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Aidan Turner(II)

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Aidan Turner was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1983. After graduating from the Gaiety School of Acting in 2004, Aidan appeared in a number of stage productions, many with Ireland's national theatre, The Abbey. Such productions included The Plough & The Stars, Romeo & Juliet and A Cry from Heaven. In 2008, Turner made the transition to movies and television with a lead role in the film Alarm and a co-starring role in the popular Irish TV drama The Clinic. In 2009, Turner moved to the UK to take on a starring role in BBC's acclaimed Being Human. Aidan played the spellbinding "Mitchell" for 3 seasons during which time he also starred in BBC's Desperate Romantics and BBC's top rated TV movie Hattie. In 2011, famed director Peter Jackson cast Turner in the role of Kili in JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit. The highly successful movie trilogy filmed for approximately two years in New Zealand during which time Aidan also starred in Cassandra Clare's The Mortal Instruments.

In 2014 Turner was cast as Poldark in the BBC remake. Aidan was the only actor considered for this charismatic hero. Poldark premiered to excellent rating in the UK in March 2015 and also in the USA in June 2015. The BBC series also aired across Europe and Australia and returned for a second series, aired during 2016.

In 2015 Aidan took on a small role in The Secret Scripture so he could work with one of his favorite directors, Jim Sheridan. He also voiced a role in the first painted animation movie, Loving Vincent, co-starred in the dark comedy, Look Away and starred in the BBC mini series, And Then There Were None.

A third series of the hugely popular Poldark aired in the spring and summer of 2017.
BornJune 19, 1983
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Aidan Turner in Poldark (2015)
Dean O'Gorman and Aidan Turner in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
Aidan Turner in Poldark (2015)
Aidan Turner
Aidan Turner
Aidan Turner in Poldark (2015)
Aidan Turner in Poldark (2015)
Evangeline Lilly and Aidan Turner in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
Aidan Turner in Poldark (2015)
Aidan Turner in Poldark (2015)
Tom Hollander, Amy Manson, and Aidan Turner in Desperate Romantics (2009)
Dylan Brown, Jason Watkins, Annabel Scholey, and Aidan Turner in Being Human (2008)

Known for

Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom, Martin Freeman, Lee Pace, Evangeline Lilly, and Luke Evans in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
7.8
  • Kili
  • 2013
Jemima West, Kevin Zegers, Robert Sheehan, Jamie Campbell Bower, and Lily Collins in The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
5.8
  • Luke
  • 2013
Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
7.8
  • Kili
  • 2012
Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
7.4
  • Kili
  • 2014

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Actor

  • Fifteen-Love
    • Post-production
  • The Way of the Wind
    • Post-production
  • Paso Doble
    • Completed
  • The Sandman (2020)
    The Sandman
    • (voice)
  • Aidan Turner in The Suspect (2022)
    The Suspect
  • Matt Berry in Toast of Tinseltown (2022)
    Toast of Tinseltown
  • Aidan Turner in Leonardo (2021)
    Leonardo
  • Poldark (2015)
    Poldark
  • Love Is Blind (2019)
    Love Is Blind
  • Sam Elliott, Ron Livingston, Rizwan Manji, Larry Miller, Caitlin FitzGerald, and Aidan Turner in The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot (2018)
    The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
  • Robert Gulaczyk in Loving Vincent (2017)
    Loving Vincent
    • (voice)
  • Eric Bana, Rooney Mara, Jack Reynor, and Theo James in The Secret Scripture (2016)
    The Secret Scripture
  • Sam Neill, Charles Dance, Miranda Richardson, Maeve Dermody, and Aidan Turner in And Then There Were None (2015)
    And Then There Were None
  • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
    The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
  • Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom, Martin Freeman, Lee Pace, Evangeline Lilly, and Luke Evans in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
    The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
  • Jemima West, Kevin Zegers, Robert Sheehan, Jamie Campbell Bower, and Lily Collins in The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)
    The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
  • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
  • Russell Tovey, Lenora Crichlow, and Aidan Turner in Being Human (2008)
    Being Human

Producer

  • Aidan Turner in Leonardo (2021)
    Leonardo
  • The Cocaine Famine (2018)
    The Cocaine Famine

Soundtrack

  • Poldark (2015)
    Poldark
    • (uncredited)
  • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
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Poldark
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Poldark
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Love Is Blind
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Love Is Blind
Love Is Blind
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Love Is Blind
The Secret Scripture
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The Secret Scripture

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    • 12 Films And TV Shows Bridgerton Fans Will Love February 2021
    • Aidan Turner To Star In Frank Spotnitz's 'Leonardo' (18 October 2019)
    • June 19, 1983
    • Dublin, Ireland
    • (Sibling)
  • Other works
    Stage play: The Plough and The Stars at The Barbican, London, UK
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    • 20 Interviews
    • 79 Articles
    • 30 Pictorials
    • 57 Magazine Cover Photos

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    Was voted Sexiest Man in the World by UK Glamour magazine in 2016.
  • Quotes
    I was really into films when I was younger but I feel like a bit of a phony sometimes - I started acting because I didn't know what else to do. I filled in all these university application forms and honestly didn't want to do any of the courses. I spontaneously signed up to a part-time acting class at the same time. Then I did a full-time course, then went to drama school. When I started there I realized it's what I wanted to do. Being around committed people was very inspiring.
    • Curly hair

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