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Aidan Gillen

Born: 1968

Biography

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.
Known For Acting
Gender Male
Place of Birth Dublin, Ireland

Resources

Movies

Further Beyond

Ambrosio O'Higgins in Further Beyond

The Darkling

Jeff Obold in The Darkling

Shanghai Knights

Lord Nelson Rathbone in Shanghai Knights

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

Aidan in I didn't... I wasn't... I amn't...

Barber

Valentine Barber in Barber

Amazing Grace

Frank in Amazing Grace

Blackout

Karl in Blackout

12 Rounds

Miles Jackson in 12 Rounds

Killing Time

Harry in Killing Time

The Note

Lars in The Note

My Kingdom

Puttnam in My Kingdom

Thorne: Scaredycat

Phil Hendricks in Thorne: Scaredycat

The Courier

Prostitute Boy in The Courier

Shadow Dancer

Gerry in Shadow Dancer

Blitz

Barry Weiss in Blitz

Some Mother's Son

Gerard Quigley in Some Mother's Son

Wake Wood

Patrick in Wake Wood

Treacle Jr.

Aiden in Treacle Jr.

Mojo

Baby in Mojo

Buddy Boy

Francis in Buddy Boy

Trouble with Sex

Conor in Trouble with Sex

The Low Down

Frank in The Low Down

Calvary

Dr. Frank Harte in Calvary

Freefall

Gus in Freefall

Mister John

Gerry Devine in Mister John

Dance First

James Joyce in Dance First

Beneath the Harvest Sky

Clayton Cote in Beneath the Harvest Sky

The Wire: The Last Word

Self in The Wire: The Last Word

The Wire Odyssey

Self in The Wire Odyssey

Scrapper

Ray in Scrapper

Men of Granite

Pelf in Men of Granite

The Dark Knight Rises

CIA Op in The Dark Knight Rises

Safe

Gypo in Safe

London Calling

Freddy Darby in London Calling

Ambition

Master in Ambition

Still

Carver in Still

Ekki múkk

Man in Ekki múkk

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

Janson in Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

You're Ugly Too

Will in You're Ugly Too

Lorna Doone

Carver Doone in Lorna Doone

The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs

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

Circle of Friends

Aidan Lynch in Circle of Friends

Pojedynek

Vasily Zarubin in Pojedynek

Re-Creation

in Re-Creation

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

William "Goosefat Bill" in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

Amongst the Wolves

Power in Amongst the Wolves

Sing Street

Robert Lawlor in Sing Street

Confinement

Narrator (voice) in Confinement

Walk Away and I Stumble

Paul in Walk Away and I Stumble

The Second Death

Pool Player in The Second Death

I Didn't...I Wasn't...I Amn't

Aidan in I Didn't...I Wasn't...I Amn't

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

Janson in Maze Runner: The Death Cure

The Lovers

Robert in The Lovers

An Ungentlemanly Act

Marine Wilcox in An Ungentlemanly Act

Burning The Bed

Stephen in Burning The Bed

The Final Curtain

Dave Turner in The Final Curtain

Gold In The Streets

Paddy in Gold In The Streets

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

Littlefinger (voice) in Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms

James and Lucia

James Joyce in James and Lucia

Dave Allen at Peace

Dave Allen in Dave Allen at Peace

Bohemian Rhapsody

John Reid in Bohemian Rhapsody

We Ourselves

in We Ourselves

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

Youth at Liquor Store (as Aiden Murphy) in The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

Rose Plays Julie

Peter in Rose Plays Julie

Those Who Wish Me Dead

Jack Blackwell in Those Who Wish Me Dead

Keepers of the Flame

in Keepers of the Flame

The Good Man

Michael in The Good Man

Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment

Man (Ekki Múkk) in Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment

When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD

Timothy Leary in When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD

Violet

Narrator in Violet

Pickups

Aidan in Pickups

Tapping the Wire

Self in Tapping the Wire

A View of Harry Clark

Martin Kemp (as Adrian Murphy) in A View of Harry Clark

Photo Finish

Joe Wilde in Photo Finish

The Physician II

Hunne in The Physician II

TV Shows