Portrait of Aidan Gillen

Acting

Aidan Gillen

Career

Active from 1989 to 2026, busiest in 2013 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
62
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Further Beyond
Further Beyond
GoodWatch score87/100

Characters

15

The characters Aidan Gillen played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 64 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Aidan Gillen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    2.1, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.6, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.0, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 7
  • Character Study 6
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Social Realism 3
  • Bleak 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Existential Drama 2
  • Irish Setting 2
  • Strong Performances 2
  • British Cinema 2
  • Historical Romance 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

105
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

5 titles
Black Noise
Black Noise

as Hector Livingstone

Sing Street: Música e Sonho
Sing Street: Música e Sonho

as Robert Lalor

Cold War 1995
Cold War 1995

as F.M.

James and Lucia
James and Lucia

as James Joyce

Driver
Driver

as Dickinson

2020s

20 titles · average score 63
Tall Tales & Murder
Tall Tales & Murder (2026)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Grinner

Gorky Resort
Gorky Resort (2026)
GoodWatch score 66

as Vasily Zarubin

London Calling
London Calling (2025)
GoodWatch score 51

as Freddy Darby

Nostalgie
Nostalgie (2025)
GoodWatch score 73

as Drew

Re-Creation
Re-Creation (2025)
GoodWatch score 65

as Hamilton Barnes

The Physician II
The Physician II (2025)
GoodWatch score 62

as Hunne

Barber
Barber (2023)
GoodWatch score 59

as Valentine Barber

Dance First
Dance First (2023)
GoodWatch score 43

as James Joyce

Kin
Kin (2021)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Frank Kinsella

Those Who Wish Me Dead
Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021)
GoodWatch score 59

as Jack Blackwell

Rose Plays Julie
Rose Plays Julie (2021)
GoodWatch score 72

as Peter

Killers of the Cosmos
Killers of the Cosmos (2021)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show

2010s

41 titles · average score 69
Project Blue Book
Project Blue Book (2019)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Allen Hynek

Bohemian Rhapsody
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
GoodWatch score 66

as John Reid

Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms
Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms (2017)
GoodWatch score 78

as Littlefinger (voice)

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
GoodWatch score 51

as William "Goosefat Bill"

The Lovers
The Lovers (2017)
GoodWatch score 66

as Robert

Quantum Break
Quantum Break (2016)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Paul Serene

Mayday
Mayday (2013)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Everett Newcombe

Blitz
Blitz (2011)
GoodWatch score 50

as Barry Weiss

Wake Wood
Wake Wood (2011)
GoodWatch score 66

as Patrick

Love/Hate
Love/Hate (2010)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as John Boy Power

Thorne
Thorne (2010)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Phil Hendricks

Identity
Identity (2010)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as DI John Bloom

2000s

22 titles · average score 58
12 Rounds
12 Rounds (2009)
GoodWatch score 43

as Miles Jackson

Freefall
Freefall (2009)
GoodWatch score 67

as Gus

Blackout
Blackout (2008)
GoodWatch score 41

as Karl

Shanghai Knights
Shanghai Knights (2003)
GoodWatch score 61

as Lord Nelson Rathbone

The Final Curtain
The Final Curtain (2002)
GoodWatch score 48

as Dave Turner

The Wire
The Wire (2002)
GoodWatch score 92

TV show · as Tommy Carcetti

Dice
Dice (2001)

TV show · as Glenn Taylor

Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone (2001)
GoodWatch score 65

as Carver Doone

The Low Down
The Low Down (2001)
GoodWatch score 52

as Frank

Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone (2000)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Carver Doone

The Darkling
The Darkling (2000)
GoodWatch score 33

as Jeff Obold

Buddy Boy
Buddy Boy (2000)
GoodWatch score 47

as Francis

1990s

10 titles · average score 68
Queer as Folk
Queer as Folk (1999)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Stuart Jones

Mojo
Mojo (1997)
GoodWatch score 51

as Baby

Gold In The Streets
Gold In The Streets (1997)

as Paddy

Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace (1997)

as Frank

Some Mother's Son
Some Mother's Son (1996)
GoodWatch score 74

as Gerard Quigley

Circle of Friends
Circle of Friends (1995)
GoodWatch score 69

as Aidan Lynch

Safe
Safe (1993)

as Gypo

An Ungentlemanly Act
An Ungentlemanly Act (1992)
GoodWatch score 65

as Marine Wilcox

In Suspicious Circumstances
In Suspicious Circumstances (1991)

TV show · as James Crozier

Killing Time
Killing Time (1991)

as Harry

1980s

7 titles · average score 82
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Amyas Crale

A View of Harry Clark
A View of Harry Clark (1989)

as Martin Kemp (as Adrian Murphy)

The Play on One
The Play on One (1988)

TV show · as Harry

The Courier
The Courier (1988)

as Prostitute Boy

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)
GoodWatch score 85

as Youth at Liquor Store (as Aiden Murphy)

ScreenPlay
ScreenPlay (1986)

TV show · as Gypo

The Bill
The Bill (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Jeff Barratt