Born in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, actor Aidan Gillen began his acting career as a teenager, joining the National Youth Theatre at the age of fourteen with one of his roles being Nick Bottom in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. In 1987 Gillen moved to London when he was 19 and soon began getting roles on British television.
One of the actors early roles was in the anthology drama series Screenplay. In a 1993 episode entitled Safe, Gillen played Gypo and the role featured the actor's first, and I believe also his most revealing nude scene.
Screenplay (1993)
'Kaz and her friends spend their days trying to get by and their nights in a homeless shelter. But how did they end up there and what does the future hold for them?'
Gillen is the recipient of three Irish Film & Television Awards and has been nominated for a British Academy Television Award and a British Independent Film Award. In 2004, Gillen was nominated for a Tony Award for his role in The Caretaker. The place also featured actors Patrick Stewart and Kyle MacLachlan.
In addition to his role as Petyr Baelish on Game of Thrones, and his turn on Queer As Folk, Gillen is also known for his roles in The Wire, Peaky Blinders and most recently in The Mayor of Kingstown.
On the big screen, the actor's include turns in films including; Circle of Friends, The Dark Knight Rises, The Maze Runner, and Bohemian Rhapsody
The Low Down (2000) 
'Relationships as they are really lived.'
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