Background
Turton was born in Portland, Oregon, United States, and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Turton was born in Portland, Oregon, United States, and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
He started acting in local theater performances when he was 4 years old. At the age of 15, he played the role of Darrin in the Canadian movie Rollercoaster, for which he was nominated for Canada"s prestigious Leo Award. Since then, Turton has had various roles in both television and film.
Most notable are his major roles in television series Dead Last, television mini-series Kingdom Hospital and film Gypsy 83.
In Gypsy 83 he played the role of Clive, a gay, goth teen coming of age, alongside Sara Rue. This role earned him the Best Actor Award at Outfest, an LGBT film festival.
From 2006- 2009 he completed a Bachelor in Acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).