Aidan Gillen
Born: 1968-04-24 in Dublin, Ireland
Known For: Acting
Biography
Aidan Murphy (born 1967 or 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.
Filmography
2026
- Pojedynek as Vasily Zarubin
2025
- London Calling as Freddy Darby
- Re-Creation as Hamilton Barnes
- TRAD
- The Physician II as Hunne
- Amongst the Wolves as Power
2023
- Rock, Paper, Scissors as Steven Shadowwhispers (voice)
- Dance First as James Joyce
- Barber as Valentine Barber
2022
- That Dirty Black Bag as Butler
2021
- Mayor of Kingstown as Milo Sunter
- Kin as Frank Kinsella
- Those Who Wish Me Dead as Jack Blackwell
- Rose Plays Julie as Peter
- Killers of the Cosmos
- 星际杀手
2019
- Project Blue Book as Allen Hynek
- I didn't... I wasn't... I amn't... as Aidan
- Confinement as Narrator (voice)
2018
- Bohemian Rhapsody as John Reid
- Maze Runner: The Death Cure as Janson
- We Ourselves
- Dave Allen at Peace as Dave Allen
- Keepers of the Flame
2017
- The Lovers as Robert
- King Arthur: Legend of the Sword as William "Goosefat Bill"
- Pickups as Aidan
- Urban Myths as Timothy Leary
- Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms as Littlefinger (voice)
- When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD as Timothy Leary
2016
- Further Beyond as Ambrosio O'Higgins
- Sing Street as Robert Lawlor
- Quantum Break as Paul Serene
2015
- Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials as Janson
- Still as Carver
- Violet as Narrator
- Men of Granite as Pelf
- You're Ugly Too as Will
- Charlie as Charles J. Haughey
2013
- Peaky Blinders as Aberama Gold
- Scrapper as Ray
- Beneath the Harvest Sky as Clayton Cote
- Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment as Man (Ekki Múkk)
- Mister John as Gerry Devine
- The Note as Lars
- Mayday as Everett Newcombe
2012
- The Dark Knight Rises as CIA Op
- Shadow Dancer as Gerry
- Ekki múkk as Man
- The Good Man as Michael
2011
- Game of Thrones as Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish
- Wake Wood as Patrick
- Blitz as Barry Weiss
2010
- Love/Hate as John Boy Power
- Treacle Jr. as Aiden
- Thorne as Phil Hendricks
- Identity as DI John Bloom
- Thorne: Scaredycat as Phil Hendricks
2008
- Blackout as Karl
2007
- The Wire Odyssey as Self
- The Wire: The Last Word as Self
- Walk Away and I Stumble as Paul
- Tapping the Wire as Self
2005
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Jimmy Colby
- Trouble with Sex as Conor
- Willesden Confidential as Steve Fallon
2004
- Photo Finish as Joe Wilde
2003
- Shanghai Knights as Lord Nelson Rathbone
- The Last Detective as Steve Fallon
- Burning The Bed as Stephen
2002
- The Wire as Tommy Carcetti
- The Final Curtain as Dave Turner
2001
- Lorna Doone as Carver Doone
- My Kingdom as Puttnam
- The Low Down as Frank
- Dice as Glenn Taylor
2000
- Buddy Boy as Francis
- The Second Death as Pool Player
- Lorna Doone as Carver Doone
- The Darkling as Jeff Obold
1999
- Queer as Folk as Stuart Alan Jones
1997
- Amazing Grace as Frank
- Mojo as Baby
- Gold In The Streets as Paddy
1996
- Some Mother's Son as Gerard Quigley
1995
- Circle of Friends as Aidan Lynch
1993
- Safe as Gypo
1992
- An Ungentlemanly Act as Marine Wilcox
1991
- Killing Time as Harry
- In Suspicious Circumstances as James Crozier
1989
- Agatha Christie's Poirot as Amyas Crale
- A View of Harry Clark as Martin Kemp (as Adrian Murphy)
1988
- The Courier as Prostitute Boy
- The Play on One as Harry
1987
- The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne as Youth at Liquor Store (as Aiden Murphy)
1985
1984
- The Bill as Jeff Barratt