Aidan Gillen

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

April 24, 1968 (58 yrs)

place of birth

Dublin, Ireland

also known as

Aiden Gillen · Aiden Murphy · Adrian Murphy · Aidan Murphy

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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The Dark Knight Rises
7.8

The Dark Knight Rises

2012as CIA Op
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
6.7

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

2015as Janson
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
6.6

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

2017as William "Goosefat Bill"
Bohemian Rhapsody
8.0

Bohemian Rhapsody

2018as John Reid
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
7.1

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

2018as Janson
12 Rounds
5.9

12 Rounds

2009as Miles Jackson
Those Who Wish Me Dead
6.6

Those Who Wish Me Dead

2021as Jack Blackwell
Sing Street
7.9

Sing Street

2016as Robert Lawlor
London Calling
6.6

London Calling

2025as Freddy Darby
Blitz
6.2

Blitz

2011as Barry Weiss
Cold War 1994
6.8

Cold War 1994

2026as F.M.
Shanghai Knights
6.1

Shanghai Knights

2003as Lord Nelson Rathbone
Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms
7.7

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

2017as Littlefinger (voice)
The Physician II
6.7

The Physician II

2025as Hunne
Calvary
7.1

Calvary

2014as Dr. Frank Harte
Wake Wood
5.6

Wake Wood

2011as Patrick
Gorky Resort
7.0

Gorky Resort

2026as Vasily Zarubin
Panic Carefully

Panic Carefully

2027
The Darkling
5.1

The Darkling

2000as Jeff Obold
Shadow Dancer
5.9

Shadow Dancer

2012as Gerry
Circle of Friends
6.2

Circle of Friends

1995as Aidan Lynch
TRAD

TRAD

2026
Some Mother's Son
6.8

Some Mother's Son

1996as Gerard Quigley
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
6.6

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

1987as Youth at Liquor Store (as Aiden Murphy)
Beneath the Harvest Sky
6.0

Beneath the Harvest Sky

2013as Clayton Cote
Lorna Doone
5.8

Lorna Doone

2001as Carver Doone
Scrapper
6.3

Scrapper

2013as Ray
Walk Away and I Stumble
5.5

Walk Away and I Stumble

2007as Paul
Mojo
4.7

Mojo

1997as Baby
The Lovers
5.4

The Lovers

2017as Robert
Re-Creation

Re-Creation

2025as Hamilton Barnes
Barber
4.5

Barber

2023as Valentine Barber
My Kingdom
5.5

My Kingdom

2001as Puttnam
Dance First
6.9

Dance First

2023as James Joyce
Rose Plays Julie
5.8

Rose Plays Julie

2021as Peter
Blackout
5.4

Blackout

2008as Karl
Safe
5.3

Safe

1993as Gypo
Buddy Boy
4.9

Buddy Boy

2000as Francis
The Wire Odyssey
6.6

The Wire Odyssey

2007as Self
The Courier
7.5

The Courier

1988as Prostitute Boy
The Low Down
5.4

The Low Down

2001as Frank
Tapping the Wire
7.8

Tapping the Wire

2007as Self
Gold In The Streets
5.0

Gold In The Streets

1997as Paddy
The Wire: The Last Word
1.5

The Wire: The Last Word

2007as Self
Thorne: Scaredycat
6.3

Thorne: Scaredycat

2010as Phil Hendricks
An Ungentlemanly Act
5.8

An Ungentlemanly Act

1992as Marine Wilcox
Treacle Jr.
5.6

Treacle Jr.

2010as Aiden
Ambition
6.6

Ambition

2014as Master
The Final Curtain
4.9

The Final Curtain

2002as Dave Turner
Freefall
6.1

Freefall

2009as Gus