Curiosidades

He uses the surname of Gillen because someone else was already registered as Aidan Murphy in the Actors' Guild. Gillen is his mother's surname.

Moved back to Ireland in 2009 with his wife and two kids, daughter Berry and son Joe. Now lives in Kerry, Ireland. [2011].

Brother of actress Fionnuala Murphy. His brother, John Paul Murphy, is a playwright, and his other sister, Patricia Murphy, is a teacher.

Mother is a nurse and his late father was an architect.

Brown haired Irish actor who got his big break in the controversial, highly acclaimed TV series Os Assumidos (1999).

Appears in Poirot (1989) as the husband of Rachael Stirling. He stars in Game of Thrones (2011) where he plays an ally to Diana Rigg, the mother of Rachael Stirling.

Educated at St. Vincent's C.B.S., Glasnevin.

Was nominated for Broadway's 2004 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for a revival of Harold Pinter's "The Caretaker."

Echoing his earlier work 14 years previous in John Michael McDonagh's short film "Second Death", Aiden Gillen repeats his exaggerated and threatening karate-moves in a similar bar scene toward Brendan Gleeson in Calvary - also by John Michael McDonagh.

The surname change, taking his mother's maiden name, came about because there was already an Aidan Murphy on Equity's books.

Shares same day and month of birth as Joe Keery, Terry McGinnis and Djimon Hounsou.

Born on exactly the same date as Stacy Haiduk (of "Superboy" and "The Round Table" fame).