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Role

Actor | Writer

Date of birth

04/24/1968

Place of birth

Dublin, Ireland

Also known as

Adrian Murphy

Aidan Murphy

Aiden Gillen

Aiden Murphy

Ейдан Гіллен

ایدان گیلن

艾丹·吉伦

Aidan Gillen

Biography

Aidan Gillen is an Irish actor. He is best known for portraying Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011), CIA operative Bill Wilson in The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Stuart Alan Jones in the Channel 4 series Queer as Folk (1999), John Boy in the RTÉ Television series Love/Hate (2010), and Tommy Carcetti in the HBO series The Wire (2002). In 2011, Gillen began playing Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish on the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011), for which he received his second Irish Film & Television Award nomination. In 2015 he starred in Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) the second film in the Maze Runner trilogy. He also appeared in the fourth season of Peaky Blinders as Aberama Gold,and reprises his role in the fifth season too.

Known For

Game of Thrones

9.1

The Dark Knight Rises

8.3

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

6.5

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

6.5

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Amongst the Wolves

5.6

Acting

Role: Power

The Dark Knight Rises

8.3

Acting

Role: CIA Op

Bohemian Rhapsody

7.9

Acting

Role: John Reid

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

7.0

Acting

Role: Bill

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

6.5

Acting

Role: Janson

Blitz

6.1

Acting

Role: Weiss

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

6.5

Acting

Role: Janson

Those Who Wish Me Dead

6.2

Acting

Role: Jack

Sing Street

8.0

Acting

Role: Robert

Shanghai Knights

5.4

Acting

Role: Rathbone

Calvary

7.6

Acting

Role: Dr. Frank Harte

12 Rounds

5.6

Acting

Role: Miles Jackson

Shadow Dancer

6.2

Acting

Role: Gerry

Circle of Friends

6.6

Acting

Role: Aidan

Wake Wood

5.5

Acting

Role: Patrick

The Lovers

6.1

Acting

Role: Robert

Blackout

5.0

Acting

Role: Karl

Some Mother's Son

7.2

Acting

Role: Gerard Quigley

Sing Street — The coming-of-age for every music lover

Among the vast world of hidden and underrated gems, you can find the Irish director John Carney. He has been on a small niche's radar since On the Edge (2001). This movie made him known, but he still needed to find his voice. So in 2007, with Once, he figured it out: music. This makes a lot of sense, since he used to be the bassist of his own band in Dublin: The Frames. That movie made him prestigious and popular enough to access a more popular cast. Then in 2013 he delivered Begin Again, with M

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Sing Street — The coming-of-age for every music lover

An In-depth Analysis of the Costumes of Littlefinger in ‘Game of Thrones’

I think when designing Littlefinger's appearance, the most challenging part is how to express the complexity of the character. In the show, he always wears a slim-fitting long dress meticulously. The style is simple, and the color is low-key. So it is not noticeable from a distance. Only when you look closely can you find many hidden details, such as the faint golden color mixed with the fabric of the clothes, which symbolizes power. The first strategist of the Seven Kingdoms, from a poor family

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An In-depth Analysis of the Costumes of Littlefinger in ‘Game of Thrones’

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