'Project Blue Book': After iconic roles on 'The Wire', 'Game of Thrones' and 'Peaky Blinders', Aidan Gillen stuns again with new History show

The recent lack of warm, inherently good-natured characters from Gillen is what spurs us to conclude that taking up the role of Dr. Hynek was quite the smart move for the actor

An actor's job might be to portray completely polar opposite characters on the screen, one after the other, but there has hardly been a contrast as striking as Irish actor Aidan Gillen's turnover from the crafter 'Littlefinger' in 'Game of Thrones' to the legendary Dr. J. Allen Hynek in the upcoming History channel show, 'Project Bluebook'. Of course, this goes without invalidating his credibility as an actor because between 'GoT' and the soon-to-be-arriving new show, Gillen has wowed us aplenty via performances in solid dramas, like 'The Wire', and the more recent 'Peaky Blinders', but this shift as Dr. Hynek is something different. In that, this is exactly what Gillen should have opted for when he could have done pretty much anything after 'Game of Thrones'.

GET THE BIGGEST ENTERTAINMENT STORIES
STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX.

MORE STORIES

HBO’s true-crime docuseries revisits a decades-old murder, a property dispute, a long-silent eyewitness, and the disturbing history.
5 hours ago
The first novel in the 'Artemis Fowl' series was released in 2001, and since then, the series has sold more than 35 million copies
13 hours ago
Jake Johnson played a major role in the Fox series 'New Girl' from 2011 to 2018
14 hours ago
The show’s creators reflected on what inspired the legal drama and how some people feel ‘invulnerable’ to the law.’
15 hours ago
Season 4 of ‘Tracker’, starring Justin Hartley in the lead, airs every Sunday at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.
18 hours ago
The original and the spinoff show are scheduled to premiere in January 2027, with several stars set to appear in guest roles
19 hours ago
Tom Hiddleston and the ‘Tenzing’ crew reveal the challenges of filming on real mountains in exclusive premiere interviews.
19 hours ago
'Marshals,' starring Luke Grimes, airs every Sunday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS
19 hours ago
'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Season 2 brings new family ties and a mysterious cadet aboard the USS Athena.
1 day ago
Team 7 ventures into another world as Masashi Kishimoto brings new anime and manga projects to the ‘Naruto’ franchise.
1 day ago