Aidan Turner
Aidan Turner (born 19 June 1983)[1][2] is an Irish actor. He began his career in the RTÉ medical drama The Clinic (2008–2009),[3] and the BBC series Desperate Romantics (2009)[4] and later gained attention for starring in Being Human (2009–2011).[5][6] He starred as the eponymous character in the BBC adaptation of Winston Graham's Poldark (2015–2019). He also starred as Kíli in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy (2012–2014).[7][8]
Not to be confused with Aiden Turner.
Aidan Turner
Early life[edit]
Turner was born at home in Clondalkin, a suburban town of Dublin. The family moved later to Walkinstown.[9] Turner attended secondary school at St Mac Dara's Community College in Templeogue before leaving to join his older brother at Firhouse Community College. Turner has stated: "I probably wasn't a great student. I had a car when I was 17, so I used to just run out of school when I could, jump in the car and go play pool in Tallaght. I don't know how I knew, but I convinced myself that my Leaving Cert results were never going to matter to me."[10]
Before becoming an actor, Turner was a successful ballroom dancer, once obtaining third place in the adult section of the Irish National Championships.[9] After finishing secondary school, he briefly worked as an apprentice electrician, alongside his father. After he saw a notice up in Dublin's Gaiety School of Acting, and having become interested in acting while working in a cinema, he applied.[11][12][13] He graduated from the Gaiety School of Acting in 2004.[11]