Aidan Gillen

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
April 24, 1968 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Dublin, Ireland
Popular Genres
Drama Thriller Action
Career Span
– 2026

Aidan Gillen

5 wins
297 nominations
4 Oscars
77 credits

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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Personal Info

Born
Apr 24, 1968
From
Dublin, Ireland
Known For
Acting
Career
– 2026

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297
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4
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Bohemian Rhapsody
The Dark Knight Rises
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Those Who Wish Me Dead
Blitz
Amongst the Wolves
Shanghai Knights

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