---
name: "Aidan Turner"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/aidan-turner"
fi1m_id: "aidan-turner"
imdb_id: "nm2636108"
tmdb_id: 207558
wikidata_id: "Q403905"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 June 1983"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 63
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-05T13:04:19.192221+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Aidan Turner

## Identity

Aidan Turner

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/aidan-turner
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** aidan-turner
- **IMDb ID:** nm2636108
- **TMDB ID:** 207558
- **Wikidata ID:** Q403905
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aidan_Turner, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q403905, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2636108/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/207558

Actor. Born 19 June 1983 in Clondalkin, South Dublin, Ireland.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 June 1983, Clondalkin, South Dublin, Ireland
- **Active:** 2012–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Carolynne Cunningham](https://film.one/person/carolynne-cunningham.md), [Eleanor Tomlinson](https://film.one/person/eleanor-tomlinson.md), [Fran Walsh](https://film.one/person/fran-walsh.md), [Guillermo del Toro](https://film.one/person/guillermo-del-toro.md), [Ian McKellen](https://film.one/person/ian-mckellen.md), [Martin Freeman](https://film.one/person/martin-freeman.md), [Peter Jackson](https://film.one/person/peter-jackson.md), [Philippa Boyens](https://film.one/person/philippa-boyens.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 63, as actor, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 60 (6), 2020s 80 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 63 to 62 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 2 of 6 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 4, Fantasy 4, Adventure 3, Drama 3, Animation 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 12 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3,073m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aidan_Turner, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q403905, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2636108/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/207558

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Poldark*](https://film.one/tv/poldark.md) (77), [*Loving Vincent*](https://film.one/film/loving-vincent.md) (65), [*The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones*](https://film.one/film/the-mortal-instruments-city-of-bones.md) (38)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey*](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey.md) (60), [*The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies*](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies.md) (54)
- **Disney+:** [*Rivals*](https://film.one/tv/rivals.md) (80)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Aidan Turner

> Aidan Turner gives brooding, charismatic men enough feeling to be worth watching. *Rivals* is a good reason to look beyond the leading-man image: he holds his own in an ensemble with plenty of competing attractions.

In *Rivals* (2024), Aidan Turner's Declan O'Hara has David Tennant's Tony Baddingham to contend with for our attention. Tennant's villainy remains the programme's strongest attraction, but Turner gives him substantial competition without needing the story to stop and advertise his appeal. We laughed because the ensemble, Turner included, takes this adult soap's nonsense seriously enough to make it work. He understands the level of commitment the material needs, and we never feel that he is apologising for being in it.

His route to this crowded ensemble passed through roles built around a more brooding presence. *Being Human* (2009–2011) brought his breakthrough as the vampire John Mitchell; Peter Jackson's *Hobbit* trilogy (2012–2014), with Turner as Kíli, brought international exposure. The title role of Ross Poldark in *Poldark* (2015–2019) then made him a major television star, with physically demanding, emotionally driven scenes that suited him. It also left him with a heartthrob image that can crowd out discussion of the acting.

For Declan, Turner has described borrowing his father's speech, tone and way of holding himself. It is a useful account of the practical choices behind a performance, and a better starting point than another discussion of his looks. In *Rivals*, Tennant keeps a threat beneath the comedy, while Alex Hassell gives Rupert Campbell-Black the charm needed to make dubious behaviour watchable. We would not single Turner out above them all, but he is a substantial part of why the ensemble makes the programme's indulgence worthwhile.

The morally ambiguous Philip Lombard in *And Then There Were None* (2015) also belongs in any account of his ensemble work. Turner has spoken of deliberately seeking different work after *Poldark*, and we are more interested in following that choice than in seeing him repeat an established success. *Rivals* gives us good reason to do so, although its crowded plotting sometimes becomes tiresome. Start there if a funny, unabashedly adult soap sounds like an evening well spent.

## Biography

Aidan Turner is an Irish actor born on 19 June 1983 in Clondalkin, Dublin. He trained at the Gaiety School of Acting and began his career in theatre before appearing in the RTÉ series *The Clinic* (2008–2009) and the BBC series *Desperate Romantics* (2009).

He gained attention for his role as John Mitchell in *Being Human* (2009–2011) and as Kíli in Peter Jackson’s *The Hobbit* film trilogy (2012–2014). Turner starred as Ross Poldark in the BBC adaptation *Poldark* (2015–2019).

In 2024 he played Declan O'Hara in the Disney+ series *Rivals*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Rivals* (2024), Fi1m 80, as Declan O'Hara — [page](https://film.one/tv/rivals.md)
- *Loving Vincent* (2017), Fi1m 65, as Boatman — [page](https://film.one/film/loving-vincent.md)
- *Poldark* (2015), Fi1m 77, as Ross Poldark — [page](https://film.one/tv/poldark.md)
- *The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies* (2014), Fi1m 54, as Kili — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies.md)
- *The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug* (2013), Fi1m 65, as Kili — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug.md)
- *The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones* (2013), Fi1m 38, as Luke Garroway — [page](https://film.one/film/the-mortal-instruments-city-of-bones.md)
- *The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey* (2012), Fi1m 60, as Kili — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey.md)

## Complete filmography (25)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses* (2026), as Vicomte de Valmont
- *Rivals* (2024), series, as Declan O'Hara — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/rivals.md)
- *Fifteen-Love* (2023), series, as Glenn Lapthorn
- *The Diplomat* (2023), series, as Callum Ellis — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-diplomat.md)
- *The Suspect* (2022), series, as Joe O'Loughlin
- *Toast of Tinseltown* (2022), series, as Barney
- *Leonardo* (2021), series, as Leonardo da Vinci
- *Love Is Blind* (2019), as Russell
- *The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot* (2019), as Calvin Barr
- *Loving Vincent* (2017), as Boatman — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/loving-vincent.md)
- *The Secret Scripture* (2017), as Jack McNulty
- *And Then There Were None* (2015), series, as Philip Lombard
- *Poldark* (2015), series, as Ross Poldark — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/poldark.md)
- *The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies* (2014), as Kili — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies.md)
- *Tyler Perry's If Loving You Is Wrong* (2014), series, as Brad
- *The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug* (2013), as Kili — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug.md)
- *The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones* (2013), as Luke Garroway — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/the-mortal-instruments-city-of-bones.md)
- *The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey* (2012), as Kili — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey.md)
- *Hattie* (2011), as John Schofield
- *Desperate Romantics* (2009), series, as Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- *Being Human* (2009), series, as John Mitchell
- *Alarm* (2008), as Mal
- *The Tudors* (2007), series, as Bedoli — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-tudors.md)
- *The Way of the Wind*, as Andrew
- *Grendel*, as Unferth

## Gallery

- ![Aidan Turner](https://film.one/media/person/22126/gallery-774424ad6756.jpg) Aidan Turner — Aidan_Turner_(3773120406).jpg: Rach from Tadcaster, York, England
derivative work: RanZag (talk), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Aidan_Turner.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Aidan Turner, Russell Tovey, Lenora Critchlow & Toby Whithouse (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/22126/gallery-4e10d27c7886.jpg) Aidan Turner, Russell Tovey, Lenora Critchlow & Toby Whithouse (2009) — vagueonthehow from Tadcaster, York, England, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Aidan_Turner%2C_Russell_Tovey%2C_Lenora_Critchlow_%26_Toby_Whithouse_%283773117440%29.jpg/1280px-Aidan_Turner%2C_Russell_Tovey%2C_Lenora_Critchlow_%26_Toby_Whithouse_%283773117440%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Aidan Turner, Russell Tovey & Lenora Critchlow (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/22126/gallery-1587bee976a4.jpg) Aidan Turner, Russell Tovey & Lenora Critchlow (2009) — vagueonthehow from Tadcaster, York, England, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Aidan_Turner%2C_Russell_Tovey_%26_Lenora_Critchlow_%283772411613%29.jpg/1280px-Aidan_Turner%2C_Russell_Tovey_%26_Lenora_Critchlow_%283772411613%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Aidan Turner, Russell Tovey & Lenora Critchlow (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/22126/gallery-67545bb79c53.jpg) Aidan Turner, Russell Tovey & Lenora Critchlow (2009) — vagueonthehow from Tadcaster, York, England, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Aidan_Turner%2C_Russell_Tovey_%26_Lenora_Critchlow_%283772415047%29.jpg/1280px-Aidan_Turner%2C_Russell_Tovey_%26_Lenora_Critchlow_%283772415047%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Aidan Turner](https://film.one/media/person/22126/gallery-c483dbdc68a4.jpg) Aidan Turner — Image via TMDB
- ![Aidan Turner](https://film.one/media/person/22126/gallery-7f278ee53e80.jpg) Aidan Turner — Image via TMDB
- ![Aidan Turner](https://film.one/media/person/22126/gallery-6f2546402da3.jpg) Aidan Turner — Image via TMDB
- ![Aidan Turner, Russell Tovey & Lenora Critchlow (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/22126/gallery-78a78860a54a.jpg) Aidan Turner, Russell Tovey & Lenora Critchlow (2009) — vagueonthehow from Tadcaster, York, England, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Aidan_Turner%2C_Russell_Tovey_%26_Lenora_Critchlow_%283773196474%29.jpg/1280px-Aidan_Turner%2C_Russell_Tovey_%26_Lenora_Critchlow_%283773196474%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Aidan Turner, Russell Tovey & Lenora Critchlow (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/22126/gallery-e3bbbb913a57.jpg) Aidan Turner, Russell Tovey & Lenora Critchlow (2009) — vagueonthehow from Tadcaster, York, England, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Aidan_Turner%2C_Russell_Tovey_%26_Lenora_Critchlow_%283773211412%29.jpg/1280px-Aidan_Turner%2C_Russell_Tovey_%26_Lenora_Critchlow_%283773211412%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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