Biography (Part 2) In 1997 he gave a strong performance in the feature "Mojo" as Baby, the obnoxious and unbalanced son of the central sleazy rock star manager in Butterworth's screen adaptation of the hit London stage production. Aidan's major breakthrough role was inarguably the sexually prolific Stuart Alan Jones in the 1999 British TV series "Queer As Folk". Bringing wry humor and ruthless charisma to a potentially over-the-top role, Gillen earned a reputation as one of Ireland and the U.K.'s most compulsively watchable new performers. In 2000, Aidan reprised his role as Stuart in "Queer as Folk 2", a two-episode finale to the popular series and was nominated for the BAFTA Best Actor Award. Next were starring roles in the edgy independent pictures "Buddy Boy," and Jamie Thraves' acclaimed directorial debut, "The Low Down," for which he earned the Best Newcomer Award at the 2000 Edinburgh Film Festival. Aidan then returned to the London stage with a fearless portrayal of Ariel in the Almeida Theatre production of "The Tempest" and the title role in David Hare's adaptation of Chekov's "Platonov." In between these theatre productions, Aidan filmed the 6-part series "Dice" in Montreal, and shortly thereafter got to work with two of the great Irish actors - Peter O'Toole in "The Final Curtain," and Richard Harris in "My Kingdom". In 2003, he starred alongside actress Gina McKee in "Burning the Bed," Denis McArdle's short atmospheric drama about a couple separating. ["Burning the Bed" supported the film "Factotum" (based on the Bukowski novel and starring Matt Dillon) on some London screens]. Another theatre appearance followed with a role in "Someone Who'll Watch Over Me," at the New Ambassadors Theatre in London, just this past summer. Click here to read more... Home| Biography| Theatre| TV & Film| Contact © Copyright 2009 Acorn Creek Design Studio. All rights reserved.