Acting
Aidan Turner
Born 1983-06-19
Clondalkin, South Dublin, Ireland
Department: Acting
Biography
Aidan Turner (born 19 June 1983) is an Irish actor. He played the roles of Ross Poldark in the 2015–2019 BBC adaptation of The Poldark Novels by Winston Graham, Dante Gabriel Rossetti in Desperate Romantics, Ruairí McGowan in The Clinic, and John Mitchell in the supernatural drama series Being Human. He played Kíli in The Hobbit film series.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Aidan Turner
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013
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The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
2013
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Loving Vincent
2017
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The Graham Norton Show
2007
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The Tudors
2007
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And Then There Were None
2015
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The Diplomat
2023
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The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
2019
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (29 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses | Vicomte de Valmont | Movie | 2026 |
 | Rivals: The Official Podcast | Self | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Rivals | Declan O'Hara | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Fifteen-Love | Glenn Lapthorn | TV Series | 2023 |
 | The Diplomat | Callum Ellis | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2022 |
 | The Suspect | Joe O'Loughlin | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Toast of Tinseltown | Barney | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Leonardo | Leonardo da Vinci | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Love Is Blind | Russell | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot | Calvin Barr | Movie | 2019 |
 | Loving Vincent | Boatman | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Secret Scripture | Jack McNulty | Movie | 2017 |
 | Poldark Revealed | Self / Ross Poldark | Movie | 2016 |
 | And Then There Were None | Philip Lombard | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Poldark | Ross Poldark | TV Series | 2015 |
 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | Kili | Movie | 2014 |
 | Tyler Perry's If Loving You Is Wrong | Brad | TV Series | 2014 |
 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Kili | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones | Luke Garroway | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Kili | Movie | 2012 |
 | Hattie | John Schofield | Movie | 2011 |
 | Desperate Romantics | Dante Gabriel Rossetti | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Being Human | John Mitchell | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Alarm | Mal | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Tudors | Bedoli | TV Series | 2007 |
 | The Graham Norton Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Grendel | Unferth | Movie | — |
 | The Way of the Wind | Andrew | Movie | — |