
Aidan Turner
Acting
Born 1983-06-19 · Clondalkin, South Dublin, Ireland
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

7.3
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014 · Movie

7.4
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012 · Movie

7.6
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013 · Movie

6.4
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
2013 · Movie

8.0
Loving Vincent
2017 · Movie

7.2
The Secret Scripture
2017 · Movie

8.6
Poldark Revealed
2016 · Movie

5.4
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
2019 · Movie

5.7
Hattie
2011 · Movie

4.8
Love Is Blind
2019 · Movie

4.1
Alarm
2008 · Movie

The Way of the Wind
— · Movie

Grendel
— · Movie

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