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Aidan Gillen

Apr 24, 1968 (57 years old) in Dublin, Ireland

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

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Game of Thrones
Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish
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Honest Trailers
Bill Wilson (archive footage)
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Peaky Blinders
Aberama Gold
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Agatha Christie's Poirot
Amyas Crale
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The Bill
Jeff Barratt
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The Wire
Tommy Carcetti
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Mayor of Kingstown
Milo Sunter
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The Dark Knight Rises
CIA Op
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Bohemian Rhapsody
John Reid
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Rock, Paper, Scissors
Steven Shadowwhispers (voice)

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