Aidan Gillen

Aidan Gillen

Born 1968-04-24 (age 58) Dublin, Ireland
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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.

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Known For

The Dark Knight Rises
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

2017

as William "Goosefat Bill"

Bohemian Rhapsody
Bohemian Rhapsody

2018

as John Reid

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
Those Who Wish Me Dead
Those Who Wish Me Dead

2021

as Jack Blackwell

Sing Street
Sing Street

2016

as Robert Lawlor

12 Rounds
12 Rounds

2009

as Miles Jackson

Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994

2026

as F.M.

London Calling
London Calling

2025

as Freddy Darby

Blitz
Blitz

2011

as Barry Weiss

Shanghai Knights
Shanghai Knights

2003

as Lord Nelson Rathbone

The Physician II
The Physician II

2025

as Hunne

Dance First
Dance First

2023

as James Joyce

Calvary
Calvary

2014

as Dr. Frank Harte

Wake Wood
Wake Wood

2011

as Patrick

Circle of Friends
Circle of Friends

1995

as Aidan Lynch

Shadow Dancer
Shadow Dancer

2012

as Gerry

Panic Carefully