Aaron McCusker is a
Northern Irish
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actor. He is best known for his portrayal of
Jamie Maguire in the
Channel 4
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'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
''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, "Woodentop (The Bill), Woodentop" (part of the ''Storyb ...
'' 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
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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''. On 18 April 2016, he appeared as Wesley, an MI6 agent, on the American police drama ''
Castle
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'' (episode: "Backstabber"). McCusker played
Freddie Mercury's boyfriend Jim Hutton in the biopic ''
Bohemian Rhapsody'' (2018).
In 2020, McCusker starred as Finn Maguire in the third series of British
Nordic noir detective series
''Marcella''.
Personal life
In April 2009 McCusker married his long-term girlfriend, Jennie Sutton, at Beamish Hall, a country house hotel.
McCusker lives in
Hale, Trafford. McCusker is a supporter of both
Liverpool
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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.
Filmography
Film
Television
Theatre credits
References
External links
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Male television actors from Northern Ireland
Living people
People from Portadown
Actors from County Armagh
1978 births
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