Aidan Turner

Biography

Aidan Turner is an Irish actor who trained at the Gaiety School of Acting, finishing there in 2004, and he began in theater, appearing in productions that included Romeo and Juliet and The Plough and the Stars. His television career started with an uncredited appearance on The Tudors in 2007, then a recurring role in The Clinic and Dante Gabriel Rossetti in Desperate Romantics. He earned wide praise as the vampire John Mitchell in Being Human, which brought him to Peter Jackson's notice; Jackson chose him to play Kili, a dwarf, in the Hobbit films. His work in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) brought him the Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer. He was Luke Garroway in The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013). Later he starred as Ross Poldark in Poldark and received the National Television Awards Impact Award in 2016.

43years old

Turns 44 on June 19in 250 days

Born June 19, 1983Clondalkin
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20

Movie Career

Films: 8
Career span: 7 years2012 to 2019

Genres

Fantasy63%, 5 films
Adventure50%, 4 films
Drama50%, 4 films
Mystery25%, 2 films
Animation13%, 1 film

First and latest

Aidan Turner movies on Netflix

Love Is Blind2019IMDb rating 5.1as Russell
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot2019IMDb rating 5.7as Calvin Barr
Loving Vincent2017IMDb rating 7.8as The Boatman (voice)
The Secret Scripture2017IMDb rating 6.7as Jack McNulty
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies2014IMDb rating 7.4as Kili
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug2013IMDb rating 7.8as Kili
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones2013IMDb rating 5.8as Luke
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012IMDb rating 7.8as Kili

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012 Adventure, Fantasyas Kili
IMDb rating 7.8937K votes
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies2014 Adventure, Fantasyas Kili
IMDb rating 7.4626K votes
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug2013as Kili
IMDb rating 7.8762K votes
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones2013as Luke
IMDb rating 5.8145K votes
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot2019as Calvin Barr
IMDb rating 5.715K votes
Loving Vincent2017as The Boatmanvoice
IMDb rating 7.869K votes
The Secret Scripture2017as Jack McNulty
IMDb rating 6.79.8K votes
Love Is Blind2019as Russell
IMDb rating 5.1982 votes

Most often with

Peter Jackson directed three of these films. Fifteen actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Ian McKellen

Martin Freeman

Lee Pace

Ken Stott

Graham McTavish

James Nesbitt

Peter JacksonDirector, 3 films

Films together

Ian McKellen3 films together, 2012 to 2014
Ian McKellen's page
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies2014IMDb rating 7.4Turner as KiliMcKellen as Gandalf
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug2013IMDb rating 7.8Turner as KiliMcKellen as Gandalf
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012IMDb rating 7.8Turner as KiliMcKellen as Gandalf
Martin Freeman3 films together, 2012 to 2014
Martin Freeman's page
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies2014IMDb rating 7.4Turner as KiliFreeman as Bilbo Baggins
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug2013IMDb rating 7.8Turner as KiliFreeman as Bilbo
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012IMDb rating 7.8Turner as KiliFreeman as Bilbo
Lee Pace3 films together, 2012 to 2014
Lee Pace's page
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies2014IMDb rating 7.4Turner as KiliPace as King Thranduil
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug2013IMDb rating 7.8Turner as KiliPace as King Thranduil
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012IMDb rating 7.8Turner as KiliPace as King Thranduil
Ken Stott3 films together, 2012 to 2014
Ken Stott's page
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies2014IMDb rating 7.4Turner as KiliStott as Balin
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug2013IMDb rating 7.8Turner as KiliStott as Balin
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012IMDb rating 7.8Turner as KiliStott as Balin
Graham McTavish3 films together, 2012 to 2014
Graham McTavish's page
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies2014IMDb rating 7.4Turner as KiliMcTavish as Dwalin
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug2013IMDb rating 7.8Turner as KiliMcTavish as Dwalin
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012IMDb rating 7.8Turner as KiliMcTavish as Dwalin
James Nesbitt3 films together, 2012 to 2014
James Nesbitt's page
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies2014IMDb rating 7.4Turner as KiliNesbitt as Bofur
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug2013IMDb rating 7.8Turner as KiliNesbitt as Bofur
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012IMDb rating 7.8Turner as KiliNesbitt as Bofur
Peter JacksonDirector, 3 films, 2012 to 2014
All films by Peter Jackson
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies2014IMDb rating 7.4Turner as Kili
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug2013IMDb rating 7.8Turner as Kili
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012IMDb rating 7.8Turner as Kili
Also three films together9 more actors
- Richard ArmitageThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
- Jed BrophyThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
- Stephen HunterThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
- Dean O'GormanThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
- Mark HadlowThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
- William KircherThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
- Adam BrownThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
- John CallenThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
- Peter HambletonThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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