Aidan Turner

Aidan Turner

Acting

Born June 19, 1983 (age 43)

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.

Filmography

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Movie
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses2026 · Vicomte de Valmont
Rivals: The Official Podcast
Series
Rivals: The Official Podcast2026 · Self
Rivals
Series
Rivals2024 · Declan O'Hara
Fifteen-Love
Series
Fifteen-Love2023 · Glenn Lapthorn
The Diplomat
Series
The Diplomat2023 · Callum Ellis
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Series
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg2022
The Suspect
Series
The Suspect2022 · Joe O'Loughlin
Toast of Tinseltown
Series
Toast of Tinseltown2022 · Barney
Leonardo
Series
Leonardo2021 · Leonardo da Vinci
Love Is Blind
Movie
Love Is Blind2019 · Russell
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
Movie
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot2019 · Calvin Barr
Loving Vincent
Movie
Loving Vincent2017 · Boatman
The Secret Scripture
★ 6.7Movie
The Secret Scripture2017 · Jack McNulty
Poldark Revealed
Movie
Poldark Revealed2016 · Self / Ross Poldark
And Then There Were None
Series
And Then There Were None2015 · Philip Lombard
Poldark
Series
Poldark2015 · Ross Poldark
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Movie
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies2014 · Kili
Tyler Perry's If Loving You Is Wrong
Series
Tyler Perry's If Loving You Is Wrong2014 · Brad
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Movie
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug2013 · Kili
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
Movie
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones2013 · Luke Garroway
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Movie
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012 · Kili
Hattie
Movie
Hattie2011 · John Schofield
Desperate Romantics
Series
Desperate Romantics2009 · Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Being Human
Series
Being Human2009 · John Mitchell
Alarm
Movie
Alarm2008 · Mal
The Tudors
★ 8.1Series
The Tudors2007 · Bedoli
The Graham Norton Show
Series
The Graham Norton Show2007 · Self - Guest
Grendel
Movie
GrendelUnferth
The Way of the Wind
Movie
The Way of the WindAndrew