
Aidan Gillen
Born
1968-04-24
Place of birth
Dublin, Ireland
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 J...
Known for

Game of Thrones
Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish

The Dark Knight Rises
CIA Op

Bohemian Rhapsody
John Reid

Peaky Blinders
Aberama Gold

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Janson

Maze Runner: The Death Cure
Janson

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
William "Goosefat Bill"

The Wire
Tommy Carcetti

Sing Street
Robert Lawlor

Shanghai Knights
Lord Nelson Rathbone

Those Who Wish Me Dead
Jack Blackwell

Blitz
Barry Weiss

Project Blue Book
Allen Hynek

Calvary
Dr. Frank Harte

12 Rounds
Miles Jackson