Aidan Gillen

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Aidan Murphy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Known For

Game of Thrones

as Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish

Peaky Blinders

as Aberama Gold

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Amyas Crale

The Wire

as Tommy Carcetti

Mayor of Kingstown

as Milo Sunter

The Dark Knight Rises

as CIA Op

London Calling

as Freddy Darby

The Bill

as Jeff Barratt

Project Blue Book

as Allen Hynek

Bohemian Rhapsody

as John Reid

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

as Janson

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

as William "Goosefat Bill"

Rock, Paper, Scissors

as Steven Shadowwhispers (voice)

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

as Janson

Kin

as Frank Kinsella

Those Who Wish Me Dead

as Jack Blackwell

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

as Jimmy Colby

Blitz

as Barry Weiss

Love/Hate

as John Boy Power

Urban Myths

as Timothy Leary