Aidan Gillen

Aidan Gillen is an Irish actor known for his distinctive and versatile performances across film and television. He began his career in theatre before gaining wider recognition in the 1990s with projects including 'Circle of Friends' (1995), 'Some Mother's Son' (1996) and the television series 'Queer as Folk' (1999–2000), in which he played Stuart Alan Jones. His international breakthrough came as Tommy Carcetti in HBO's acclaimed crime drama 'The Wire' (2002–2008), a performance that earned him an IFTA Award for Best Actor. Back in Ireland, he also became widely recognized for playing crime boss John Boy in the series 'Love/Hate' (2010–2011).Gillen reached an even larger international audience as Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish in 'Game of Thrones' (2011–2017), a role he played throughout seven seasons. His film work includes 'The Dark Knight Rises' (2012), 'Calvary' (2014), 'Sing Street' (2016), 'King Arthur: Legend of the Sword' (2017) and 'Bohemian Rhapsody' (2018), in which he portrayed music manager John Reid. He later continued to work across television and film with roles in 'Peaky Blinders', 'Project Blue Book', 'Kin' and 'Mayor of Kingstown'. In 2026, Gillen appeared in 'Young Sherlock' and 'Tall Tales & Murder', while continuing to take on new film and television projects.

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