Aidan Turner is a famous Irish actor. It has gained popularity recently. He was made world famous by his role as a gnome in the epic filmed according to the book of the writer John R. R. Tolkien “The Hobbit, or both there and back”, as well as in other works of this genre called high fantasy.
Childhood, youth
June 19, 1983 in the city of Klondolkin, in the county of Southern Dublin, Ireland, Aidan Turner was born. The boy was born in an ordinary working-class family. His parents did not show creative talents. My father worked all his life as an electrician. As a young man, the younger Turner assisted him, remaining in the wings. But the craft of an electrician did not impress him. The young man dreamed of becoming an actor. For the realization of his dreams, he devoted a lot of time to dancing. He became a good specialist in Latin American dance styles. He was often involved in competitions of dancers, and with his team, in his early years, traveled to many countries, participating in various competitions.
The beginning of creative activity
In 2004 he graduated from acting school. He was involved in theatrical productions, including in the Shakespeare tragedy “Romeo and Juliet”, in the play “Plow and Stars”, in the production of “Scream from Heaven”. For 5 years he worked at the Irish National Theater Abbey.
Aidan began to take an interest in cinema as a result of collaboration with United Cinemas International, a network management office for movie theaters in England. Aidan Turner appeared on television in early 2007. He starred in the historical series The Tudors, covering the time of King Henry VIII. In the series, he played the role of a native of Italy - Jolie. The series was filmed in Ireland. He was very popular on television and collected high ratings. In total, the Tudors were noted by thirty-seven different awards.
Aidan Turner began acting in films since 2007. In the film The Sound of People, the plot of which is dedicated to an 18-year-old teenager who finds himself in a difficult life situation. The actor played the role of a young doctor. The following year, Aidan took part in the thriller Alarm.
the main role
Also in 2008, the actor was invited to a television project called "Being a Man." He played the role of a vampire in him, and, according to critics, very successfully. At the same time, Aidan Turner was constantly in search of new roles. He attended castings, had an agent who represented his interests in the film industry. According to the results of this work, Peter Jackson drew attention to Aidan, who at that time was looking for actors for a new movie trilogy based on the work of Tolkien “The Hobbit. An unexpected trip. " After reviewing the resume, recordings, photos of Aidan Turner, the director met with the actor in London and after a while offered him the role of the gnome Keely.
From Turner's memoirs it follows that he devoted himself entirely to reincarnation as a movie hero. He studied all the books of Tolkien. Actively began to engage in the gym as strength exercises, and taking lessons fencing with swords. He developed plastic, reaction and coordination of movements. It came to the point that he even slept in an embrace with his sword. Such work bore fruit; his sword was an extension of his arm and body part.
After the film “The Hobbit. An unexpected adventure, ”Turner became very popular. He, along with fellow filming Dean O'Gorman, who was his brother in the script, was recognized as the sexiest actor. However, Aidan Turner is not a gnome. His height is 183 centimeters, and he weighs almost 80 kilograms.
Tell us about the filming. Aidan stated that separation was the biggest test for him, as most of the episodes were filmed in New Zealand. Filming, which was quite complicated, rallied the actors. At the same time, Aidan Turner gained vast experience in the cinema, deriving knowledge from communicating with Martin Freeman, Elijah Wood and Evangeline Lilly and other famous actors.
Actor's work in the cinema
In 2013, Turner starred in the film adaptation of The Mortal Instrument: City of Bones, written by Cassandra Clare. It was also a film dedicated to the fantasy world. In the same year, shooting continued about the adventures of the Hobbit, which ended in 2014.
After the intense work with Peter Jackson was over, Aidan again starred in the series. The year 2014 brought him new fame, accompanied by the adoration of his fans, after he starred in the historical TV series Poldark. There he played the role of the protagonist, a retired captain, who returned to his native home from the war and is forced to start life anew.
In 2016, Aidan Turner plays a major role in the film "Tablets of Fate" - Irish melodrama. Next year, he takes part in an interesting project called Van Gogh. With love, Vincent. "
Personal life
The handsome actor Aidan Turner manages to keep his private life a secret. He carefully hides his novels with the fair sex, which makes his many fans show curiosity. He does not have his own pages on Instagram and Facebook. To questions about why he is not on the network, he says that he did not have a relationship with computers and other equipment, and also sorely lacks time to post information about himself on the Internet.
However, Aidan Turner is not indifferent to women. When he was just starting his television career, he had a fiancee, Eleanor Crichlow, who played with him the role of a ghost in the film "Being a Man." They lived together, but suddenly broke up when Aidan left the series. The initiator of the breakup was Eleanor.
Having survived the breakup, Aidan began dating actress Sarah Green. They skillfully hid their relationship from the press. But after the career of each of them began to develop successfully, they began to devote less time to each other and in 2015 broke up. But they remained friends.
After that, Turner was in a relationship with artist Nicky Wakefield for a while. But with her, the actor did not succeed.
In 2018, information appeared that the personal life of Aidan Turner was connected with an unknown girl working as a lawyer in Gloucester. They are supposedly already engaged, and she is 10 years younger than Turner.
Present
Aidan Turner continues to act in film. His charming and charismatic personality is in demand among directors and he always has offers for roles. However, he recently said that all his life he wanted to play Napoleon, but he thinks that this will not work, since he is tall. In 2018, Turner played the main character in the movie "The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot." He appeared here as a war veteran.
We reviewed the biography of Aidan Turner. The films in which he is involved are popular and famous, but he is not going to slow down the pace of climbing the acting Olympus.