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Aidan Gillen

Aidan Gillen
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Born Aidan Murphy
( 1968-04-24) 24 April 1968 (age 48)
Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland
Occupation Actor
Years active 1985–present
Spouse(s) Olivia O'Flanagan (m. 2001, separated)
Children Berry Murphy, Joe Murphy

Aidan Gillen (/ˈɡɪlɛn/; born Aidan Murphy; 24 April 1968) is an Irish actor. He is best known for portraying Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish in the HBO series Game of Thrones, Tommy Carcetti in the HBO series The Wire, CIA operative Bill Wilson in The Dark Knight Rises, Stuart Alan Jones in the Channel 4 series Queer as Folk, and John Boy in the RTÉ Television series Love/Hate.

Gillen hosted seasons 10 through 13 of Other Voices. He has won two Irish Film & Television Awards and has been nominated for a British Academy Television Award, a British Independent Film Award, and a Tony Award.

Gillen was born in Drumcondra, Dublin. He was educated at St. Vincent's C.B.S. in Glasnevin. He began his acting career as a teenager with the Dublin Youth Theatre, playing Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Project Arts Centre before moving to London.


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