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Aaron McCusker

Northern Irish actor (born 1980)

Aaron McCusker is a Northern Irish actor. He is known for his portrayal of Jamie Maguire in the Channel 4's television series Shameless and Jim Hutton, Freddie Mercury's boyfriend, in the Bohemian Rhapsody film.

Contents

  • 1 Early life
  • 2 Career
  • 3 Personal life
  • 4 Filmography
    • 4.1 Film
    • 4.2 Television
  • 5 Theatre credits
  • 6 References
  • 7 External links

Early life

McCusker was born in Portadown, County Armagh. He was a member of the local drama group called The Phoenix Players.

Career

McCusker appeared in Ultimate Force, The Bill and a TV adaptation of Jonathan Coe's novel The Rotters' Club. In April 2009 he married his long-term girlfriend, Jennie Sutton at Beamish Hall, a country house hotel.

He 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 For*ude. 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).

In 2020, McCusker starred as Finn Maguire in the third series of Nordic noir detective series Marcella.

Personal life

He currently lives in Hale, Trafford. McCusker is a supporter of both Liverpool and Celtic.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre credits

References

    External links

    • Aaron McCusker at IMDb