Aidan Turner facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Aidan Turner
Turner in 2013
Born	(1983-06-19) 19 June 1983 (age 42) Clondalkin, Dublin, Ireland
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2005–present
Spouse(s)	Caitlin FitzGerald ​ (m. 2020)​
Children	1

Aidan Turner (born June 19, 1983) is an Irish actor. He is famous for playing the dwarf Kíli in The Hobbit movie trilogy. He also starred as Ross Poldark in the popular BBC show Poldark.

Many people also know him from the TV series Being Human, where he played a vampire. Turner's career began with roles in Irish and British TV shows like The Clinic and Desperate Romantics.

Early Life and School

Aidan Turner was born in Clondalkin, a town near Dublin, Ireland. He went to two different high schools: St Mac Dara's Community College and later Firhouse Community College. He has said he "probably wasn't a great student."

Before he became an actor, Turner was a talented ballroom dancer. He and his partner even placed third in the Irish National Championships. After high school, he worked for a short time as an electrician's apprentice with his dad.

His interest in acting grew while he was working at a movie theater. He saw an ad for the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin and decided to apply. He graduated from the acting school in 2004.

Acting Career

First Roles

After graduating from acting school, Turner started his career in theater. He appeared in famous plays like The Plough and the Stars and Romeo and Juliet.

His first TV role was a small part in the show The Tudors in 2007. From 2008 to 2009, he had a bigger role in the Irish medical drama The Clinic. He then played the artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti in the BBC series Desperate Romantics.

Becoming Famous

Turner (second from left) with his Being Human co-stars Lenora Crichlow and Russell Tovey, and show creator Toby Whithouse (right) in 2009.

From 2009 to 2011, Turner played the vampire John Mitchell in the supernatural show Being Human. The show was about a vampire, a werewolf, and a ghost trying to live together. This role made him very popular.

His success in Being Human helped him get a major role in a huge movie series. Director Peter Jackson chose him to play the dwarf Kíli in The Hobbit trilogy (2012–2014). For his performance in the second movie, The Desolation of Smaug, he won an Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer.

In 2013, he also appeared in the fantasy movie The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. He played Luke Garroway, a character who is a werewolf.

Major TV Roles

In 2015, Turner played a mysterious character named Philip Lombard in the BBC miniseries And Then There Were None, based on a famous novel by Agatha Christie.

That same year, he began his most famous role as Ross Poldark in the BBC series Poldark. The show, which ran until 2019, is set in the 18th century and was a huge hit. Turner won a National Television Award for his performance.

More recently, he played the famous artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci in the 2021 series Leonardo. In 2023, he starred in the drama Fifteen-Love as a tennis coach accused of serious wrongdoing by a former student. In 2024, he appeared in the Disney+ series Rivals with other well-known actors like David Tennant.

Personal Life

Turner is married to American actress Caitlin FitzGerald. They met in 2017 and got married in August 2020. The couple has one child, who was born in January 2022.

Selected Film and TV Shows

Here are some of Aidan Turner's most well-known roles.

Film

Television

See also

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