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Aidan Gillen - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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Aiden Gillen (real name Aidan Murphy) was born in April 1968 in the Drumkondra area (one of the districts of Dublin, Ireland). After graduating from school in Glasnevin, a sixteen-year-old boy first set foot on the acting path. Aiden performed at the Dublin Youth Theater as a weaver in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Then he moved to London. The most famous roles of Aiden Gillen in the theater: Marvey's Room - Hank, American Buffalo - Teacher, Western World Playboy - Christopher Magon and others.
Gillen's first major film role was on the television series Purely English Murder. He gained popularity among viewers after the release of the TV series - Close Friends, where Aiden played Stuart Jones, and The Wire - the role of Tommy Carzetti. In 2011, HBO's most successful project, Game of Thrones, was released, where the actor plays the cunning and treacherous Lord Petyr Baelish. For this role, Aiden Gillen was awarded the Irish Film and Television Awards (Best Supporting Actor). Gillen's filmography includes about seventy films. Aiden's track record also includes participation in cameos in which he plays himself. Aiden Gillen has proven to be a versatile actor. He played well both in a thriller and in a drama or crime picture. His best films: Calvary, Shanghai Knights, May Day, No Compromise. At the moment, the last film with Aiden Gillen is Maze Runner II.
In addition to Game of Thrones awards, Gillen has received awards from the Edinburgh and Milan Film Festivals, British Independent Film, and others. Since 2001, the actor has been married to Olivia O'Flanagan and has two children.
Aiden Gillen has brown eyes, naturally dark hair, fair skin and medium lips. The shape of the face is oval, the forehead is medium, curly hair, thick. Aiden Gillen does not change hair color, preferring natural. The actor has a medium straight nose and an oval chin. Aiden Gillen occasionally drops his mustache and beard. The actor is 175 cm tall, no tattoos.
