Aidan Gillen

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Aidan Gillen (2012)

Aidan Gillen (* 24. April 1968 in Dublin , Ireland as Aidan Murphy ) is an Irish actor , known internationally for his role as Petyr "little finger" Baelish on the hit series Game of Thrones .

Life

Aidan Gillen his acting career began as a teenager at the age of 16, he played in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream to Niklaus list . In 1985 he had his first film role in the Irish short film The Drip under his maiden name Aidan Murphy. He later used his mother's maiden name in order not to be confused with the British actor of the same name, who had played in Doctor Who in the 1970s and 1980s, among others .

In 1996, he had a starring role in the IRA - drama Some Mother's Son by Terry George . However , he only gained greater fame in Great Britain in 1999 with his leading role as Stuart Alan Jones in the television series Queer as Folk , for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award. As a result, his role alongside Jackie Chan in Shanghai Knights also made it into a Hollywood production .

In addition, Gillen also played in the theater , from 2003 to 2004 in 63 performances on Broadway the role of Mick in Harold Pinter's The Caretaker , for which he was nominated twice for the Tony Award , and in 2007 in London's West End in David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross . Between 2004 and 2008 he played in 35 episodes of the US series The Wire to Thomas J. "Tommy" Carcetti . In 2009 he played one of the lead roles in Renny Harlin's action film Twelve Rounds . Gillen also played a supporting supporting role as forensic doctor Phil Hendricks in the films The Tears of the Murderer and The Kiss of the Sandman in the English Tom Thorne crime series in 2010 .

From 2011 to 2017 he starred as the devious Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones . In 2012, in the role of a CIA agent, he was the idealistic antagonist of Tom Hardy as Bane in The Dark Knight Rises . In the film adaptation of James Dashner's The Chosen - In the Burning Desert from 2015, and thus the sequel to Maze Runner - The Chosen in the Labyrinth , Gillen finally embodies the role of Mr. Janson .

Filmography (selection)

Video games

Awards

  • 2000: BAFTA nomination for Queer as Folk
  • 2004: Tony nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play for The Caretaker
  • 2004: Tony nomination Drama Desk Award for The Caretaker
  • 2009: IFTA Award for The Wire

Web links

Commons : Aidan Gillen  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mark Lawson: 'I don't mind nasty roles' ( English ) The Guardian . October 3, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  2. ^ Aidan Murphy ( English ) Internet Movie Database . Retrieved July 7, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Gillen, Aidan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Murphy, Aidan (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish actor
DATE OF BIRTH April 24, 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Dublin , Ireland