
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

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

Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
as John Reid

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

The Physician II (2025)
as Hunne

Cold War 1994 (2026)
as F.M.

12 Rounds (2009)
as Miles Jackson

London Calling (2025)
as Freddy Darby

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

Shanghai Knights (2003)
as Lord Nelson Rathbone

Sing Street (2016)
as Robert Lawlor

Circle of Friends (1995)
as Aidan Lynch

Wake Wood (2011)
as Patrick

Shadow Dancer (2012)
as Gerry

Dance First (2023)
as James Joyce

Calvary (2014)
as Dr. Frank Harte

The Lovers (2017)
as Robert

Still (2015)
as Carver

TRAD (2026)
Actor

Panic Carefully (2027)
Actor

Lorna Doone (2001)
as Carver Doone

My Kingdom (2001)
as Puttnam

Gorky Resort (2026)
as Vasily Zarubin

The Darkling (2000)
as Jeff Obold

The Low Down (2001)
as Frank

Some Mother's Son (1996)
as Gerard Quigley

Rose Plays Julie (2021)
as Peter

Freefall (2009)
as Gus

Safe (1993)
as Gypo

Mojo (1997)
as Baby

Buddy Boy (2000)
as Francis

The Courier (1988)
as Prostitute Boy

Tapping the Wire (2007)
as Self

Ekki múkk (2012)
as Man

We Ourselves (2018)
Actor

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

The Final Curtain (2002)
as Dave Turner

Barber (2023)
as Valentine Barber

Re-Creation (2025)
as Hamilton Barnes

An Ungentlemanly Act (1992)
as Marine Wilcox

Blackout (2008)
as Karl

The Wire Odyssey (2007)
as Self
Men of Granite (2015)
as Pelf

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

The Wire: The Last Word (2007)
as Self

Ambition (2014)
as Master

Cold War 1995 (—)
as F.M.

Killing Time (1991)
as Harry

Nostalgie (2025)
as Drew

Trouble with Sex (2005)
as Conor

You're Ugly Too (2015)
as Will

Gold In The Streets (1997)
as Paddy

The Good Man (2012)
as Michael

Beneath the Harvest Sky (2013)
as Clayton Cote

Treacle Jr. (2010)
as Aiden
Confinement (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
The Note (2013)
as Lars

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

The Drip (1985)
Actor
Photo Finish (2004)
as Joe Wilde

Mister John (2013)
as Gerry Devine

Dave Allen at Peace (2018)
as Dave Allen

Thorne: Scaredycat (2010)
as Phil Hendricks

Scrapper (2013)
as Ray
Driver (—)
as Dickinson

Walk Away and I Stumble (2007)
as Paul
James and Lucia (—)
as James Joyce

Pickups (2017)
as Aidan
Runners (2009)
Actor

Burning The Bed (2003)
as Stephen

Amongst the Wolves (2025)
as Power

The Second Death (2000)
as Pool Player

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

Willesden Confidential (2005)
as Steve Fallon

I didn't... I wasn't... I amn't... (2019)
as Aidan

Further Beyond (2016)
as Ambrosio O'Higgins

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

Amazing Grace (1997)
as Frank

Keepers of the Flame (2018)
Actor

Violet (2015)
as Narrator





