Aaron McCusker
{{short description|Northern Irish actor (born 1980)}}
{{BLP sources section|date=October 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Aaron McCusker
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| birth_date = 28 November 1978
| birth_place = Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
| spouse = {{marriage|Jennie Sutton|2009}}
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| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2002–present
}}
Aaron McCusker is a Northern Irish actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Jamie Maguire in the Channel 4's television series Shameless and Jim Hutton, Freddie Mercury's boyfriend, in the 2018 feature film Bohemian Rhapsody.
Early life
McCusker was born in Portadown, County Armagh. He was a member of the local drama group called The Phoenix Players.
Career
From 2007 to 2013, McCusker starred as Jamie Maguire in 108 episodes of Shameless. He appeared in Ultimate Force, The Bill and a TV adaptation of Jonathan Coe's novel The Rotters' Club.
McCusker starred in the video for the song "Making Money" by Microlip. He played serial killer AJ Yates in season eight of Dexter. He portrayed astronaut Wally Schirra in the ABC series The Astronaut Wives Club. He played Jason Donnelly in the psychological thriller Fortitude.[http://www.sky.com/tv/show/fortitude/gallery/cast "Aaron McCusker confirmed as a cast member in Fortitude"], sky.com; accessed 15 October 2016. On 18 April 2016, he appeared as Wesley, an MI6 agent, on the American police drama Castle (episode: "Backstabber"). McCusker played Freddie Mercury's boyfriend Jim Hutton in the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/09/aaron-mccusker-cast-freddie-mercury-boyfriend-jim-hutton-queen-movie-bohemian-rhapsody-1202175280/|title='Bohemian Rhapsody': Aaron McCusker Cast As Freddie Mercury Boyfriend Jim Hutton|first=Anita|last=Busch|date=22 September 2017|work=Deadline Hollywood}}
In 2020, McCusker starred as Finn Maguire in the third series of British Nordic noir detective series Marcella.{{Cite web|title=Marcella Season 3 Is Coming To ITV In Early 2021|url=https://www.tyla.com/entertaining/tv-and-film-marcella-season-3-anna-friel-spoilers-cast-plot-hugo-speer-release-itv-20201111|access-date=2021-01-13|website=www.tyla.com|language=en}}
Personal life
In April 2009 McCusker married his long-term girlfriend, Jennie Sutton, at Beamish Hall, a country house hotel.[http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/shameless-aaron-ties-the-knot-14272815.html "Shameless star Aaron McCusker tied the knot with his long-term love yesterday at a private family bash. Ulster actor Aaron married his girlfriend of six years, Jennie Sutton"], BelfastTelegraph.co.uk; accessed 15 October 2016.
McCusker lives in Hale, Trafford. McCusker is a supporter of both Liverpool and Celtic. He is good friends with ex footballer Michael O'Neill who also lives and went to the same school in McCusker's home town of Portadown.{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/more-sports/news/13871/3081004/united-through-and-through|title=United through and through |website=Sky Sports|date=26 January 2008|access-date=1 April 2021}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2003
| The Ticking Man | Jack | |
| rowspan="2"| 2014
| Gerry Armstrong | |
| Loss
| Mark | Short film |
| rowspan="4"| 2018
| Incoming | | Completed |
| Final Score
| SAS Leader | |
| Bohemian Rhapsody
| Jim Hutton | |
| Secret Child
| Bill | Short film; completed |
| 2019
| Touhy | |
| 2020
| Caroline | | Short film |
| 2021
| Nightride | Ringo | |
| 2022
|Gerald | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="2"| 2002
| Murder | D.S. T J Holland | TV movie |
| Ultimate Force
| Matt Shaunessy | Episode: "The Killing of a One-Eyed Bookie" |
| 2005
| Liam Morrissey | Episode: "The Maws of Doom" |
| 2006
| The Bill | Thomas Dunane | Episode: "399: A Bad Call - Part 2" |
| 2007–2013
| 108 episodes |
| 2009
| Demons | Mark | Episode: "The Whole Enchilada" |
| 2013
| Dexter | A.J. Yates | 2 episodes |
| rowspan="2"| 2014
| DS Adam Kemp | Episode: "Coup de Grace" (2 parts) |
| 24: Live Another Day
| DOD Tech | Episodes: "7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m." |
| rowspan="2"| 2015
| Jason Donnelly | 8 episodes |
| The Astronaut Wives Club
| Wally Schirra | 10 episodes |
| 2016
| Castle | Wesley Connors | Episode: "Backstabber" |
| 2018
| Women on the Verge | Martin | 6 episodes |
| 2019
| Ransom | Leo Turner | Episode: "Unfit" |
| 2020
| Marcella | Finn Maguire | 8 episodes |
| 2021–present
| Clint Dunwoody | 31 episodes |
Theatre credits
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Venue ! Notes |
|---|
| 1997
| The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | |
| 2001
| Ricky | Scotland tour | with 7:84 |
| 2004
| Narrator | Tramway Glasgow & Contact Theatre, Manchester | |
| rowspan="2"|2005
| Carpenter/Ensemble | |
| The Cure at Troy
| |
| 2006
| Martin Riley | |
| 2012
| The Importance of Being Earnest | Algernon Moncrieff | |
| 2018
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References
External links
- {{IMDb name|1464879}}
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Category:Male television actors from Northern Ireland
Category:People from Portadown
Category:Actors from County Armagh
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