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Aidan Gillen

Irish actor

Ireland · b. 1968

Born in Dublin, Aidan Gillen, 49, made his name in Queer As Folk in 1999. In 2004, he appeared on Broadway in The Caretaker and was nominated for a Tony. He played Tommy Carcetti in The Wire and plays Petyr Baelish in Game Of Thrones. His films include The Dark Knight Rises, and his latest, King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword, is released next week. He lives in Dublin and has two children with his former wife; his current partner is singer Camille O’Sullivan.

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Question Who most deserves an apology from you, and why? Failure & regret read 201 other answers →

Teachers at my school, for being such a smartarse.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 May 2017 source ↗

Question What song would you like played at your funeral? Death & what remains read 168 other answers →

Pyramid Song, by Radiohead, live.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 May 2017 source ↗

Question What keeps you awake at night? Daily life read 187 other answers →

Foxes making love: it’s a very unsettling sound.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 May 2017 source ↗

Question What did you want to be when you were growing up? Identity & self read 190 other answers →

A stuntman. Evel Knievel was an icon.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 May 2017 source ↗

Question When were you happiest? Time & hindsight read 575 other answers →

I won a local art competition aged 10 – the first time I’d won anything.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 May 2017 source ↗

Question If you could edit your past, what would you change? Failure & regret read 194 other answers →

The floral waistcoat and shocking-pink shirt combo I wore on my 21st.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 May 2017 source ↗

Question How close have you come to death? Death & what remains read 200 other answers →

Last year, driving in California, I found myself on the wrong side of the road. I was 30 seconds away from hitting two cars coming the other way.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 May 2017 source ↗

Question What is the worst job you have done? Craft & work read 219 other answers →

Cleaning around the feet of John Malkovich with industrial carpet cleaner while he was trying to learn lines in the foyer of a theatre.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 May 2017 source ↗

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