Aidan Gillen

Date of Birth: 24 Apr 1968
Country: Ireland
Total Credits at Criticker: 49 (Actor)
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An introvert relieves the tedium of caring for his invalid mother by spying on his neighbor.
A wryly-perceptive drama about growing up - when you're not even sure that's what you want to do. It is a contemporary story about young adults and their relationships, on life, love and other four-letter words. (The Shooting Gallery)
A powerful dynasty, headed by a charismatic, manipulative father, falls when he decides to hand over his criminal empire to his three corrupt and power-hungry daughters.
After taming the wild west in the comedy "Shanghai Noon," Chon Wang (Chan) and Roy O'Bannon (Wilson) are back in the saddle, but off the range. This time, they're out to settle a score in civilized London. (Buena Vista Pictures)
Based on the true story of the 1981 hunger strike in a British prison, in which IRA prisoner Bobby Sands led a protest against the treatment of IRA prisoners as criminals rather than as prisoners of war (imdb)
The Darkling (2000) - TV Movie
When mechanic Jeff Obold meets the wealthy and mysterious Bruno Rubin, he is exposed for the first time to the finer things in life. But Jeff soon discovers the source of Rubin's power: a caged creature called a "Darkling," which possesses the power to create incredible wealth for the person who will pledge unending "companionship." (imdb)
Claudia is a young woman in a hurry to return to the hospital bedside of her dying grandmother. Tommy is a young punk on his way to elope with his girlfriend Francesca and rescue her from the physical abuse by her drunken father. Karl is a husband and father with guilty secrets that must be erased from his apartment before his wife and daughter get there. All three, in other words, have an urgent need to be somewhere else... (imdb)
Detective Danny Fisher (Cena) discovers his girlfriend (Scott) has been kidnapped by a ex-con tied to Baxter's past, and he'll have to successfully complete 12 challenges in order to secure her safe release. (imdb)
Walk Away and I Stumble (2005) - TV Movie
Andy Spader has been happily married for 13 years, with two teenage children, when he meets a younger woman, Claire Holmes, after going to investigate a break-in at her travel agency shop. Having told his wife that he is leaving her, he learns that Claire has just discovered that she has an inoperable brain tumour and has only a few months to live. (imdb)
The parents of a girl who was killed by a savage dog are granted the opportunity to spend three days with their deceased daughter. (imdb)
A tough cop is dispatched to take down a serial killer who has been targeting police officers.
Tom is forty. He walks out one day, rather abruptly, on his wife and baby boy and his seemingly happy life. He finds himself living on the streets of London. One night alone in a park he is mistaken for a gay man and is set upon by a gang of violent thugs. In A&E the next day Tom meets Aidan, the happiest, fast-talking individual you are ever likely to meet, the complete opposite of Tom... (imdb)
A young woman who has been a member of the IRA alongside her brothers and husband becomes an informer for Britain's MI5. (imdb)
Ekki Múkk (2012) - Short Film
Featuring music by Icelandic rockers Sigur Ros, acting by Aidan Gillen and the voice of folk legend Shirley Collins, the film is a magical odyssey through the British countryside, following a man's search for his way home. (imdb)
Lorna Doone (2000) - TV Movie
The year is 1675. England is threatened by religious and political rivalries. King Charles II's Catholic brother, James, is next in line for the throne, but many Protestants put their faith in Charles' illegitimate son, The Duke of Monmouth. On the king's death, conflict is inevitable... Over seven days journey from London, Exmoor is a primitive and lawless area. Here, farmer Jack Ridd lives with his wife Sarah, son John, and two daughters.
Trapped in a dead-end industrial town in Maine, two teenage best friends take tragically different paths to realize their dream of making it to the big city, in this vividly detailed fiction feature debut from veteran documentary filmmakers Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly. (tiff.net)
After discovering his wife's infidelities, Gerry leaves London to look after his deceased brother's business and family in Singapore. (imdb)
After he is threatened during a confession, a good-natured priest must battle the dark forces closing in around him. (imdb)
The Wire Odyssey (2007) - TV Movie
A retrospective of the first four seasons [of The Wire]. (en.wikipedia.org)
The Wire: The Last Word (2007) - TV Movie
A documentary exploring the role of the media [in The Wire, season 5]. (wikipedia.org)
Freefall (2009) - TV Movie
While the housing market booms, big spender Gus' competes for customers as 'easy money'. Agent Dave Matthews happily follows instructions to sell discount mortgages to people with blacklisted credit ratings. The charming born salesman overcomes his schoolmate Jim Foster's wife's suspicions: the security officer with two kids buys a Tudor dream house beyond his means. In a matter of months, the market crashes. Now business misery cascades, as do personal tragedies.
Ambition (2014) - Short Film
Tomek Bagiński's latest project - tells of a young apprentice (Aisling Franciosi) struggling to master nanotechnology on an alien world and prove herself to her enigmatic master (Aidan Gillen).
Second Death (2000) - Short Film
On a lonely country road, James Mangan hears a voice from his past and comes to realise he is damned. (imdb)
In 1950s London a nightclub owner and a gangster descend into violent conflict over a talented young singer.
Set in North London, 'Still' is a gritty and atmospheric thriller about the violent disintegration of a man and father. (imdb)
Queer as Folk (1999) - TV Series
Controversial Drama which chronicles the lives of Stuart and Vince, and also 15 year old Nathan who is in love with Stuart (imdb)
Love/Hate (2010) - TV Series
LOVE/HATE is a gritty crime drama based on Dublin's criminal underworld. It depicts the drug addiction, squalor and violence of organised crime that has grown in post-boom Ireland.
After having escaped the Maze, the Gladers now face a new set of challenges on the open roads of a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles.
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band and moving to London. (imdb)
After her mother's death, Stacey (Lauren Kinsella) moves with her uncle Will (Aiden Gillen) to a remote region in the Irish midlands. As the two cautiously get to know each other,they have to deal with the dark shadows of the past. An astute character driven study on the need to regain footing and let go, told with a good dose of Irish humor. (ımdb)
Identity (2010) - TV Series
A drama series following an elite police unit formed to combat the explosion of identity-related crime. (imdb)
Urban Myths (2017) - TV Mini-Series
Our "Urban Myths" are stories that have been passed down over time and have now become part of urban folklore. But are they true? We take a slightly tongue in cheek, mischievous -- and deliberately ambiguous -- look at what might have happened. (imdb)
Robbed of his birthright, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy - whether he likes it or not.
Debra Winger and Tracy Letts play a long-married, dispassionate couple who are both in the midst of serious affairs. But on the brink of calling it quits, a spark between them suddenly reignites, leading them into an impulsive romance.
Young hero Thomas embarks on a mission to find a cure for a deadly disease known as the "Flare". (imdb)
A chronicle of the years leading up to Queen's legendary appearance at the Live Aid (1985) concert.
Hollis travels around Seattle collecting scrap metal and meets Swan, a teenage runaway.
Project Blue Book (2018) - TV Series
The story of the real-life, U.S. Air Force-sponsored investigations into UFO-related phenomena from 1947-70.
An adopted girl seeks out her birth mother only to be told her mother has no desire to meet her. (imdb)
Game of Thrones Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms (2017) - Direct-to-Video
Aegon of House Targaryen sets out on his brave and bloody conquest to defeat the seven reigning families of Westeros. An impossible feat were it not for Aegon's possession of feared and ferocious dragons. (imdb)
A teenage murder witness finds himself pursued by twin assassins in the Montana wilderness with a survival expert tasked with protecting him -- and a forest fire threatening to consume them all.
Kin (2021) - TV Series
Kin tells the story of a fictional Dublin family embroiled in gangland war and speaks to the enduring unbreakable bonds of blood and family.
Mayor of Kingstown (2021) - TV Series
The McLusky family are power brokers tackling themes of systemic racism, corruption and inequality in Kingstown, Michigan - where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry. The series offers a comprehensive look into the brutal prison system where sociopolitical issues run rampant. Prisons are a forgotten world to most of the population and yet represent a microcosm of society as a whole.
That Dirty Black Bag (2022) - TV Series
A raw, epic and romantic spaghetti western series about the dark side of the Far West.
Val Barber, a private investigator, is hired by a wealthy widow to find her missing granddaughter. (imdb)
Many parts of the literary Samuel Beckett giant's life: Parisian bon vivant, World War II Resistance fighter, Nobel Prize-winning playwright, philandering husband and recluse. (imdb)
Quantum Break (2016) - TV Series
Bridging gaming and live-action, the thriller looks into aspect the villains of the game and the dramatic backstory as it unfolds. (imdb)