Aidan Gillen, who was born Aidan Murphy, is an Irish actor. He is known for his portrayal of Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011–2017), Dr. J. Allen Hynek in The History Channel's Project Blue Book (2019–present), Tommy Carcetti in the HBO series The Wire (2004–2008), Stuart Alan Jones in the Channel 4 series Queer as Folk (1999–2000), John Boy in the RTÉ series Love/Hate (2010–2011), Aberama Gold in the BBC One series Peaky Blinders (2017–2019) and CIA operative Bill Wilson in The Dark Knight Rises (2012). He also hosted seasons 10 through 13 of Other Voices. Gillen has won three Irish Film & Television Awards and has been nominated for a British Academy Television Award, a British Independent Film Award, and a Tony Award.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
That Dirty Black Bag (2022)
Starring as Butler
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: Chapter Two: Prisoner (Mar 17, 2022)
- Episode 1x01: Chapter One: A Head Weighs Less Than A Body (Mar 10, 2022)
Mayor of Kingstown (2021)
Starring as Milo Sunter
(12 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: Little Green Ant (Mar 19, 2023)
- Episode 2x09: Peace in the Valley (Mar 12, 2023)
- Episode 2x08: Santa Jesus (Mar 5, 2023)
- Episode 2x05: Kill Box (Feb 12, 2023)
- Episode 2x03: Five at Five (Jan 29, 2023)
- Episode 2x02: Staring at the Devil (Jan 22, 2023)
- Episode 1x10: This Piece of My Soul (Jan 9, 2022)
- Episode 1x09: The Lie of the Truth (Jan 2, 2022)
- Episode 1x07: Along Came a Spider (Dec 19, 2021)
- Episode 1x06: Every Feather (Dec 12, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: The Price (Nov 28, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: The End Begins (Nov 14, 2021)
Killers of the Cosmos (2021)
Starring as Gumshoe Detective
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Big Sleep (Oct 24, 2021)
- Episode 1x05: Dark Star (Oct 17, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: Little Green Men (Oct 10, 2021)
- Episode 1x03: Cosmic Scrap (Oct 3, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: Death Ray (Sep 26, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: The Case of the Killer Rocks (Sep 19, 2021)
Chicago Party Aunt (2021)
Guest starring as Additional Voices
- Episode 2x02: St. Patrick's Day (Dec 30, 2022)
Kin (2021)
Starring as Frank Kinsella
(16 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: Episode 8 (May 7, 2023)
- Episode 2x07: Episode 7 (Apr 30, 2023)
- Episode 2x06: Episode 6 (Apr 23, 2023)
- Episode 2x05: Episode 5 (Apr 16, 2023)
- Episode 2x04: Episode 4 (Apr 9, 2023)
- Episode 2x03: Episode 3 (Apr 2, 2023)
- Episode 2x02: Episode 2 (Mar 26, 2023)
- Episode 2x01: Episode 1 (Mar 19, 2023)
- Episode 1x08: Episode 8 (Oct 31, 2021)
- Episode 1x07: Episode 7 (Oct 24, 2021)
- Episode 1x06: Episode 6 (Oct 17, 2021)
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (Oct 10, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (Oct 3, 2021)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (Sep 26, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (Sep 19, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (Sep 12, 2021)
Project Blue Book (2019)
Starring as Dr. J. Allen Hynek
(20 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: Operation Mainbrace (Mar 24, 2020)
- Episode 2x09: Broken Arrow (Mar 17, 2020)
- Episode 2x08: What Lies Beneath (Mar 10, 2020)
- Episode 2x07: Curse of the Skinwalker (Mar 3, 2020)
- Episode 2x06: Close Encounters (Feb 25, 2020)
- Episode 2x05: The Men in Black (Feb 18, 2020)
- Episode 2x04: Hopkinsville (Feb 11, 2020)
- Episode 2x03: Area 51 (Feb 4, 2020)
- Episode 2x02: The Roswell Incident - Part II (Jan 28, 2020)
- Episode 2x01: The Roswell Incident - Part I (Jan 21, 2020)
- Episode 1x10: The Washington Merry-Go-Round (Mar 12, 2019)
- Episode 1x09: Abduction (Mar 5, 2019)
- Episode 1x08: War Games (Feb 26, 2019)
- Episode 1x07: The Scoutmaster (Feb 19, 2019)
- Episode 1x06: The Green Fireballs (Feb 12, 2019)
- Episode 1x05: Foo Fighters (Feb 5, 2019)
- Episode 1x04: Operation Paperclip (Jan 29, 2019)
- Episode 1x03: The Lubbock Lights (Jan 22, 2019)
- Episode 1x02: The Flatwoods Monster (Jan 15, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: The Fuller Dogfight (Jan 8, 2019)
Urban Myths (2017)
Guest starring as Dr. Timothy Leary
- Episode 1x04: When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD (Feb 9, 2017)
Quantum Break (2016)
Starring as Paul Serene
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: The Lifeboat Protocol (Apr 5, 2016)
- Episode 1x03: Deception (Apr 5, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: Prisoner (Apr 5, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: Monarch Solution (Apr 5, 2016)
Peaky Blinders (2013)
Starring as Aberama Gold
(10 episodes)
- Episode 5x06: Mr Jones (Sep 22, 2019)
- Episode 5x05: The Shock (Sep 15, 2019)
- Episode 5x04: The Loop (Sep 8, 2019)
- Episode 5x03: Strategy (Sep 1, 2019)
- Episode 5x02: Black Cats (Aug 26, 2019)
- Episode 5x01: Black Tuesday (Aug 25, 2019)
- Episode 4x06: The Company (Dec 20, 2017)
- Episode 4x05: The Duel (Dec 13, 2017)
- Episode 4x04: Dangerous (Dec 6, 2017)
- Episode 4x02: Heathens (Nov 22, 2017)
Game of Thrones (2011)
Starring as Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish
(41 episodes)
- Episode 7x07: The Dragon and the Wolf (Aug 27, 2017)
- Episode 7x06: Beyond the Wall (Aug 20, 2017)
- Episode 7x05: Eastwatch (Aug 13, 2017)
- Episode 7x04: The Spoils of War (Aug 6, 2017)
- Episode 7x03: The Queen's Justice (Jul 30, 2017)
- Episode 7x02: Stormborn (Jul 23, 2017)
- Episode 7x01: Dragonstone (Jul 16, 2017)
- Episode 6x10: The Winds of Winter (Jun 26, 2016)
- Episode 6x09: Battle of the Bastards (Jun 19, 2016)
- Episode 6x05: The Door (May 22, 2016)
- Episode 6x04: Book of the Stranger (May 15, 2016)
- Episode 5x07: The Gift (May 24, 2015)
- Episode 5x06: Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken (May 17, 2015)
- Episode 5x04: Sons of the Harpy (May 3, 2015)
- Episode 5x03: High Sparrow (Apr 26, 2015)
- Episode 5x02: The House of Black and White (Apr 19, 2015)
- Episode 5x01: The Wars to Come (Apr 12, 2015)
- Episode 4x08: The Mountain and the Viper (Jun 1, 2014)
- Episode 4x07: Mockingbird (May 18, 2014)
- Episode 4x05: First of His Name (May 4, 2014)
- Episode 4x04: Oathkeeper (Apr 27, 2014)
- Episode 4x03: Breaker of Chains (Apr 20, 2014)
- Episode 3x06: The Climb (May 5, 2013)
- Episode 3x05: Kissed by Fire (Apr 28, 2013)
- Episode 3x03: Walk of Punishment (Apr 14, 2013)
- Episode 3x01: Valar Dohaeris (Mar 31, 2013)
- Episode 2x10: Valar Morghulis (Jun 3, 2012)
- Episode 2x06: The Old Gods and the New (May 6, 2012)
- Episode 2x05: The Ghost of Harrenhal (Apr 29, 2012)
- Episode 2x04: Garden of Bones (Apr 22, 2012)
- Episode 2x03: What is Dead May Never Die (Apr 15, 2012)
- Episode 2x02: The Night Lands (Apr 8, 2012)
- Episode 2x01: The North Remembers (Apr 1, 2012)
- Episode 1x10: Fire and Blood (Jun 19, 2011)
- Episode 1x09: Baelor (Jun 12, 2011)
- Episode 1x08: The Pointy End (Jun 5, 2011)
- Episode 1x07: You Win or You Die (May 29, 2011)
- Episode 1x06: A Golden Crown (May 22, 2011)
- Episode 1x05: The Wolf and the Lion (May 15, 2011)
- Episode 1x04: Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things (May 8, 2011)
- Episode 1x03: Lord Snow (May 1, 2011)
Guest starring as Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish
- Episode S07 Special: Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms (Dec 12, 2017)
Thorne (2010)
Starring as Phil Hendricks
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Scaredy Cat (3) (Nov 14, 2010)
- Episode 1x05: Scaredy Cat (2) (Nov 7, 2010)
- Episode 1x04: Scaredy Cat (1) (Oct 31, 2010)
- Episode 1x03: Sleepyhead (3) (Oct 24, 2010)
- Episode 1x02: Sleepyhead (2) (Oct 17, 2010)
- Episode 1x01: Sleepyhead (1) (Oct 10, 2010)
The Wire (2002)
Starring as Councilman Thomas "Tommy" Carcetti
(35 episodes)
- Episode 5x10: -30- (Mar 9, 2008)
- Episode 5x09: Late Editions (Mar 2, 2008)
- Episode 5x08: Clarifications (Feb 24, 2008)
- Episode 5x07: Took (Feb 17, 2008)
- Episode 5x06: The Dickensian Aspect (Feb 10, 2008)
- Episode 5x05: React Quotes (Feb 3, 2008)
- Episode 5x04: Transitions (Jan 27, 2008)
- Episode 5x03: Not for Attribution (Jan 20, 2008)
- Episode 5x02: Unconfirmed Reports (Jan 13, 2008)
- Episode 5x01: More with Less (Jan 6, 2008)
- Episode 4x13: Final Grades (Dec 10, 2006)
- Episode 4x12: That's Got His Own (Dec 3, 2006)
- Episode 4x11: A New Day (Nov 26, 2006)
- Episode 4x10: Misgivings (Nov 19, 2006)
- Episode 4x09: Know Your Place (Nov 12, 2006)
- Episode 4x08: Corner Boys (Nov 5, 2006)
- Episode 4x07: Unto Others (Oct 29, 2006)
- Episode 4x06: Margin of Error (Oct 15, 2006)
- Episode 4x05: Alliances (Oct 8, 2006)
- Episode 4x04: Refugees (Oct 1, 2006)
- Episode 4x03: Home Room (Sep 24, 2006)
- Episode 4x02: Soft Eyes (Sep 17, 2006)
- Episode 4x01: Boys of Summer (Sep 10, 2006)
- Episode 3x12: Mission Accomplished (Dec 19, 2004)
- Episode 3x11: Middle Ground (Dec 12, 2004)
- Episode 3x10: Reformation (Nov 28, 2004)
- Episode 3x09: Slapstick (Nov 21, 2004)
- Episode 3x08: Moral Midgetry (Nov 14, 2004)
- Episode 3x07: Back Burners (Nov 7, 2004)
- Episode 3x06: Homecoming (Oct 31, 2004)
- Episode 3x05: Straight and True (Oct 17, 2004)
- Episode 3x04: Hamsterdam (Oct 10, 2004)
- Episode 3x03: Dead Soldiers (Oct 3, 2004)
- Episode 3x02: All Due Respect (Sep 26, 2004)
- Episode 3x01: Time After Time (Sep 19, 2004)
Queer As Folk (1999)
Starring as Stuart Alan Jones
(10 episodes)
- Episode 2x02: End of the Road (Feb 22, 2000)
- Episode 2x01: Out of the Closet, Into the Fire (Feb 15, 2000)
- Episode 1x08: Crimes of the Heart (Apr 13, 1999)
- Episode 1x07: That's What Friends Are For (Apr 6, 1999)
- Episode 1x06: Married... with Children (Mar 30, 1999)
- Episode 1x05: Constant Craving (Mar 23, 1999)
- Episode 1x04: Death and Remembrance (Mar 16, 1999)
- Episode 1x03: It Happened One Night (Mar 9, 1999)
- Episode 1x02: Unfinished Business (Mar 2, 1999)
- Episode 1x01: Meeting People is Easy (Feb 23, 1999)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
Guest starring as Amyas Crale
- Episode 9x01: Five Little Pigs (Dec 14, 2003)