Aidan Gillett

Gillett was born and raised in the Blue Mountains region west of Sydney, Australia.{{cite web | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/03_march/31/blue_biogs.shtml | title= Out of the Blue: Actor biographies | publisher = BBC | accessdate=1 April 2009}} In his early years, his main interests were music and sport, studying piano at the age of five, learning to play guitar at seven and focusing on jazz by the age of ten. He chose not to study drama at high school, instead continuing to focus on music and sport, particularly soccer and snowboarding.

In 2004, while working as a concierge and pursuing a Bachelor of Music, Gillett was encouraged by his manager to pursue an acting career. He subsequently trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney.

Gillett appeared in the Martin Crimp play Attempts on Her Life while studying at the National Institute of Dramatic Art late in 2007.{{Cite web|url=https://www.australianstage.com.au/20071010750/reviews/sydney/attempts-on-her-life-%7C-nida.html|title=Attempts on Her Life | NIDA|website=www.australianstage.com.au}}

After graduating from NIDA, Gillett appeared in Steven Spielberg's Australian production The Pacific.

In early 2008, it was announced that he had been cast in Out of the Blue, a BBC-commissioned soap opera, playing the role of Daniel McManus.{{cite web | url = http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/01/ten-grabs-out-of-the-blue.html | title= TEN grabs Out of the Blue | publisher = TV Tonight | accessdate=1 April 2009}} The series premiered in the UK on BBC One on 28 April 2008 but was later moved to BBC Two after three weeks.{{cite web | url = http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a95453/out-of-the-blue-moves-to-bbc-two.html.html | title= 'Out of the Blue' moves to BBC Two | publisher = Digital Spy | accessdate=1 April 2009}} The show ran for 130 episodes but is not expected to be commissioned for a second series following disappointing ratings.{{cite web | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7483890.stm | title= BBC scrap Out of the Blue soap | publisher = BBC | accessdate=1 April 2009 | date=1 July 2008}} It started airing nightly in Australia on 17 November 2008 on Network Ten,TV Week, 15–21 November 2008, p.13 before being moved to an earlier slot on Sunday evenings in January 2009.{{cite web | url = http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/01/bumped-out-of-the-blue.html | title= Bumped: Out of the Blue | publisher = TV Tonight | accessdate=1 April 2009}}

In 2009, Gillett started appearing in Home and Away, playing the guest role of Robert Cruze. In 2010, Gillett appearing in the first episode of Cops L.A.C. as Peter, the grieving partner. In 2014 Aidan began a transition into stunt work, grading with the MEAA in 2015. He has since performed in many feature films and television shows including Hacksaw Ridge, Cargo and Home & Away.

In 2024, Gillett appeared in Stan Australia drama Critical Incident.{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2024-07-16 |title=Airdate: Critical Incident {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/07/airdate-critical-incident.html |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}}

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Category:1986 births

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Category:Australian male soap opera actors