Aidan Turner Biography

Fast Facts

• Was voted GLAMOUR's 2016 Sexiest Man
• Received the National Television Impact Award in 2016
• Graduated from the Gaiety School of Acting 2004
• Originally worked as an electrician apprentice before deciding to become an actor
• Quote: "[About keeping in shape for "Poldark"] "Physically, I want Ross Poldark to look a certain way․ Considering the diet he was on and how physical he is - he's down the mines a lot, he's on his horse and he's a farmer - it makes no sense to look any other way․""
• Quote: "It's important to me that people don’t know too much about me because I’m trying to play characters․ Sometimes you see actors who are really good, but you have trouble separating that actor from the celebrity profile․ I don’t want to be one of those guys․"
• Quote: "[About a serious near-injury] "We were filming me lifting Demelza [actress Eleanor Tomlinson] out of a boat in the actual sea, when this huge wave picked up the boat and slammed it into my head․ I dropped her in the water - not very Ross Poldark․""
• Represented Ireland in ballroom and Latin American dancing competitions for 10 years