The Incredible Impact Of The HBO Series The Wire

Aidan Gillen (Tommy Carcetti) Now

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Aidan Gillen was known as Tommy Carcetti, the Baltimore mayor turned Maryland governor who struggled with his morality as he rose to power. Gillen appeared in The Dark Night Rises as CIA Agent Bill Wison in 2012, but the Irish actor is now known for a different HBO series role.

Aidan went on to star as Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish in the HBO series Game of Thrones. In 2009, Gillen won an Irish Film and Television Award for his role on The Wire, which he dedicated to his then-wife and children. As of 2015, Gillen is separated from his wife, Olivia O’Flanagan.