Aidan Gillen facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Aidan Gillen
Gillen in 2010
Born	Aidan Murphy (1968-04-24) 24 April 1968 (age 57) Dublin, Ireland
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1981–present
Spouse(s)	Olivia O'Flanagan ​ ​ (m. 2001; separated 2005)​
Partner(s)	Camille O'Sullivan (2014–present)
Children	2

Aidan Murphy (born on April 24, 1968), known as Aidan Gillen, is an Irish actor. He has won several awards for his acting. He has also been nominated for important awards like a British Academy Television Award and a Tony Award.

Aidan Gillen is famous for playing many different characters on TV. He was Stuart Alan Jones in Queer as Folk (1999–2000). He also played Tommy Carcetti in The Wire (2004–2008). Kids might know him best as Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish in the popular HBO series Game of Thrones (2011–2017). He also appeared as Aberama Gold in Peaky Blinders (2017–2019). More recently, he plays Milo Sunter on Mayor of Kingstown (2021–present).

In movies, he played a CIA agent named Bill Wilson in The Dark Knight Rises (2012). He was also Janson in the Maze Runner movies, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) and Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018). He played Robert in Sing Street (2016) and music manager John Reid in Bohemian Rhapsody (2018). He even lent his voice and movements for the character Paul Serene in the video game Quantum Break (2016).

Early Life and First Roles

Aidan Gillen was born in Drumcondra, a part of Dublin, Ireland. He was born on April 24, 1968, and is the youngest of six children. He went to school in Dublin.

He started acting when he was a teenager. At 14, he joined the National Youth Theatre. When he was 16, he played a character named Nick Bottom in a play called A Midsummer Night's Dream. He started using his mother's last name, Gillen, as his stage name because another actor was already named Aidan Murphy. He moved to London when he was 19 years old.

Aidan Gillen's Acting Career

Aidan Gillen became well-known for his role as Stuart Alan Jones in the TV series Queer as Folk. For this role, he was nominated for a British Academy Television Award. He was also nominated for a Tony Award for his acting in a play called The Caretaker on Broadway.

In 2003, he played a bad guy in the movie Shanghai Knights. In 2004, he joined the cast of the HBO series The Wire as Tommy Carcetti. This role earned him an Irish Film & Television Award.

In 2011, Aidan Gillen started playing Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish in the hugely popular HBO series Game of Thrones. He was in seven seasons of the show. He also played a crime boss named John Boy in the Irish TV drama Love/Hate, winning another Irish Film & Television Award.

In 2012, he appeared in the big Hollywood movie The Dark Knight Rises. He played a CIA agent in this film. He also hosted the music show Other Voices.

He continued to act in many films and TV shows. He was in the thriller Mayday in 2013. He also played Janson in the second and third Maze Runner movies. In 2018, he played John Reid, the manager of the band Queen, in the movie Bohemian Rhapsody.

From 2019 to 2020, he starred in Project Blue Book on The History Channel. He played Dr. J. Allen Hynek, a professor who investigates UFO sightings for the U.S. Air Force. He also plays Frank Kinsella in the BBC crime drama Kin.

Aidan Gillen's Personal Life

Aidan Gillen lives in his hometown of Dublin, Ireland. He met Olivia O'Flanagan when they were teenagers. They have two children, Berry and Joe. They got married in 2001 but separated in 2005. Since 2014, Aidan Gillen has been in a relationship with singer Camille O'Sullivan.

Filmography

Aidan Gillen has acted in many films and television shows. Here are some of his notable roles:

Film Roles

Television Roles

Video Games

Awards and Nominations

Aidan Gillen has been recognized for his acting with several awards and nominations:

See also

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