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.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 5.2978 |
| Birthday | 1968-04-24 |
| Place of Birth | Dublin, Ireland |
| Also Known As | Aiden Gillen , Aiden Murphy , Adrian Murphy , Aidan Murphy, 艾丹·吉伦, Ейдан Гіллен, ایدان گیلن, |
2016
Further Beyond
5.75/4
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The Darkling
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Amazing Grace
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2008
Blackout
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Killing Time
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My Kingdom
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Shadow Dancer
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Wake Wood
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Treacle Jr.
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Mojo
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Buddy Boy
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Trouble with Sex
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The Low Down
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Calvary
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Freefall
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Mister John
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Dance First
6.9/25
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6/23
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The Wire: The Last Word
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Scrapper
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Men of Granite
10/1
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The Dark Knight Rises
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Safe
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Ambition
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Still
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2012
Ekki múkk
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Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
6.729/10972
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6.4/25
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Lorna Doone
5.75/22
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Circle of Friends
6.255/96
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Gorky Resort
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Re-Creation
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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
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5.7/13
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Sing Street
7.861/2438
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Confinement
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Walk Away and I Stumble
5.5/5
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The Second Death
6.25/12
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Maze Runner: The Death Cure
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The Lovers
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Burning The Bed
10/1
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The Final Curtain
4.889/9
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5/2
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Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms
7.743/107
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4.4/18
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Bohemian Rhapsody
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We Ourselves
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The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
6.563/32
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Rose Plays Julie
5.814/43
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Those Who Wish Me Dead
6.61/1816
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Keepers of the Flame
0/0
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Keepers of the Flame
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The Good Man
8/1
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2013
Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment
7.7/7
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When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD
7/2
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2015
Violet
7.5/2
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Violet
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Pickups
0/0
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Tapping the Wire
7.75/4
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A View of Harry Clark
0/0
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Photo Finish
7/1
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The Physician II
6.3/18
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Panic Carefully
0/0
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The Drip
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TRAD
0/0
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Willesden Confidential
0/0
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Nostalgie
0/1
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Cold War 1994
0/0
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2009
Runners
0/0
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