Biography
Who is Aidan Turner?
Early life and training
Aidan Turner was born in Clondalkin, Ireland, on June 19, 1983. His family later relocated to Walkinstown. During his youth, he attended St Mac Dara's Community College in Templeogue before moving to Firhouse Community College.
Before pursuing acting, he was a skilled ballroom dancer and achieved third place in the adult section of the Irish National Championships. He also worked as an apprentice electrician alongside his father. After working in a cinema, he developed an interest in acting and subsequently enrolled at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin, where he graduated in 2004.
Acting career beginnings
Following drama school, he performed in several theatre productions, including Romeo and Juliet and The Plough and the Stars. His television career began with a minor appearance in The Tudors in 2007.
Between 2008 and 2009, he appeared in eighteen episodes of the Irish medical drama The Clinic as Ruairí McGowan. He also appeared in the BBC show Desperate Romantics, portraying Dante Gabriel Rossetti. His film work started with short films such as The Sound of People and Matterhorn before he took a role in the thriller Alarm.
Breakthrough roles
He gained significant attention for his role as the vampire John Mitchell in the supernatural drama Being Human, which ran from 2009 to 2011. This performance led Sir Peter Jackson to cast him as the dwarf Kíli in The Hobbit trilogy between 2012 and 2014. For his work in The Desolation of Smaug, he won an Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer.
Later, he starred as Philip Lombard in the 2015 miniseries And Then There Were None. He became widely known for playing the title role in the BBC revival of Poldark from 2015 to 2019, winning an Impact Award at the National Television Awards in 2016.
Recent work and personal life
In 2021, Aidan portrayed Leonardo da Vinci in the series Leonardo. The following year, he starred as a psychologist in the ITV drama The Suspect. He played a tennis coach in the 2023 series Fifteen-Love and appeared as a journalist in the 2024 production Rivals.
In his personal life, he married actress Caitlin FitzGerald in 2020, and the couple welcomed a child in 2022. He owns a home in East London and is a dedicated snooker enthusiast.
Birthday and age
Aidan Turner was born on June 19, 1983, which makes Aidan 43 years old today. That birthday falls under the Gemini sign. Aidan shares the date with 37 other famous people.
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