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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

104

Gender

Male

Birthday

1968-04-24 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

Also Known As

Aiden Gillen

Aiden Murphy

Adrian Murphy

Aidan Murphy

艾丹·吉伦

Ейдан Гіллен

ایدان گیلن

Aidan Gillen

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Aidan Murphy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Calvary

Calvary

Men of Granite

Men of Granite

The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises

Sing Street

Sing Street

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

Bohemian Rhapsody

Bohemian Rhapsody

The Good Man

The Good Man

Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment

Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment

Violet

Violet

Acting

Further Beyond

2016

Further Beyond

as

Ambrosio O'Higgins

The Darkling

2000

The Darkling

as

Jeff Obold

Shanghai Knights

2003

Shanghai Knights

as

Lord Nelson Rathbone

I didn't... I wasn't... I amn't...

2019

I didn't... I wasn't... I amn't...

as

Aidan

Barber

2023

Barber

as

Valentine Barber

Amazing Grace

1997

Amazing Grace

as

Frank

Blackout

2008

Blackout

as

Karl

12 Rounds

2009

12 Rounds

as

Miles Jackson

Killing Time

1991

Killing Time

as

Harry

The Note

2013

The Note

as

Lars

My Kingdom

2001

My Kingdom

as

Puttnam

Thorne: Scaredycat

2010

Thorne: Scaredycat

as

Phil Hendricks

The Courier

1988

The Courier

as

Prostitute Boy

Shadow Dancer

2012

Shadow Dancer

as

Gerry

Blitz

2011

Blitz

as

Barry Weiss

Some Mother's Son

1996

Some Mother's Son

as

Gerard Quigley

Wake Wood

2011

Wake Wood

as

Patrick

Treacle Jr.

2010

Treacle Jr.

as

Aiden

Mojo

1997

Mojo

as

Baby

Buddy Boy

2000

Buddy Boy

as

Francis

Trouble with Sex

2005

Trouble with Sex

as

Conor

The Low Down

2001

The Low Down

as

Frank

Calvary

2014

Calvary

as

Dr. Frank Harte

Freefall

2009

Freefall

as

Gus

Mister John

2013

Mister John

as

Gerry Devine

Dance First

2023

Dance First

as

James Joyce

Beneath the Harvest Sky

2013

Beneath the Harvest Sky

as

Clayton Cote

The Wire: The Last Word

2007

The Wire: The Last Word

as

Self

The Wire Odyssey

2007

The Wire Odyssey

as

Self

Scrapper

2013

Scrapper

as

Ray

Men of Granite

2015

Men of Granite

as

Pelf

The Dark Knight Rises

2012

The Dark Knight Rises

as

CIA Op

Safe

1993

Safe

as

Gypo

London Calling

2025

London Calling

as

Freddy Darby

Ambition

2014

Ambition

as

Master

Still

2015

Still

as

Carver

Ekki múkk

2012

Ekki múkk

as

Man

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

2015

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

as

Janson

You're Ugly Too

2015

You're Ugly Too

as

Will

Lorna Doone

2001

Lorna Doone

as

Carver Doone

The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs

2024

The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs

as

Self

Circle of Friends

1995

Circle of Friends

as

Aidan Lynch

Pojedynek

2026

Pojedynek

as

Vasily Zarubin

Re-Creation

2025

Re-Creation

as

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

2017

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

as

William "Goosefat Bill"

Amongst the Wolves

2025

Amongst the Wolves

as

Power

Sing Street

2016

Sing Street

as

Robert Lawlor

Confinement

2019

Confinement

as

Narrator (voice)

Walk Away and I Stumble

2007

Walk Away and I Stumble

as

Paul

The Second Death

2000

The Second Death

as

Pool Player

I Didn't...I Wasn't...I Amn't

2018

I Didn't...I Wasn't...I Amn't

as

Aidan

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

2018

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

as

Janson

The Lovers

2017

The Lovers

as

Robert

An Ungentlemanly Act

1992

An Ungentlemanly Act

as

Marine Wilcox

Burning The Bed

2003

Burning The Bed

as

Stephen

The Final Curtain

2002

The Final Curtain

as

Dave Turner

Gold In The Streets

1997

Gold In The Streets

as

Paddy

Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms

2017

Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms

as

Littlefinger (voice)

James and Lucia

James and Lucia

as

James Joyce

Dave Allen at Peace

2018

Dave Allen at Peace

as

Dave Allen

Bohemian Rhapsody

2018

Bohemian Rhapsody

as

John Reid

We Ourselves

2018

We Ourselves

as

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

1987

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

as

Youth at Liquor Store (as Aiden Murphy)

Rose Plays Julie

2021

Rose Plays Julie

as

Peter

Those Who Wish Me Dead

2021

Those Who Wish Me Dead

as

Jack Blackwell

Keepers of the Flame

2018

Keepers of the Flame

as

The Good Man

2012

The Good Man

as

Michael

Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment

2013

Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment

as

Man (Ekki Múkk)

When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD

2017

When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD

as

Timothy Leary

Violet

2015

Violet

as

Narrator

Pickups

2017

Pickups

as

Aidan

Tapping the Wire

2007

Tapping the Wire

as

Self

A View of Harry Clark

1989

A View of Harry Clark

as

Martin Kemp (as Adrian Murphy)

Photo Finish

2004

Photo Finish

as

Joe Wilde

The Physician II

2025

The Physician II

as

Hunne

Panic Carefully

Panic Carefully

as

The Drip

1985

The Drip

as

Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

as

Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish

The Wire

The Wire

as

Tommy Carcetti

Queer as Folk

Queer as Folk

as

Stuart Alan Jones

Identity

Identity

as

DI John Bloom

Love/Hate

Love/Hate

as

John Boy Power

星际杀手

星际杀手

as

Mayday

Mayday

as

Everett Newcombe

Killers of the Cosmos

Killers of the Cosmos

as

The Bill

The Bill

as

Jeff Barratt

In Suspicious Circumstances

In Suspicious Circumstances

as

James Crozier

Dice

Dice

as

Glenn Taylor

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as

Amyas Crale

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

as

Jimmy Colby

The Last Detective

The Last Detective

as

Steve Fallon

Mayor of Kingstown

Mayor of Kingstown

as

Milo Sunter

Quantum Break

Quantum Break

as

Paul Serene

Charlie

Charlie

as

Charles J. Haughey

Peaky Blinders

Peaky Blinders

as

Aberama Gold

Urban Myths

Urban Myths

as

Timothy Leary

Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone

as

Carver Doone

That Dirty Black Bag

That Dirty Black Bag

as

Butler

Project Blue Book

Project Blue Book

as

Allen Hynek

The Play on One

The Play on One

as

Harry

Rock, Paper, Scissors

Rock, Paper, Scissors

as

Steven Shadowwhispers (voice)

Thorne

Thorne

as

Phil Hendricks

Kin

Kin

as

Frank Kinsella

Honest Trailers

Honest Trailers

as

Bill Wilson (archive footage)

Production

Crew

Directing