Aidan Turner
| Aidan Turner | |
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 Turner in July, 2009 |
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| Born | June 19, 1983 Clondalkin, South Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Aidan Turner (born June 19, 1983)[1][2] is an Irish actor. He is best known for playing Dante Gabriel Rossetti on Desperate Romantics,[3] Ruairí McGowan on The Clinic,[4] and John Mitchell on the supernatural drama series Being Human.[5][6] He will be playing Kíli in the upcoming two-part fantasy film The Hobbit.[7][8]
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[edit] Early life
Aidan Turner was born in Clondalkin, South Dublin. He graduated from The Gaiety School of Acting in 2004.[9]
[edit] Career
His television career began in 2007 with a guest appearance on The Tudors.[10] He continued his television career on Desperate Romantics, playing Dante Gabriel Rossetti.[11][12] From 2008 to 2009, he appeared in a recurring role as Ruairí McGowan on The Clinic.[13] followed by the character of John Mitchell on the supernatural drama series Being Human (2009–2011).[14][15][16]
His film career began with two short films The Sound of People (2007) and Matterhorn (2007). He played Mal in the thriller feature film Alarm (2008).[17][18]
Turner will portray Kíli in the two-part fantasy film The Hobbit [19][20] and a character named TT in an upcoming TV-show called Resonance.[21]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Sound of People | Father | Short film |
| 2007 | Matterhorn | Theodoro | Short film |
| 2008 | Alarm | Mal | |
| 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Kíli | |
| 2013 | The Hobbit: There And Back Again |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Tudors | Bedoli | Episode: "In Cold Blood" |
| 2009 | Desperate Romantics | Dante Gabriel Rossetti | 6 episodes |
| 2008-2009 | The Clinic | Ruairí McGowan | 18 episodes |
| 2009-2011 | Being Human | John Mitchell | 22 episodes |
| 2011 | Hattie | John Schofield | TV movie |
| TBA | Resonance | TT | announced |
[edit] References
- ^ "Aidan Turner Biography". TV.com. http://www.tv.com/people/aidan-turner/. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ "Aidan Turner Date Of Birth". BuddyTV.com. http://www.buddytv.com/info/aidan-turner-info.aspx. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ Walton, James (July 24, 2009). "Desperate Romantics (BBC Two): TV Review". London: Telegraph.co.uk. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/5901371/Desperate-Romantics-BBC-Two-TV-Review.html. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ "The Clinic Character Bio". RTE.ie. http://www.rte.ie/tv/theclinic/mcgowan_ruairi.html. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ "‘Being Human’s Aidan Turner Won’t Let Other Vamps Stand In His Way". XfinityTV.comcast.net. http://xfinitytv.comcast.net/blogs/2010/interviews/being-humans-aidan-turner-wont-let-other-vamps-stand-in-his-way/. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ "Being Human [TV Series Cast and Crew"]. Fandango.com. http://www.fandango.com/beinghuman%5Btvseries%5D_v515756/plotsummary. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ "THE HOBBIT Starts Filming Next Month". FilmBuffOnline.com. http://www.filmbuffonline.com/FBOLNewsreel/wordpress/2011/02/07/the-hobbit-starts-filming-next-month/. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ "FILM". NYTimes.com. http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1499954/Aidan-Turner/filmography. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ "Aidan Turner". LisaRichards.ie. http://www.lisarichards.ie/actorsm/aidan-turner-actor. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ "Episode Cast and Crew". TV.com. http://www.tv.com/shows/the-tudors/in-cold-blood-971243/. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ "Desperate Romantics". BBC.co.uk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lvyq2. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ Dempster, Sarah (July 22, 2009). "A date with Desperate Romantics". London: Guardian.co.uk. http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/tvandradioblog/2009/jul/22/desperate-romantics. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ "John Mitchell (Aidan Turner)". BBCAmerica.com. http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/369/mitchell-aidan-turner.jsp. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ "'Being Human' creator Toby Whithouse on the shocking finale -- EXCLUSIVE". Ew.com. http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/04/10/being-human-season-finale-toby-whithouse/. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ "'Being Human' Week: Q&A with Aidan Turner". DigitalSpy.co.uk. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s116/being-human/tubetalk/a296145/being-human-week-qa-with-aidan-turner.html. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ "Aidan Turner, Russell Tovey, Lenora Crichlow and Sinead Keenan Interview BEING HUMAN". Collider.com. http://collider.com/being-human-interview-aidan-turner-russell-tovey-lenora-crichlow-sinead-keenan/42934/. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ "Aidan Turner Filmography". Reelz.com. http://www.reelz.com/person/381000/aidan-turner/. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ "featured cast". MSN.com. http://movies.msn.com/movies/movie/alarm.4/. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ "The Hobbit Casting Announced!". ComingSoon.net. http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=71003. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ "Aidan Turner may abandon Being Human for The Hobbit". Blastr.com. http://blastr.com/2011/02/if-being-humans-bloodsuck.php. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ "Aidan Turner as TT". WillYouHelp.co.uk. http://www.willyouhelp.co.uk/#!the-series/vstc2=tt. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
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