<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Olivia O'Flanagan (m . 2001; separated 2014) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Aidan Gillen (/ ˈɡɪlən /; born Aidan Murphy; 24 April 1968) is an Irish actor . He is best known for portraying Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011--17), Tommy Carcetti in the HBO series The Wire (2004--08), Stuart Alan Jones in the Channel 4 series Queer as Folk (1999--2000), John Boy in the RTÉ series Love / Hate (2010--11) and CIA operative Bill Wilson in The Dark Knight Rises (2012). He also hosted seasons 10 through 13 of Other Voices . Gillen has won three Irish Film & Television Awards and has been nominated for a British Academy Television Award, a British Independent Film Award, and a Tony Award . </P> <P> Gillen was born in Drumcondra, Dublin . He was educated at St. Vincent's C.B.S. in Glasnevin . He began his acting career as a teenager with the Dublin Youth Theatre, playing Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Project Arts Centre before moving to London . </P>

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