2009
Being Human
Played vampire John Mitchell in the supernatural drama.
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TURNER
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From supernatural drama to Middle-earth and Cornwall
Irish actor Aidan Turner is known for Kíli in The Hobbit and Ross Poldark on television.
Dublin, Ireland
From Dublin to imagined worlds
Aidan Turner was born in Dublin on 19 June 1983 and trained at the Gaiety School of Acting. His early screen work included Irish television before he became known to a wider audience through the supernatural series Being Human.
Peter Jackson cast Turner as Kíli, one of the dwarves travelling with Thorin, in The Hobbit trilogy. The role placed him inside a large ensemble and a fantasy world shaped by J.R.R. Tolkien’s fiction.
On television he went on to play Ross Poldark in the BBC adaptation of Winston Graham’s novels. The period drama gave him a different setting from Middle-earth, following a returning soldier rebuilding his life in Cornwall.
Roles across fantasy and period drama
2012
The Hobbit
Began playing Kíli in Peter Jackson’s film trilogy.
2015
Poldark
Played Ross Poldark in the BBC period drama.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.