Aidan Turner was born June 19, 1983 in Clondalkin and grew up in Tallaght, South Dublin, Ireland. After graduating from The Gaiety School of Acting in 2004 Aidan appeared in a number of theatre productions such as The Plough & the Stars, A Cry from Heaven, Romeo & Juliet and La Marea before venturing into television and films in 2007. Mr. Turner starred in two Irish feature films, Alarm and Porcelain, and co-starred in season 6 of the long running series The Clinic before moving to London. He immediately won the leading role of Mitchell in the BBC series Being Human. He followed that compelling performance with the role of Rossetti in BBC's Desperate Romantics. Aidan then appeared in the critically acclaim TV movie, Hattie. The whirlwind years of 2007 to 2010 concluded with Aidan starring in a 7th season of The Clinic and 2 more seasons of Being Human before director Peter Jackson tapped him for the costarring role of Kili in The Hobbit trilogy in early 2011. The Hobbit filmed for 14 months in New Zealand, wrapping in July. The first of the 3 movies is due to release worldwide December 12-14, 2012. Mr. Turner's next project is The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones in which he will star as Luke Garroway. Director Harald Zwart asked Aidan to read after seeing him in The Hobbit footage shown at Comic-Con. Aidan was signed immediately and starts filming August 20th. MI:City of Bones is due in theatres August 23, 2013.