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Aidan Gillen

Aidan Gillen

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 24, 1968 (57)
Birthplace Dublin, Ireland
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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Barber

Barber

2023

as Valentine Barber

Dance First

Dance First

2023

as James Joyce

Rose Plays Julie

Rose Plays Julie

2021

as Peter

Those Who Wish Me Dead

Those Who Wish Me Dead

2021

as Jack Blackwell

Dave Allen at Peace

Dave Allen at Peace

2018

as Dave Allen

Bohemian Rhapsody

Bohemian Rhapsody

2018

as John Reid

Pickups

Pickups

2017

as Aidan

The Lovers

The Lovers

2017

as Robert

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

2017

as William "Goosefat Bill"

Further Beyond

Further Beyond

2016

as Ambrosio O'Higgins

Sing Street

Sing Street

2016

as Robert Lawlor

You're Ugly Too

You're Ugly Too

2015

as Will

Still

Still

2015

as Carver

Men of Granite

Men of Granite

2015

as Pelf

Ambition

Ambition

2014

as Master

Calvary

Calvary

2014

as Dr. Frank Harte

Mister John

Mister John

2013

as Gerry Devine

The Note

The Note

2013

as Lars

Scrapper

Scrapper

2013

as Ray

Beneath the Harvest Sky

Beneath the Harvest Sky

2013

as Clayton

Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment

Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment

2013

as Man (Ekki Múkk)

Ekki múkk

Ekki múkk

2012

as Man

The Good Man

The Good Man

2012

as Michael

Shadow Dancer

Shadow Dancer

2012

as Gerry

The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises

2012

as CIA Op

Wake Wood

Wake Wood

2011

as Patrick

Blitz

Blitz

2011

as Barry Weiss

Treacle Jr.

Treacle Jr.

2010

as Aiden

Thorne: Scaredycat

Thorne: Scaredycat

2010

as Phil Hendricks

Freefall

Freefall

2009

as Gus

12 Rounds

12 Rounds

2009

as Miles Jackson

Blackout

Blackout

2008

as Karl

Trouble with Sex

Trouble with Sex

2005

as Conor

Burning The Bed

Burning The Bed

2003

as Stephen

Shanghai Knights

Shanghai Knights

2003

as Lord Nelson Rathbone

The Final Curtain

The Final Curtain

2002

as Dave Turner

The Low Down

The Low Down

2001

as Frank

Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone

2001

as Carver Doone

My Kingdom

My Kingdom

2001

as Puttnam

The Darkling

The Darkling

2000

as Jeff Obold

The Second Death

The Second Death

2000

as Pool Player

Buddy Boy

Buddy Boy

2000

as Francis

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace

1997

as Frank

Mojo

Mojo

1997

as Baby

Gold In The Streets

Gold In The Streets

1997

as Paddy

Some Mother's Son

Some Mother's Son

1996

as Gerard Quigley

Circle of Friends

Circle of Friends

1995

as Aidan Lynch

Safe

Safe

1993

as Gypo

An Ungentlemanly Act

An Ungentlemanly Act

1992

as Marine Wilcox

The Courier

The Courier

1988

as Prostitute Boy

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

1987

as Youth at Liquor Store (as Aiden Murphy)

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Game of Thrones

as Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish

Episodes: 67

First Aired: Apr 17, 2011

The Wire

as Tommy Carcetti

Episodes: 35

First Aired: Jun 02, 2002

Mayor of Kingstown

as Milo Sunter

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Nov 14, 2021

Project Blue Book

as Dr. Allen Hynek

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Jan 08, 2019

Kin

as Frank Kinsella

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Sep 09, 2021

Queer as Folk

as Stuart Alan Jones

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Feb 23, 1999

Love/Hate

as John Boy Power

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Oct 03, 2010

Peaky Blinders

as Aberama Gold

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Sep 12, 2013

Identity

as DI John Bloom

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jul 05, 2010

Dice

as Glenn Taylor

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 12, 2001

Thorne

as Phil Hendricks

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Oct 10, 2010

Mayday

as Everett Newcombe

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Mar 03, 2013

Quantum Break

as Paul Serene

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 05, 2016

Charlie

as Charles J. Haughey

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 04, 2015

Lorna Doone

as Carver Doone

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 24, 2000

That Dirty Black Bag

as Butler

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 10, 2022

The Bill

as Jeff Barratt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 16, 1984

In Suspicious Circumstances

as James Crozier

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 03, 1991

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

as Jimmy Colby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 03, 2005

The Last Detective

as Steve Fallon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 07, 2003

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Amyas Crale

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 1989

Urban Myths

as Timothy Leary

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 2017

The Play on One

as Harry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 1988

Rock, Paper, Scissors

as Steven Shadowwhispers (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 12, 2024

星际杀手

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jun 22, 2021

Killers of the Cosmos

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 11, 2021

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