Aidan Gillen
Acting
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.
Known For
Game of Thrones
Peaky Blinders
The Wire
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Mayor of Kingstown
The Dark Knight Rises
Project Blue Book
Bohemian Rhapsody
London Calling
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Kin
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
Queer as Folk
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Blitz
That Dirty Black Bag
Those Who Wish Me Dead
Shanghai Knights
Sing Street
Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms
Wake Wood
12 Rounds
Calvary
Circle of Friends
Blackout
Shadow Dancer
The Lovers
Ambition
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