Brendan Gleeson and Chris O'Dowd Join Cavalry
February 9th, 2012
Aidan Gillen also joins director John Michael McDonagh's dark comedy about a priest who is told in confession that he will be murdered.
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- Birth Date:April 24th, 1968 - Dublin, Ireland
- Credits: Acting
Full Bio
The embodiment of the line "when Irish eyes are smiling, they're up to something bad," Aidan Gillen oozed ruthless charisma and wicked sex appeal in his role as the sexually prolific Stuart Alan Jones in the 1999 British TV series Queer As Folk. Bringing wry humor and understatement to a potentially over-the-top role, Gillen earned a reputation as one of the U.K.'s most compulsively watchable new performers.
Born in Dublin, Gillen got his professional start in the late '80s, appearing in minor film roles. He worked steadily through the 1990s, in film and on television, popping up in such diverse offerings as Circle of Friends (1995), Some Mother's Son (1996), and Jez Butterworth's Mojo (1997). His major breakthrough role was inarguably that of Queer As Folk's Stuart, an arrogant, vain, and thoroughly sexy PR executive who strips countless men of both their clothing and resistance. The success of the controversial miniseries ensured that it -- and its talented actors -- would be back for a second go-round, which followed in 2000. That same year, Gillen found accompanying acclaim on the big screen, in Jamie Thraves' acclaimed directorial debut The Low Down, in which he starred as an amiable but frustrated commercial artist whose life changes when he meets a radiant, ambitious woman. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx
Born in Dublin, Gillen got his professional start in the late '80s, appearing in minor film roles. He worked steadily through the 1990s, in film and on television, popping up in such diverse offerings as Circle of Friends (1995), Some Mother's Son (1996), and Jez Butterworth's Mojo (1997). His major breakthrough role was inarguably that of Queer As Folk's Stuart, an arrogant, vain, and thoroughly sexy PR executive who strips countless men of both their clothing and resistance. The success of the controversial miniseries ensured that it -- and its talented actors -- would be back for a second go-round, which followed in 2000. That same year, Gillen found accompanying acclaim on the big screen, in Jamie Thraves' acclaimed directorial debut The Low Down, in which he starred as an amiable but frustrated commercial artist whose life changes when he meets a radiant, ambitious woman. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx
ACTING CREDITS
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Shadow Dancer (2013) ...Gerry
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Game of ThronesTV (15 episodes)-
Valar Dohaeris...Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish
Mar 31, 2013 -
Valar Morghulis...Petyr Baelish
Jun 3, 2012 -
The Ghost of Harrenhal...Petyr Baelish
Apr 29, 2012 -
Garden of Bones...Petyr Baelish
Apr 22, 2012 -
What Is Dead May Never Die...Petyr Baelish
Apr 15, 2012 -
The Night Lands...Petyr Baelish
Apr 8, 2012
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The Dark Knight Rises (2012) ...CIA Agent
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Wake Wood (2011) ...Patrick
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12 Rounds (2009) ...Miles Jackson
HEADLINES
Shadow Dancer Adds Clive Owen and Gillian Anderson
April 6th, 2011Andrea Riseborough and Aidan Gillen will also star in this genre thriller which is set in tumultuous Northern Ireland.Aidan Gillen to Play Game of Thrones
July 12th, 2010The actor will play the role of Littlefinger on the HBO show.