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Aidan Gillen
Aidan Gillen

Aidan Gillen

ActingBorn April 24, 1968 (age 58)Dublin, Ireland

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

2026Movie
2026Movie
2026
Gorky Resort

as Vasily Zarubin

Movie
2025Movie
2025
Nostalgie

as Drew

Movie
2025
Re-Creation

as Hamilton Barnes

Movie
2025
London Calling

as Freddy Darby

Movie
2025Movie
2024
Rock, Paper, Scissors

as Steven Shadowwhispers (voice)

TV
2023
Dance First

as James Joyce

Movie
2023
Barber

as Valentine Barber

Movie
2022TV
2021
Mayor of Kingstown

as Milo Sunter

TV
2021
Kin

as Frank Kinsella

TV
2021
Those Who Wish Me Dead

as Jack Blackwell

Movie
2021Movie
2019
Confinement

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2019
Project Blue Book

as Allen Hynek

TV
2018
Bohemian Rhapsody

as John Reid

Movie
2018Movie
2018
Dave Allen at Peace

as Dave Allen

Movie
2018Movie
2017
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

as William "Goosefat Bill"

Movie
2017
The Lovers

as Robert

Movie
2017
Pickups

as Aidan

Movie
2017
Urban Myths

as Timothy Leary

TV
2016
Quantum Break

as Paul Serene

TV
2016
Sing Street

as Robert Lawlor

Movie
2016
Further Beyond

as Ambrosio O'Higgins

Movie
2015
Violet

as Narrator

Movie
2015
Still

as Carver

Movie
2015Movie
2015Movie
2015
Charlie

as Charles J. Haughey

TV
2014
Ambition

as Master

Movie
2014
Calvary

as Dr. Frank Harte

Movie
2013
Peaky Blinders

as Aberama Gold

TV
2013Movie
2013
The Note

as Lars

Movie
2013
Mister John

as Gerry Devine

Movie
2013
Scrapper

as Ray

Movie
2013Movie
2013
Mayday

as Everett Newcombe

TV
2012Movie
2012Movie
2012Movie
2012
The Good Man

as Michael

Movie
2011
Blitz

as Barry Weiss

Movie
2011
Game of Thrones

as Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish

TV
2011
Wake Wood

as Patrick

Movie
2010
Thorne: Scaredycat

as Phil Hendricks

Movie
2010
Thorne

as Phil Hendricks

TV
2010
Treacle Jr.

as Aiden

Movie
2010
Love/Hate

as John Boy Power

TV
2010
Identity

as DI John Bloom

TV
2009Movie
2009
Freefall

as Gus

Movie
2009
12 Rounds

as Miles Jackson

Movie
2008
Blackout

as Karl

Movie
2007Movie
2007Movie
2007Movie
2007Movie
2005
Willesden Confidential

as Steve Fallon

Movie
2005TV
2005Movie
2004
Photo Finish

as Joe Wilde

Movie
2003
Burning The Bed

as Stephen

Movie
2003
The Last Detective

as Steve Fallon

TV
2003
Shanghai Knights

as Lord Nelson Rathbone

Movie
2002
The Final Curtain

as Dave Turner

Movie
2002
The Wire

as Tommy Carcetti

TV
2001
Dice

as Glenn Taylor

TV
2001
My Kingdom

as Puttnam

Movie
2001
Lorna Doone

as Carver Doone

Movie
2001
The Low Down

as Frank

Movie
2000
Lorna Doone

as Carver Doone

TV
2000
The Darkling

as Jeff Obold

Movie
2000
Buddy Boy

as Francis

Movie
2000
The Second Death

as Pool Player

Movie
1999
Queer as Folk

as Stuart Jones

TV
1997
Mojo

as Baby

Movie
1997Movie
1997Movie
1996
Some Mother's Son

as Gerard Quigley

Movie
1995
Circle of Friends

as Aidan Lynch

Movie
1993
Safe

as Gypo

Movie
1992
An Ungentlemanly Act

as Marine Wilcox

Movie
1991
Killing Time

as Harry

Movie
1991TV
1989
A View of Harry Clark

as Martin Kemp (as Adrian Murphy)

Movie
1989TV
1988
The Courier

as Prostitute Boy

Movie
1988TV
1987
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

as Youth at Liquor Store (as Aiden Murphy)

Movie
1986
ScreenPlay

as Gypo

TV
1985Movie
1984
The Bill

as Jeff Barratt

TV
James and Lucia

as James Joyce

Movie
Driver

as Dickinson

Movie
Movie
Movie
Other Voices

as Host — Presenter

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayApril 24, 1968
Place of BirthDublin, Ireland
Popularity4.0