page_title: List of Game of Thrones characters
section_title: Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish
hierarchical_section_title: List of Game of Thrones characters / Main characters / Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish
caption_attribution_description: English: Aidan Gillen on Duxton Road, Singapore in Feb, 2012 when shooting "Mister John".
context_page_description: The characters from the medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones are based on their respective counterparts from author George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series of novels. Set in a fictional universe that has been referred to so far as "The Known World", the series follows a civil war for the Iron Throne of the continent of Westeros, fought between the rival royal and noble families and their respective supporters.
context_section_description: Petyr Baelish (seasons 1–7) portrayed by Aidan Gillen. Lord Petyr Baelish, nicknamed "Littlefinger", is the Master of Coin in King Robert Baratheon's Small Council. He grew up with Catelyn Tully and fought Ned's brother Brandon for her hand. Petyr is a master manipulator who knows the ongoing affairs within the Seven Kingdoms thanks to his spies. While Petyr at first is assumed to be an ally of Ned, he secretly resents him for marrying Catelyn and so he betrayed him when he tried to arrest Joffrey and Cersei. Despite that, Petyr aims to take the Iron Throne to punish the powerful nobles who used to look down on him.
caption: Aidan Gillen
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