Aidan Gillen

Aidan Gillen

Acting
Born Apr 24, 1968
From 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.

Known For

Filmography — Acting

The Dark Knight Rises
7.8
2012

The Dark Knight Rises

CIA Op

Maze Runner: The Death Cure
7.1
2018

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

Janson

Bohemian Rhapsody
8.0
2018

Bohemian Rhapsody

John Reid

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
6.6
2017

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

William "Goosefat Bill"

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
6.7
2015

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

Janson

Blitz
6.2
2011

Blitz

Barry Weiss

London Calling
6.6
2025

London Calling

Freddy Darby

Those Who Wish Me Dead
6.6
2021

Those Who Wish Me Dead

Jack Blackwell

The Physician II
6.3
2025

The Physician II

Hunne

Shanghai Knights
6.1
2003

Shanghai Knights

Lord Nelson Rathbone

Sing Street
7.9
2016

Sing Street

Robert Lawlor

Calvary
7.1
2014

Calvary

Dr. Frank Harte

Panic Carefully
2027

Panic Carefully

12 Rounds
5.9
2009

12 Rounds

Miles Jackson

Gorky Resort
7.0
2026

Gorky Resort

Vasily Zarubin

Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms
7.8
2017

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

Littlefinger (voice)

Shadow Dancer
5.9
2012

Shadow Dancer

Gerry

Cold War 1994
2026

Cold War 1994

F.M.

The Lovers
5.4
2017

The Lovers

Robert

Circle of Friends
6.2
1995

Circle of Friends

Aidan Lynch

Dance First
6.9
2023

Dance First

James Joyce

Lorna Doone
5.7
2001

Lorna Doone

Carver Doone

Some Mother's Son
6.7
1996

Some Mother's Son

Gerard Quigley

Beneath the Harvest Sky
6.0
2013

Beneath the Harvest Sky

Clayton Cote

Rose Plays Julie
5.8
2021

Rose Plays Julie

Peter

TRAD
2026

TRAD

Blackout
5.4
2008

Blackout

Karl

An Ungentlemanly Act
5.6
1992

An Ungentlemanly Act

Marine Wilcox

Wake Wood
5.6
2011

Wake Wood

Patrick

Safe
4.8
1993

Safe

Gypo

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
6.5
1987

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

Youth at Liquor Store (as Aiden Murphy)

The Wire: The Last Word
1.5
2007

The Wire: The Last Word

Self

My Kingdom
5.1
2001

My Kingdom

Puttnam

The Darkling
4.8
2000

The Darkling

Jeff Obold

Mojo
4.0
1997

Mojo

Baby

The Final Curtain
4.5
2002

The Final Curtain

Dave Turner

Ambition
6.6
2014

Ambition

Master

Freefall
6.1
2009

Freefall

Gus

Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment
7.7
2013

Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment

Man (Ekki Múkk)

Barber
4.5
2023

Barber

Valentine Barber

The Wire Odyssey
6.6
2007

The Wire Odyssey

Self

Walk Away and I Stumble
4.6
2007

Walk Away and I Stumble

Paul

The Low Down
5.2
2001

The Low Down

Frank

Thorne: Scaredycat
6.3
2010

Thorne: Scaredycat

Phil Hendricks

The Courier
1988

The Courier

Prostitute Boy

Scrapper
6.3
2013

Scrapper

Ray

Still
5.4
2015

Still

Carver

A View of Harry Clark
1989

A View of Harry Clark

Martin Kemp (as Adrian Murphy)

Gold In The Streets
1.0
1997

Gold In The Streets

Paddy

Tapping the Wire
7.8
2007

Tapping the Wire

Self

Dave Allen at Peace
4.4
2018

Dave Allen at Peace

Dave Allen

10.0
2015

Men of Granite

Pelf

Re-Creation
2025

Re-Creation

Hamilton Barnes

2004

Photo Finish

Joe Wilde

Buddy Boy
4.5
2000

Buddy Boy

Francis

Mister John
4.8
2013

Mister John

Gerry Devine

Driver

Dickinson

Amazing Grace
1997

Amazing Grace

Frank

Trouble with Sex
1.5
2005

Trouble with Sex

Conor

Amongst the Wolves
5.7
2025

Amongst the Wolves

Power

Further Beyond
5.7
2016

Further Beyond

Ambrosio O'Higgins

The Drip
1985

The Drip

The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
7.0
2024

The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs

Self

We Ourselves
2018

We Ourselves

I didn't... I wasn't... I amn't...
2019

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

Aidan

When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD
7.0
2017

When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD

Timothy Leary

Treacle Jr.
5.6
2010

Treacle Jr.

Aiden

Willesden Confidential
2005

Willesden Confidential

Steve Fallon

Killing Time
1991

Killing Time

Harry

The Second Death
5.9
2000

The Second Death

Pool Player

The Good Man
8.0
2012

The Good Man

Michael

You're Ugly Too
6.4
2015

You're Ugly Too

Will

2013

The Note

Lars

Pickups
2017

Pickups

Aidan

Ekki múkk
2012

Ekki múkk

Man

Nostalgie
2025

Nostalgie

Drew

Keepers of the Flame
2018

Keepers of the Flame

James and Lucia

James Joyce

Burning The Bed
2003

Burning The Bed

Stephen

Violet
7.5
2015

Violet

Narrator

2019

Confinement

Narrator (voice)

2009

Runners