# Aaron McCusker

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. 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 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 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

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | The Ticking Man | Jack | |
| 2014 | Shooting for Socrates | Gerry Armstrong | |
| 2014 | Loss | Mark | Short film |
| 2018 | Incoming | | Completed |
| 2018 | Final Score | SAS Leader | |
| 2018 | Bohemian Rhapsody | Jim Hutton | |
| 2018 | 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 |
| 2002 | 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) |
| 2014 | 24: Live Another Day | DOD Tech | Episodes: "7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m." |
| 2015 | Fortitude | Jason Donnelly | 8 episodes |
| 2015 | 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 | |
| 2005 | 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 | |