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Aidan Turner

Aidan Turner

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

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
2026 • Vicomte de Valmont
Love Is Blind
Love Is Blind
2019 • Russell
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
2019 • Calvin Barr
Loving Vincent
Loving Vincent
2017 • Boatman
The Secret Scripture
The Secret Scripture
2017 • Jack McNulty
Poldark Revealed
Poldark Revealed
2016 • Self / Ross Poldark
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014 • Kili
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013 • Kili

Full filmography

Love Is Blind
Love Is Blind
2019 • Russell
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Loving Vincent
Loving Vincent
2017 • Boatman
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The Secret Scripture
The Secret Scripture
2017 • Jack McNulty
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Poldark Revealed
Poldark Revealed
2016 • Self / Ross Poldark
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Hattie
Hattie
2011 • John Schofield
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Alarm
Alarm
2008 • Mal
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The Way of the Wind
The Way of the Wind
Unknown year • Andrew
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Grendel
Grendel
Unknown year • Unferth
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