Aidan Gillen
| Aidan Gillen | |
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 Gillen in Singapore when shooting "Mister John" in 2012. |
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| Born | Aidan Murphy 24 April 1968 Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Spouse | (Olivia O'Flanagan; 2 children) |
Aidan Gillen (born Aidan Murphy; 24 April 1968) is an Irish stage and screen actor, best known for his appearances in two HBO television series; he played Tommy Carcetti in The Wire and Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish in Game of Thrones. He is set to appear as a CIA agent in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises.
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[edit] Early life
Gillen was born as Aidan Murphy in Drumcondra, Dublin, and educated at St. Vincent's C.B.S. in Glasnevin. He has a sister, Fionnuala Murphy, who is an actress, and a brother, John Paul Murphy, who is a playwright. Gillen began his acting career as a teenager with Dublin Youth Theatre, at the age of 16 playing Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Project Arts Centre,[1] before moving to London.
[edit] Career
He played Stuart Alan Jones in the ground-breaking Channel 4 television series, Queer as Folk, and its sequel, Queer as Folk 2, for which he was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor in 2000.
Gillen was nominated for a Tony Award for his highly acclaimed Broadway role in Harold Pinter's The Caretaker in 2003. He played Tommy Carcetti in HBO's television series The Wire from 2004-2008. He has also been nominated for an Irish Times Theatre Award for his portrayal of Teach in the Dublin Gate Theatre's 2007 production of David Mamet's American Buffalo.
Gillen appeared alongside the professional wrestler John Cena in the 2009 film 12 Rounds. In July of that year, he appeared in a one-off BBC2 drama Freefall along with Dominic Cooper and Sarah Harding.
In 2011, Gillen played the role of Petyr Baelish in the HBO series Game of Thrones,[2] a role he continues to play in its second season (2012). He also appeared as Barry Weiss in Blitz, and was announced as the new host of Other Voices.[3] That show's 10th series, Gillen's first as its host, was broadcast on RTE in 2012.
[edit] Personal life
In 2001, Gillen married his girlfriend Olivia O'Flanagan. The couple live in Ireland, with children Berry (born in 1997) and Joe (born in 2000).[4] In 2009, when Gillen won an Irish Film and Television Award for his role in The Wire, he dedicated the award to Olivia and their two children.[5]
[edit] Stage and screen credits
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[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1985 | The Drip | Young Guy 1 | Short |
| 1987 | The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne | Credited as Aidan Murphy | |
| 1988 | The Courier | Boy picked up by Val | Credited as Aidan Murphy |
| 1990 | The Play on One | Harry | TV |
| 1993 | An Ungentlemanly Act | Marine Wilcox | TV movie |
| 1993 | Belfry | Dominic | TV movie |
| 1993 | A Handful of Stars | Tony | TV movie |
| 1993 | The Bill | Jeff Barratt | TV |
| 1993 | Screenplay | Gypo | TV |
| 1994 | In Suspicious Circumstances | James Crozier | TV |
| 1995 | Circle of Friends | Aidan Lynch | |
| 1996 | Some Mother's Son | Gerard Quigley | |
| 1997 | Mojo | Baby | |
| 1998 | Gold in the Streets | Paddy | |
| 1998 | Amazing Grace | Young Man | Short |
| 1999 | Buddy Boy | Francis | |
| 1999–2000 | Queer as Folk | Stuart Jones | Nominated — British Academy Television Award for Best Actor |
| 2000 | The Second Death | Pool player 1 | Short |
| 2000 | The Low Down | Frank | |
| 2000 | The Darkling | Jeff Obold | TV movie |
| 2000 | Loorna Doone | Carver Doone | TV movie |
| 2001 | My Kingdom | Puttnam | |
| 2001 | Dice | Glenn Taylor | TV mini-series |
| 2002 | First Communion Day | Seamus | TV movie |
| 2002 | The Final Curtain | Dave Turner | |
| 2003 | Photo Finish | ||
| 2003 | Shanghai Knights | Lord Nelson Rathbone | |
| 2003 | Burning the Bed | Stephen | Short |
| 2003 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Amyas Crale | TV |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Jimmy Colby | TV |
| 2005 | The Last Detective | Steve Fallon | TV |
| 2005 | Walk Away and I Stumble | Paul | TV movie |
| 2006 | Trouble with Sex | Conor | |
| 2008 | Blackout | Karl | |
| 2004–2008 | The Wire | Tommy Carcetti | Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role in Television (2009) |
| 2009 | 12 Rounds | Miles Jackson | |
| 2009 | Freefall | Gus | TV movie |
| 2009 | Spunkbubble | Dessie | Short |
| 2009 | Runners | Terry | Short |
| 2010 | Identity | DI John Bloom | TV |
| 2010 | Treacle Jr. | Aidan | |
| 2010 | Thorne: Sleepyhead | Phil Hendricks | |
| 2010 | Thorne: Scaredy Cat | Frank | |
| 2011 | Wake Wood | Patrick | |
| 2011 | Blitz | Weiss | |
| 2010–2011 | Love/Hate | John Boy | Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role in Television (2012) |
| 2011- | Game of Thrones | Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish | |
| 2011 | Other Voices | Himself | Host |
| 2012 | Shadow Dancer | Gerry | completed |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | CIA Agent | post-production |
[edit] Theatre
- Juno and the Paycock, Soldier (National Theatre, Lyttelton 1989)
- The Long Way Round, Albin (National Theatre: Cottesloe 1989)
- The Water Engine, Bernie (Hampstead Theatre 1989)
- The Wexford Trilogy: Tony in A Handful of Stars and Dominic in Belfry (Bush Theatre 1992)
- Marvin's Room, Hank (Hampstead Theatre and Comedy Theatre 1993)
- The Playboy of the Western World, Christopher Mahon (Almeida Theatre 1994)
- Mojo, Skinny (Royal Court Theatre 1995)
- The Tempest, Ariel (Almeida Theatre 2000)
- Platonov, Platonov (Almeida Theatre 2001)
- The Caretaker, Mick (Roundabout Theatre, New York 2003)
- Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, Edward (New Ambassadors Theatre 2005)
- American Buffalo, Teach (Gate Theatre, Dublin 2007)
- Glengarry Glen Ross, Richard Roma (Apollo Theatre 2007)[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Guardian interview by Mark Lawson, 3 October 2007
- ^ The Hollywood Reporter
- ^ "Gillen is new Other Voices host". RTÉ Ten. 8 November 2011. http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/1108/othervoices.html. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ Herald, June 29 2010
- ^ "Winners of the 6th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards". Irish Film and Television Academy. http://www.ifta.ie/winners/iftawinners2009.html. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
- ^ Gillen's own CV in the Apollo Theatre programme, 2007; checked against and with additional material from Theatre Record and its annual Indexes
[edit] External links
- Aidan Gillen at the Internet Movie Database
- http://arts.guardian.co.uk/theatre/drama/story/0,,2182469,00.html#TheWireHBO Guardian profile
- http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/news/interviews/view/item72237/ Society of London Theatre: The Big Interview, 10 October 2007
