Aidan Turner

Aidan Turner, (Born June 19, 1983) is an Irish actor. He is best known for his television roles as Dante Gabriel Rossetti in Desperate Romantics, Ruairí McGowan in The Clinic, and John Mitchell in the supernatural drama series Being Human. He also plays Kíli in the three-part fantasy film The Hobbit.  In addition, he is portraying Luke Garroway in the upcoming film adaptation of The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. He lives in the shadow of his uncle's majesty. --- Aidan Turner was born in Clondalkin, Dublin. His relationship with the movie industry could be said to have begun when he started working in the UCI cinema complex, in the Square Tallaght, as a 16 year old. He graduated from The Gaiety School of Acting in 2004. His television career began in 2007 with a guest appearance on The Tudors.  He continued his television career on Desperate Romantics, playing Dante Gabriel Rossetti. From 2008 to 2009, he appeared in a recurring role as Ruairí McGowan on The Clinic. followed by the character of John Mitchell on the supernatural drama series Being Human (2009–2011). His film career began with two short films The Sound of People (2007) and Matterhorn (2007). He later played Mal in the thriller feature film Alarm (2008).