Aidan Gillen
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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
Credits
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
as CIA Op
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
as John Reid
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
as William "Goosefat Bill"
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
as Janson
Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)
as Janson
Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021)
as Jack Blackwell
Blitz (2011)
as Barry Weiss
Shanghai Knights (2003)
as Lord Nelson Rathbone
Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms (2017)
as Littlefinger (voice)
TRAD (2026)
Actor
London Calling (2025)
as Freddy Darby
Driver (—)
as Dickinson
Ekki múkk (2012)
as Man
Sing Street (2016)
as Robert Lawlor
12 Rounds (2009)
as Miles Jackson
Cold War 1994 (2026)
as F.M.
The Physician II (2025)
as Hunne
Wake Wood (2011)
as Patrick
Panic Carefully (2027)
Actor
Cold War 1995 (—)
as F.M.
Circle of Friends (1995)
as Aidan Lynch
Shadow Dancer (2012)
as Gerry
Gorky Resort (2026)
as Vasily Zarubin
Calvary (2014)
as Dr. Frank Harte
Safe (1993)
as Gypo
The Lovers (2017)
as Robert
Mojo (1997)
as Baby
Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment (2013)
as Man (Ekki Múkk)
Killing Time (1991)
as Harry
An Ungentlemanly Act (1992)
as Marine Wilcox
Treacle Jr. (2010)
as Aiden
Some Mother's Son (1996)
as Gerard Quigley
Burning The Bed (2003)
as Stephen
Rose Plays Julie (2021)
as Peter
The Wire: The Last Word (2007)
as Self
Nostalgie (2025)
as Drew
The Wire Odyssey (2007)
as Self
Sunny (—)
Actor
Lorna Doone (2001)
as Carver Doone
Violet (2015)
as Narrator
Beneath the Harvest Sky (2013)
as Clayton Cote
Tapping the Wire (2007)
as Self
Freefall (2009)
as Gus
Men of Granite (2015)
as Pelf
Buddy Boy (2000)
as Francis
Keepers of the Flame (2018)
Actor
Re-Creation (2025)
as Hamilton Barnes
Runners (2009)
Actor
Confinement (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
Blackout (2008)
as Karl
You're Ugly Too (2015)
as Will
I didn't... I wasn't... I amn't... (2019)
as Aidan
Willesden Confidential (2005)
as Steve Fallon
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)
as Youth at Liquor Store (as Aiden Murphy)
Gold In The Streets (1997)
as Paddy
Walk Away and I Stumble (2007)
as Paul
Still (2015)
as Carver
Dance First (2023)
as James Joyce
The Low Down (2001)
as Frank
My Kingdom (2001)
as Puttnam
The Second Death (2000)
as Pool Player
Amongst the Wolves (2025)
as Power
The Darkling (2000)
as Jeff Obold
A View of Harry Clark (1989)
as Martin Kemp (as Adrian Murphy)
Thorne: Scaredycat (2010)
as Phil Hendricks
The Courier (1988)
as Prostitute Boy
Pickups (2017)
as Aidan
The Final Curtain (2002)
as Dave Turner
Photo Finish (2004)
as Joe Wilde
James and Lucia (—)
as James Joyce
Mister John (2013)
as Gerry Devine
Trouble with Sex (2005)
as Conor
Barber (2023)
as Valentine Barber
When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD (2017)
as Timothy Leary
The Good Man (2012)
as Michael
Dave Allen at Peace (2018)
as Dave Allen
Scrapper (2013)
as Ray
Ambition (2014)
as Master
The Drip (1985)
Actor
We Ourselves (2018)
Actor
The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs (2024)
as Self
Amazing Grace (1997)
as Frank
Further Beyond (2016)
as Ambrosio O'Higgins
The Note (2013)
as Lars