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    Aidan Gillen

    1968-04-24 (56 years old) in Dublin, Ireland

    Aidan Murphy (born 24 April 1968), better known as Aidan Gillen, is an Irish actor. He is the recipient of three Irish Film & Television Awards and has been nominated for a British Academy Television Award, a British Independent Film Award, and a Tony Award. On television, he played Stuart Alan Jones in the Channel 4 series Queer as Folk (1999–2000), Tommy Carcetti in the HBO series The Wire (2004–2008), John Boy in the RTÉ series Love/Hate (2010–2011), Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011–2017), and Dr. J. Allen Hynek in The History Channel's Project Blue Book (2019–2020). Gillen also featured as Aberama Gold in the BBC TV drama series “Peaky Blinders” 2017-2019. In 2021, he appeared in the crime dramas Mayor of Kingstown and Kin. His film roles include Miles Jackson in 12 Rounds (2009), CIA operative Bill Wilson in The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Janson in Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) and Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018), Robert in The Lovers (2017), Queen's manager John Reid in Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), and Jack Blackwell in Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021). He also provided the voice and motion capture for Paul Serene in the 2016 video game Quantum Break.

    Movies

    actor
    The Physician II
    0 %|Dec 25, 2025
    Mystery, Drama
    poster
    London Calling
    0 %|Jun 12, 2025
    Action, Thriller, Comedy
    poster
    Amongst the Wolves
    0 %|Jul 11, 2024
    Thriller
    poster
    Dance First
    79 %|Nov 3, 2023
    History, Drama
    poster
    Barber
    44 %|Sep 22, 2023
    Crime, Thriller, Mystery
    poster
    Those Who Wish Me Dead
    67 %|May 5, 2021
    Thriller, Action
    poster
    Rose Plays Julie
    59.44 %|Mar 19, 2021
    Drama, Thriller
    poster
    I didn't... I wasn't... I amn't...
    0 %|Nov 1, 2019
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    actor
    Confinement
    0 %|Feb 21, 2019
    Documentary, Animation
    poster
    Keepers of the Flame
    0 %|Dec 14, 2018
    Documentary
    actor
    I Didn't...I Wasn't...I Amn't
    0 %|Nov 14, 2018
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    poster
    Bohemian Rhapsody
    79.83 %|Oct 24, 2018
    Music, Drama
    poster
    We Ourselves
    0 %|Oct 18, 2018
    poster
    Dave Allen at Peace
    44 %|Apr 2, 2018
    TV Movie, Drama, Comedy
    poster
    Maze Runner: The Death Cure
    71 %|Jan 10, 2018
    Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Thriller
    poster
    King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
    66 %|May 10, 2017
    Action, Drama, Fantasy
    poster
    The Lovers
    54 %|May 5, 2017
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    poster
    Pickups
    0 %|Feb 18, 2017
    Comedy, Drama
    poster
    Further Beyond
    57 %|Oct 12, 2016
    Documentary
    poster
    Sing Street
    78.73 %|Mar 11, 2016
    Romance, Drama, Music
    poster
    Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
    67 %|Sep 9, 2015
    Science Fiction, Action, Thriller, Adventure
    poster
    You're Ugly Too
    64 %|Feb 7, 2015
    Comedy, Drama
    poster
    Lorna Doone
    59 %|Mar 11, 2001
    Drama, Romance
    poster
    Circle of Friends
    62 %|Apr 7, 1995
    Drama, Romance
    actor
    Pojedynek
    0 %|Invalid Date
    Drama, History
    poster
    Re-Creation
    0 %|Invalid Date
    Documentary, Drama
    poster
    Violet
    75 %|Jul 12, 2015
    poster
    Still
    57 %|May 8, 2015
    Thriller
    actor
    Men of Granite
    100 %|Feb 6, 2015
    Drama
    poster
    Ambition
    67 %|Oct 24, 2014
    Science Fiction, History, Mystery
    poster
    Calvary
    71.09 %|Apr 11, 2014
    Drama
    poster
    Beneath the Harvest Sky
    59 %|Sep 8, 2013
    Drama
    actor
    The Note
    0 %|Jul 13, 2013
    Drama
    poster
    Mister John
    52 %|Jun 27, 2013
    Drama
    poster
    Scrapper
    63 %|May 21, 2013
    poster
    Ekki múkk
    0 %|Sep 29, 2012
    Drama, Music
    poster
    The Dark Knight Rises
    77.83 %|Jul 17, 2012
    Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
    poster
    Shadow Dancer
    59.12 %|Feb 12, 2012
    Thriller
    poster
    The Good Man
    80 %|Jan 1, 2012
    Drama
    poster
    Blitz
    61.72 %|May 20, 2011
    Crime, Action, Thriller
    poster
    Wake Wood
    55.81 %|Mar 25, 2011
    Drama, Horror, Thriller
    poster
    Thorne: Scaredycat
    63 %|Oct 31, 2010
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    poster
    Treacle Jr.
    60 %|Oct 6, 2010
    Drama, Comedy
    poster
    Freefall
    64 %|Jul 13, 2009
    Drama, TV Movie
    poster
    12 Rounds
    58.879999999999995 %|Mar 19, 2009
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    poster
    Blackout
    54.17 %|May 28, 2008
    Horror, Thriller
    poster
    The Wire: The Last Word
    15 %|Dec 27, 2007
    Documentary
    poster
    The Wire Odyssey
    66 %|Dec 20, 2007
    Documentary
    poster
    Tapping the Wire
    70 %|Jul 1, 2007
    Documentary
    poster
    Walk Away and I Stumble
    58 %|May 16, 2007
    Romance, Drama, TV Movie
    poster
    Trouble with Sex
    16 %|Jan 15, 2005
    actor
    Photo Finish
    0 %|Sep 8, 2004
    poster
    Burning The Bed
    0 %|Oct 31, 2003
    Drama, Romance
    poster
    Shanghai Knights
    61.349999999999994 %|Feb 6, 2003
    Action, Adventure, Comedy, Western
    poster
    The Final Curtain
    50 %|Oct 12, 2002
    Drama
    poster
    My Kingdom
    51 %|Sep 10, 2001
    Action, Crime, Drama
    poster
    The Low Down
    52 %|Jan 26, 2001
    Romance, Drama
    poster
    The Darkling
    48 %|Aug 15, 2000
    Horror, TV Movie
    poster
    Buddy Boy
    47 %|Mar 24, 2000
    Drama, Thriller
    actor
    The Second Death
    60 %|Jan 29, 2000
    poster
    Mojo
    48 %|Sep 2, 1997
    Drama, Crime
    poster
    Gold In The Streets
    0 %|Mar 19, 1997
    Drama, Romance, Comedy
    poster
    Amazing Grace
    0 %|Jan 1, 1997
    poster
    Some Mother's Son
    66 %|Sep 13, 1996
    Drama, History
    poster
    Safe
    50 %|Oct 13, 1993
    Drama, TV Movie
    poster
    An Ungentlemanly Act
    55 %|Jun 13, 1992
    War, History, Drama, TV Movie
    poster
    Killing Time
    0 %|Aug 9, 1991
    Thriller, TV Movie
    actor
    James and Lucia
    0 %|Invalid Date
    Drama
    poster
    A View of Harry Clark
    0 %|Mar 21, 1989
    TV Movie, Drama
    poster
    The Courier
    0 %|Feb 10, 1988
    Action, Crime, Thriller
    poster
    The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
    66 %|Dec 23, 1987
    Drama, Romance

    Series

    poster
    Rock, Paper, Scissors
    100 %|Feb 12, 2024
    Comedy, Family, Animation
    poster
    That Dirty Black Bag
    69.03999999999999 %|Mar 10, 2022
    Western, Drama, Action & Adventure
    poster
    Mayor of Kingstown
    79.11 %|Nov 14, 2021
    Drama, Crime
    poster
    Killers of the Cosmos
    0 %|Sep 11, 2021
    Documentary
    poster
    Kin
    75 %|Sep 9, 2021
    Crime, Drama
    poster
    星际杀手
    0 %|Jun 22, 2021
    Documentary
    poster
    Project Blue Book
    81.46000000000001 %|Jan 8, 2019
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
    poster
    Urban Myths
    76 %|Jan 19, 2017
    Comedy, Drama, Documentary
    poster
    Quantum Break
    70 %|Apr 5, 2016
    Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    poster
    Charlie
    10 %|Jan 4, 2015
    Drama
    poster
    Peaky Blinders
    85.37 %|Sep 12, 2013
    Drama, Crime
    poster
    Mayday
    60 %|Mar 3, 2013
    Drama, Mystery
    poster
    Game of Thrones
    84.56 %|Apr 17, 2011
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure
    poster
    Thorne
    62 %|Oct 10, 2010
    Crime, Drama
    poster
    Love/Hate
    74.64 %|Oct 3, 2010
    Crime, Drama
    poster
    Identity
    65.45 %|Jul 5, 2010
    Drama
    poster
    Law & Order: Trial by Jury
    80 %|Mar 3, 2005
    Drama
    poster
    The Last Detective
    75 %|Feb 7, 2003
    Crime, Drama
    poster
    The Wire
    85.85000000000001 %|Jun 2, 2002
    Crime, Drama
    poster
    Dice
    0 %|Nov 12, 2001
    Drama
    poster
    Lorna Doone
    80 %|Dec 24, 2000
    Drama
    poster
    Queer as Folk
    80 %|Feb 23, 1999
    Drama
    poster
    In Suspicious Circumstances
    60 %|Jun 3, 1991
    Drama, Crime
    poster
    Agatha Christie's Poirot
    81 %|Jan 8, 1989
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    poster
    The Play on One
    60 %|Jan 19, 1988
    Drama
    poster
    The Bill
    66 %|Oct 16, 1984
    Crime, Drama