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Aidan Gillen

Aidan Gillen

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

Panic Carefully
Panic Carefully
2027
TRAD
TRAD
2026
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 • F.M.
Gorky Resort
Gorky Resort
2026 • Vasily Zarubin
The Physician II
The Physician II
2025 • Hunne
Nostalgie
Nostalgie
2025 • Drew
Re-Creation
Re-Creation
2025 • Hamilton Barnes
London Calling
London Calling
2025 • Freddy Darby

Full filmography

Gorky Resort
Gorky Resort
2026 • Vasily Zarubin
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Nostalgie
Nostalgie
2025 • Drew
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Re-Creation
Re-Creation
2025 • Hamilton Barnes
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London Calling
London Calling
2025 • Freddy Darby
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Dance First
Dance First
2023 • James Joyce
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Barber
Barber
2023 • Valentine Barber
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Those Who Wish Me Dead
Those Who Wish Me Dead
2021 • Jack Blackwell
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Confinement
2019 • Narrator (voice)
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Bohemian Rhapsody
Bohemian Rhapsody
2018 • John Reid
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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
2017 • William "Goosefat Bill"
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The Lovers
The Lovers
2017 • Robert
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Pickups
Pickups
2017 • Aidan
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Sing Street
Sing Street
2016 • Robert Lawlor
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Further Beyond
Further Beyond
2016 • Ambrosio O'Higgins
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Violet
Violet
2015 • Narrator
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Still
Still
2015 • Carver
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Ambition
Ambition
2014 • Master
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Calvary
Calvary
2014 • Dr. Frank Harte
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The Note
2013 • Lars
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Mister John
Mister John
2013 • Gerry Devine
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Scrapper
Scrapper
2013 • Ray
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The Good Man
The Good Man
2012 • Michael
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Blitz
Blitz
2011 • Barry Weiss
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Wake Wood
Wake Wood
2011 • Patrick
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Thorne: Scaredycat
Thorne: Scaredycat
2010 • Phil Hendricks
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Treacle Jr.
Treacle Jr.
2010 • Aiden
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Freefall
Freefall
2009 • Gus
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12 Rounds
12 Rounds
2009 • Miles Jackson
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Blackout
Blackout
2008 • Karl
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Photo Finish
2004 • Joe Wilde
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Five Little Pigs
Five Little Pigs
2003 • Amyas Crale
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Shanghai Knights
Shanghai Knights
2003 • Lord Nelson Rathbone
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The Final Curtain
The Final Curtain
2002 • Dave Turner
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My Kingdom
My Kingdom
2001 • Puttnam
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Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone
2001 • Carver Doone
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The Darkling
The Darkling
2000 • Jeff Obold
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Buddy Boy
Buddy Boy
2000 • Francis
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The Second Death
The Second Death
2000 • Pool Player
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Mojo
Mojo
1997 • Baby
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Some Mother's Son
Some Mother's Son
1996 • Gerard Quigley
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Circle of Friends
Circle of Friends
1995 • Aidan Lynch
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Safe
Safe
1993 • Gypo
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An Ungentlemanly Act
An Ungentlemanly Act
1992 • Marine Wilcox
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A View of Harry Clark
A View of Harry Clark
1989 • Martin Kemp (as Adrian Murphy)
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The Courier
The Courier
1988 • Prostitute Boy
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The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
1987 • Youth at Liquor Store (as Aiden Murphy)
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Driver
Unknown year • Dickinson
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James and Lucia
Unknown year • James Joyce
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