Aidan Gillen
26 titles
Filmography
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The Good Man
(2012)Michael (Aidan Gillen - Game Of Thrones, The Wire) is a young Irishman on the way up; a wife and daughter he loves, good friends, a promising career. But everything begins to unravel when, through a simple act of thoughtlessness, he causes a stranger’s death in an accident. Sifiso is a bright, sharp teenager living in an informal settlement in Cape Town. Hoping for a place at university, and a better future, he is inadvertently drawn deeper into the harsh struggles of township life, and begins to ask why the new South Africa looks so much like the old.Worlds apart, both men find themselves faced with the same question: how to be good. And when their stories unexpectedly collide, their impact on one another’s lives is far greater, and more surprising, than either could have imagined.

The Low Down
(2001)Aidan Gillen stars as Frank, a restless young man whose indecision comes to a head when he becomes involved with Ruby (Kate Ashfield). Her optimistic and fresh approach to life and its problems begins to have a dramatic effect on him in this distinctive and award-winning film about twentysomething Londoners growing up and apart.

Wake Wood
(2011)A couple grieving their little girl’s death move to the country and discover a pagan ritual that revives the dead for three days and they agree to it.

Mister John
(2013)A man with an unfaithful wife leaves the UK and goes to Singapore, where he steps into his deceased brother’s shoes, in both his business and family.

Still
(2015)Reeling from the death of his son, a man becomes mired in a violent feud with a North London teenage gang that threatens to change his life.

Dave Allen at Peace
(2018)How Dave Allen become one of TV's greats, with just a whiskey, a cigarette and nine-and-a-half fingers.

Barber
(2023)A wealthy widow hires private investigator Val Barber to find her missing granddaughter. As dark secrets start to surface, Barber finds himself entangled with shady and powerful men who are determind to thwart his investigation.

Trouble with Sex
(2005)After a painful break-up with a doctor, a rising lawyer stumbles upon a lonely bartender in this tale of how a night of passion can lead to much more.

You're Ugly Too
(2015)When Will (Aiden Gillen, Game of Thrones) is released from prison on compassionate leave to care for his orphaned niece, Stacey (Lauren Kinsella, Albert Nobbs), the two journey to the Irish mid-lands where they attempt to set-up home and start a new life. Unfortunately, Will’s attempts at being a father figure prove disastrous as he desperately tries to avoid finding himself back where he started and Lauren does her best to understand what's going on without letting her guard slip.
Treacle Jr.
(2010)Aidan Gillen (The Wire) gives an electric performance in this blackly funny British drama mixing the tender treatment of dysfunction in Rain Man with the bleak urban redemption of The Fisher King. For reasons known only to himself, architect Tom (Tom Fisher) has abandoned his young family and taken to the streets of south London where he forms a halting relationship with Gillen. As their bond deepens - thanks in part to a kitten named Treacle Jr - the story gravitates toward a conclusion that's as hard won as it is inescapable. Funny, touching and gritty.

London Calling
(2025)After fleeing from a job gone wrong, a down-on-his-luck hit man must babysit the son of a crime boss and show him how to become a man.

12 Rounds
(2009)After his fiancee is kidnapped by a ex-con bent on revenge, a detective is forced to successfully complete 12 complicated challenges or watch her die.

Amongst the Wolves
(2025)Gritty crime thriller following Danny, a former soldier now homeless. Whilst trying to navigate the dangers of life on the streets, Danny forms an unlikely bond with a troubled teen fighting to stay alive against a notorious gang headed up by a vicious gangster (Aidan Gillen).

Scrapper
(2013)Hollis travels around Seattle collecting scrap metal and meets Swan, a teenage runaway.

Some Mother's Son
(1996)Two women from completely different social classes form an intense bond as their sons are sentenced to lengthy prison terms for their involvement in an IRA-sanctioned bombing.

Blitz
(2011)A tough cop and his sidekick, who faces ridicule from their homophobic squad, are dispatched to take down a serial killer who targets the police.

Rose Plays Julie
(2021)An adopted university student's quest to find her biological parents unravels shocking secrets that will upend her sense of identity.

The Lovers
(2017)A husband and wife, each embroiled in an extramarital affair, are sent reeling when they fall for the least likely person imaginable: one another.

Calvary
(2014)A good man intent on making the world a better place, Father James (Brendan Gleeson), is continually shocked and saddened by the spiteful and confrontational inhabitants of his small country town. One day his life is threatened during confession.

Shadow Dancer
(2012)A single mother, arrested for an IRA bombing plot, returns to Belfast as a British informant and soon finds herself in grave danger.