapsody Bohemian Rhapsody

2018

Rose Plays Julie Rose Plays Julie

2021

Those Who Wish Me Dead Those Who Wish Me Dead

2021

The Good Man The Good Man

2012

Keepers of the Flame Keepers of the Flame

2018

Dave Allen at Peace Dave Allen at Peace

2018

James and Lucia James and Lucia

1970

An Ungentlemanly Act An Ungentlemanly Act

1992

Maze Runner: The Death Cure Maze Runner: The Death Cure

2018

The Second Death The Second Death

2000

The Lovers The Lovers

2017

Burning The Bed Burning The Bed

2003

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

2017

Gold In The Streets Gold In The Streets

1997

Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment

2013

When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD

2017

Barber Barber

2023

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

1970

Further Beyond Further Beyond

2016

Amazing Grace Amazing Grace

1997

Killing Time Killing Time

1991

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

2024

London Calling London Calling

1970

Dance First Dance First

2023

The Courier The Courier

1988

Pickups Pickups

2017

Violet Violet

1970

Tapping the Wire Tapping the Wire

2007

A View of Harry Clark A View of Harry Clark

1989

Thorne: Scaredycat Thorne: Scaredycat

2010

The Note The Note

2013

Walk Away and I Stumble Walk Away and I Stumble

2007

Sing Street Sing Street

2016

Treacle Jr. Treacle Jr.

2010

Wake Wood Wake Wood

2011

Some Mother's Son Some Mother's Son

1996

Mojo Mojo

1997

Buddy Boy Buddy Boy

2000

Trouble with Sex Trouble with Sex

2005

The Low Down The Low Down

2001

Shadow Dancer Shadow Dancer

2012

Blitz Blitz

2011

The Final Curtain The Final Curtain

2002

Ekki múkk Ekki múkk

2012

Blackout Blackout

2008

12 Rounds 12 Rounds

2009

The Dark Knight Rises The Dark Knight Rises

2012

My Kingdom My Kingdom

2001

Freefall Freefall

2009

Mister John Mister John

2013

The Wire Odyssey The Wire Odyssey

2007

The Darkling The Darkling

2000

You're Ugly Too You're Ugly Too

2015

The Wire: The Last Word The Wire: The Last Word

2007

Lorna Doone Lorna Doone

2001

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

2017

Circle of Friends Circle of Friends

1995

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

2015

Still Still

2015

Beneath the Harvest Sky Beneath the Harvest Sky

2013

Scrapper Scrapper

2013

Calvary Calvary

2014

Men of Granite Men of Granite

2015

Ambition Ambition

2014

Safe Safe

1993

Shanghai Knights Shanghai Knights

2003

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