Aaron McCusker

Aaron McCusker
Born	28 November 1978 Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Jennie Sutton ​ (m. 2009)​

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.[1] 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).[2]

In 2020, McCusker starred as Finn Maguire in the third series of British Nordic noir detective series Marcella.[3]

Personal life

In April 2009 McCusker married his long-term girlfriend, Jennie Sutton at Beamish Hall, a country house hotel.[4]

McCusker lives in Hale, Trafford. McCusker is a supporter of both Liverpool and Celtic. He is also very good friends with ex footballer Michael O’Neill who also lives and went to the same school in McCuskers home town of Portadown[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	The Ticking Man	Jack
2014	Shooting for Socrates	Gerry Armstrong
	Loss	Mark	Short film
2018	Incoming		Completed
	Final Score	SAS Leader
	Bohemian Rhapsody	Jim Hutton
	Secret Child	Bill	Short film; completed
2019	Backdraft 2	Touhy
2020	Caroline		Short film
2021	Nightride	Ringo
2022	Prancer: A Christmas Tale	Gerald

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Murder	D.S. T J Holland	TV movie
	Ultimate Force	Matt Shaunessy	Episode: "The Killing of a One-Eyed Bookie"
2005	The Rotters' Club	Liam Morrissey	Episode: "The Maws of Doom"
2006	The Bill	Thomas Dunane	Episode: "399: A Bad Call - Part 2"
2007–2013	Shameless	Jamie Maguire	108 episodes
2009	Demons	Mark	Episode: "The Whole Enchilada"
2013	Dexter	A.J. Yates	2 episodes
2014	Silent Witness	DS Adam Kemp	Episode: "Coup de Grace" (2 parts)
	24: Live Another Day	DOD Tech	Episodes: "7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m."
2015	Fortitude	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	Hope Street	Clint Dunwoody	31 episodes

Theatre credits

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Notes
1997	The Voyage of the Dawn Treader	Prince Caspian	The Lyric, Belfast
2001	Marching On	Ricky	Scotland tour	with 7:84
2004	Blind Sight	Narrator	Tramway Glasgow & Contact Theatre, Manchester
2005	King Lear	Carpenter/Ensemble	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
	The Cure at Troy	Neoptolemus	Cockpit Theatre, London
2006	Blackwater Angel	Martin Riley	Finborough Theatre, London
2012	The Importance of Being Earnest	Algernon Moncrieff	The Lyric, Belfast
2018	Good Vibrations	Terri Hooley	The Lyric, Belfast

References

1. "Aaron McCusker confirmed as a cast member in Fortitude", sky.com; accessed 15 October 2016.
2. Busch, Anita (22 September 2017). "'Bohemian Rhapsody': Aaron McCusker Cast As Freddie Mercury Boyfriend Jim Hutton". Deadline Hollywood.
3. "Marcella Season 3 Is Coming To ITV In Early 2021". www.tyla.com. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
4. "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.
5. "United through and through". Sky Sports. 26 January 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

External links

• Aaron McCusker at IMDb