
Aidan Gillen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 24, 1968
- Birthplace
- Dublin, Ireland
Aidan Murphy (born 24 April 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.
Filmography
- Paddy Power
Paddy Power TBA
Actor

Black Noise TBA
as Hector Livingstone

Cold War 1995 TBA
as F.M.
- Sunny
Sunny TBA
Actor
- Driver
Driver TBA
as Dickinson
- James and Lucia
James and Lucia TBA
as James Joyce

Panic Carefully 2027
Actor

7 Miles Out 2026
as Ronald Westbourne

TRAD 2026
Actor

Cold War 1994 2026
as F.M.

Gorky Resort 2026
as Vasily Zarubin

The Physician II 2025
as Hunne

Nostalgie 2025
as Drew

Re-Creation 2025
as Hamilton Barnes

London Calling 2025
as Freddy Darby

Amongst the Wolves 2025
as Power

The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs 2024
as Self

Dance First 2023
as James Joyce

Barber 2023
as Valentine Barber

Those Who Wish Me Dead 2021
as Jack Blackwell

Rose Plays Julie 2021
as Peter

I didn't... I wasn't... I amn't... 2019
as Aidan
- Confinement
Confinement 2019
as Narrator (voice)

Keepers of the Flame 2018
Actor

Bohemian Rhapsody 2018
as John Reid

We Ourselves 2018
Actor

Dave Allen at Peace 2018
as Dave Allen

Maze Runner: The Death Cure 2018
as Janson

Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms 2017
as Littlefinger (voice)

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword 2017
as William "Goosefat Bill"

The Lovers 2017
as Robert

Pickups 2017
as Aidan

When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD 2017
as Timothy Leary

Sing Street 2016
as Robert Lalor

Further Beyond 2016
as Ambrosio O'Higgins

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials 2015
as Janson

Violet 2015
as Narrator

Still 2015
as Carver

You're Ugly Too 2015
as Will
- Men of Granite
Men of Granite 2015
as Pelf

Ambition 2014
as Master

Calvary 2014
as Dr. Frank Harte

Beneath the Harvest Sky 2013
as Clayton Cote
- The Note
The Note 2013
as Lars

Mister John 2013
as Gerry Devine

Scrapper 2013
as Ray

Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment 2013
as Man (Ekki Múkk)

The Dark Knight Rises 2012
as CIA Op

Shadow Dancer 2012
as Gerry

The Good Man 2012
as Michael

Blitz 2011
as Barry Weiss

Wake Wood 2011
as Patrick

Thorne: Scaredycat 2010
as Phil Hendricks

Treacle Jr. 2010
as Aiden
- Runners
Runners 2009
Actor

Freefall 2009
as Gus

12 Rounds 2009
as Miles Jackson

Blackout 2008
as Karl

The Wire: The Last Word 2007
as Self

The Wire Odyssey 2007
as Self

Tapping the Wire 2007
as Self

Walk Away and I Stumble 2007
as Paul

Willesden Confidential 2005
as Steve Fallon

Trouble with Sex 2005
as Conor
- Photo Finish
Photo Finish 2004
as Joe Wilde

Burning The Bed 2003
as Stephen

Shanghai Knights 2003
as Lord Nelson Rathbone

The Final Curtain 2002
as Dave Turner

My Kingdom 2001
as Puttnam

Lorna Doone 2001
as Carver Doone

The Low Down 2001
as Frank

The Darkling 2000
as Jeff Obold

Buddy Boy 2000
as Francis

The Second Death 2000
as Pool Player

Mojo 1997
as Baby

Gold In The Streets 1997
as Paddy

Amazing Grace 1997
as Frank

Some Mother's Son 1996
as Gerard Quigley

Circle of Friends 1995
as Aidan Lynch

Safe 1993
as Gypo

An Ungentlemanly Act 1992
as Marine Wilcox

Killing Time 1991
as Harry

A View of Harry Clark 1989
as Martin Kemp (as Adrian Murphy)

The Courier 1988
as Prostitute Boy

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne 1987
as Youth at Liquor Store (as Aiden Murphy)

The Drip 1985
Actor
Credits from TMDB.