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Aidan Turner

Aidan Turner

Actor · Born June 19, 1983 (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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 19, 1983 (43)
From
Clondalkin, South Dublin, Ireland
Works as
Actor
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 39% in 30 days

What are Aidan Turner's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
34%
Bonds
23%
Morality
12%
Power
11%
Survival
10%
Society
6%
Ideas
4%
Identity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 9 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 9
Shapeshifter
2 of 9
Hero
2 of 9
Trickster
1 of 9
Ally
1 of 9
Mentor
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
10
Contemplative
5
Romantic
3
Dread
2
Other
11

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Aidan Turner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Aidan Turner's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

26 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Vicomte de Valmont

  • Rivals(2024)

    Show 20 episodes · as Declan O'Hara

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Fifteen-Love(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Glenn Lapthorn

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • The Diplomat(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · as Callum Ellis

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Suspect(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · as Joe O'Loughlin

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Toast of Tinseltown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Barney

  • Leonardo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Leonardo da Vinci

  • Love Is Blind(2019)

    as Russell

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot(2018)

    as Calvin Barr

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Loving Vincent(2017)

    as Boatman

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Secret Scripture(2016)

    as Jack McNulty

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • And Then There Were None(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Philip Lombard

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Poldark(2015)

    Show 43 episodes · as Ross Poldark

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies(2014)

    as Kili

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Tyler Perry's If Loving You Is Wrong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 94 episodes · as Brad

  • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug(2013)

    as Kili

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones(2013)

    as Luke Garroway

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey(2012)

    as Kili

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Hattie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as John Schofield

  • Desperate Romantics(2009)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dante Gabriel Rossetti

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Being Human(2008)

    Show 22 episodes · as John Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Alarm(2008)

    as Mal

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Tudors(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Bedoli

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Grendel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Unferth

  • The Way of the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Andrew

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 26 titles, 24 of them dated from 2007 to 2026; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

$1B worldwide

Highest rated

Loving Vincent (2017)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
20072026

Peak 2012 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting26 of 26: 26 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score83rd

By decade

2000s4 · acting2010s12 · acting2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Aidan Turner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 18 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Love Is Blind (2019)

75th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Loving Vincent (2017)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 56. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Aidan Turner's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles39–73 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles8–61 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles4–57 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles31–57 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles36–72 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Aidan Turner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Aidan Turner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Peter Jackson shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers