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Aidan Gillen

Acting · Born April 24, 1968 · 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.

Movies with Aidan Gillen

• The Dark Knight Rises (2012) — CIA Op
• Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) — John Reid
• King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) — William "Goosefat Bill"
• Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) — Janson
• Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) — Janson
• Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021) — Jack Blackwell
• Shanghai Knights (2003) — Lord Nelson Rathbone
• Blitz (2011) — Barry Weiss
• Sing Street (2016) — Robert Lalor
• The Physician II (2025) — Hunne
• 12 Rounds (2009) — Miles Jackson
• London Calling (2025) — Freddy Darby

TV shows with Aidan Gillen

• Game of Thrones (2011) — Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish
• Peaky Blinders (2013) — Aberama Gold
• The Wire (2002) — Tommy Carcetti
• Mayor of Kingstown (2021) — Milo Sunter
• Project Blue Book (2019) — Allen Hynek
• Kin (2021) — Frank Kinsella
• Love/Hate (2010) — John Boy Power
• Tall Tales & Murder (2026)