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Aidan Turner
Turner in July 2009
Born	(1983-06-19) 19 June 1983 (age 41) Clondalkin, South Dublin, Ireland
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2007–present

Aidan Turner (born 19 June 1983) is an Irish actor. He is best known for his television roles as Dante Gabriel Rossetti in Desperate Romantics, Ruairí McGowan in The Clinic, and John Mitchell in the supernatural drama series Being Human. He also plays Kíli in the three-part fantasy film The Hobbit. In addition, he is portraying Luke Garroway in the upcoming film adaption of The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones.

Early life

Aidan Turner was born in Clondalkin, Dublin. His relationship with the movie industry could be said to have begun when he started working in the UCI cinema complex, in the Square Tallaght, as a 16 year old. He graduated from The Gaiety School of Acting in 2004..

Career

His television career began in 2007 with a guest appearance on The Tudors. He continued his television career on Desperate Romantics, playing Dante Gabriel Rossetti. From 2008 to 2009, he appeared in a recurring role as Ruairí McGowan on The Clinic. followed by the character of John Mitchell on the supernatural drama series Being Human (2009–2011).

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).

Turner portrays Kíli in the three-part fantasy film The Hobbit and a character named TT in a forthcoming TV-show called Resonance.

Filmography

References

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12. Dempster, Sarah (22 July 2009). "A date with Desperate Romantics". London: Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
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14. "'Being Human' creator Toby Whithouse on the shocking finale -- EXCLUSIVE". Ew.com. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
15. "'Being Human' Week: Q&A with Aidan Turner". DigitalSpy.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
16. "Aidan Turner, Russell Tovey, Lenora Crichlow and Sinead Keenan Interview BEING HUMAN". Collider.com. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
17. "Aidan Turner Filmography". Reelz.com. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
18. "featured cast". MSN.com. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
19. "The Hobbit Casting Announced!". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
20. "Aidan Turner may abandon Being Human for The Hobbit". Blastr.com. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
21. "Aidan Turner as TT". WillYouHelp.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2011.

External links

• Aidan Turner at IMDb

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