Actor

Aaron McCusker

Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK

Aaron McCusker is a Northern Irish actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Jamie Maguire in Channel 4's television series Shameless and Freddie Mercury's boyfriend Jim Hutton in the 2018 feature film Bohemian Rhapsody. In 2025, he joined ITV soap Coronation Street as Ben Driscoll.

Notable work

8
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
as Jim Hutton
8.2
Dexter (2006)
as A.J. Yates
8
Castle (2009)
as Wesley Connors
7.8
24 (2001)
as DOD Tech
6.1
Final Score (2018)
as Captain Reynolds
6.8
Fortitude (2015)
as Jason Donnelly

Often works with

Desmond Harrington
2 titles together
Dexter, The Astronaut Wives Club
Geoff Pierson
2 titles together
Dexter, Castle
Yvonne Strahovski
2 titles together
Dexter, The Astronaut Wives Club
Penny Johnson Jerald
2 titles together
Castle, 24
Richard Dormer
2 titles together
Fortitude, Shooting for Socrates
Gerard Jordan
2 titles together
Nightride, Shooting for Socrates

Full filmography · 18

Hope Street
as Clint Dunwoody
2021
Women on the Verge
as Martin
2018
The Astronaut Wives Club
as Wally Schirra
20156.6
Fortitude
as Jason Donnelly
20156.8
Castle
as Wesley Connors
20098
Dexter
as A.J. Yates
20068.2
The Rotters' Club
as Liam Morrissey
2005
Murder
as D.S. T J Holland
2002
24
as DOD Tech
20017.8
Coronation Street
as Ben Driscoll
19605.4