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Aidan Gillen

Aidan Gillen

Acting

Born April 24, 1968 Dublin, Ireland

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.

TV Shows(28)

Movies(82)

TRAD

TRAD

2026

Cold War 1994

Cold War 1994

F.M.

2026

Gorky Resort

Gorky Resort

Vasily Zarubin

2026

The Physician II

The Physician II

Hunne

2025

Nostalgie

Nostalgie

Drew

2025

Re-Creation

Re-Creation

Hamilton Barnes

2025

London Calling

London Calling

Freddy Darby

2025

Amongst the Wolves

Amongst the Wolves

Power

2025

The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs

The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs

Self

2024

Dance First

Dance First

James Joyce

2023

Barber

Barber

Valentine Barber

2023

Those Who Wish Me Dead

Those Who Wish Me Dead

Jack Blackwell

2021

Rose Plays Julie

Rose Plays Julie

Peter

2021

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

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

Aidan

2019

Confinement

Confinement

Narrator (voice)

2019

Keepers of the Flame

Keepers of the Flame

2018

Bohemian Rhapsody

Bohemian Rhapsody

John Reid

2018

We Ourselves

We Ourselves

2018

Dave Allen at Peace

Dave Allen at Peace

Dave Allen

2018

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

Janson

2018

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

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

Littlefinger (voice)

2017

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

William "Goosefat Bill"

2017

The Lovers

The Lovers

Robert

2017

Pickups

Pickups

Aidan

2017

When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD

When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD

Timothy Leary

2017

Sing Street

Sing Street

Robert Lawlor

2016

Further Beyond

Further Beyond

Ambrosio O'Higgins

2016

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

Janson

2015

Violet

Violet

Narrator

2015

Still

Still

Carver

2015

You're Ugly Too

You're Ugly Too

Will

2015

Men of Granite

Men of Granite

Pelf

2015

Ambition

Ambition

Master

2014

Calvary

Calvary

Dr. Frank Harte

2014

Beneath the Harvest Sky

Beneath the Harvest Sky

Clayton Cote

2013

The Note

The Note

Lars

2013

Mister John

Mister John

Gerry Devine

2013

Scrapper

Scrapper

Ray

2013

Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment

Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment

Man (Ekki Múkk)

2013

Ekki múkk

Ekki múkk

Man

2012

The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises

CIA Op

2012

Shadow Dancer

Shadow Dancer

Gerry

2012

The Good Man

The Good Man

Michael

2012

Blitz

Blitz

Barry Weiss

2011

Wake Wood

Wake Wood

Patrick

2011

Thorne: Scaredycat

Thorne: Scaredycat

Phil Hendricks

2010

Treacle Jr.

Treacle Jr.

Aiden

2010

Runners

Runners

2009

Freefall

Freefall

Gus

2009

12 Rounds

12 Rounds

Miles Jackson

2009

Blackout

Blackout

Karl

2008

The Wire: The Last Word

The Wire: The Last Word

Self

2007

The Wire Odyssey

The Wire Odyssey

Self

2007

Tapping the Wire

Tapping the Wire

Self

2007

Walk Away and I Stumble

Walk Away and I Stumble

Paul

2007

Willesden Confidential

Willesden Confidential

Steve Fallon

2005

Trouble with Sex

Trouble with Sex

Conor

2005

Photo Finish

Photo Finish

Joe Wilde

2004

Burning The Bed

Burning The Bed

Stephen

2003

Shanghai Knights

Shanghai Knights

Lord Nelson Rathbone

2003

The Final Curtain

The Final Curtain

Dave Turner

2002

My Kingdom

My Kingdom

Puttnam

2001

Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone

Carver Doone

2001

The Low Down

The Low Down

Frank

2001

The Darkling

The Darkling

Jeff Obold

2000

Buddy Boy

Buddy Boy

Francis

2000

The Second Death

The Second Death

Pool Player

2000

Mojo

Mojo

Baby

1997

Gold In The Streets

Gold In The Streets

Paddy

1997

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace

Frank

1997

Some Mother's Son

Some Mother's Son

Gerard Quigley

1996

Circle of Friends

Circle of Friends

Aidan Lynch

1995

Safe

Safe

Gypo

1993

An Ungentlemanly Act

An Ungentlemanly Act

Marine Wilcox

1992

Killing Time

Killing Time

Harry

1991

A View of Harry Clark

A View of Harry Clark

Martin Kemp (as Adrian Murphy)

1989

The Courier

The Courier

Prostitute Boy

1988

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

Youth at Liquor Store (as Aiden Murphy)

1987

The Drip

The Drip

1985

James and Lucia

James and Lucia

James Joyce

Panic Carefully

Panic Carefully

Driver

Driver

Dickinson