Background
Turner was born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of Eileen, who works in a carpet shop, and Pat Turner, an electrician.
Turner was born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of Eileen, who works in a carpet shop, and Pat Turner, an electrician.
He is best known for his roles as Kíli in the three-part fantasy film The Hobbit and John Mitchell in the supernatural drama series Being Human. Notable television roles include those of Dante Gabriel Rossetti in Desperate Romantics, and Ruairí McGowan in The Clinic. He also portrayed Luke Garroway in the film adaptation of The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones in 2013.
Turner also portrays Ross Poldark in the 2015 British Broadcasting Corporation adaptation of The Poldark Novels by Winston Graham.
After finishing secondary school, Turner briefly worked as an apprentice electrician, alongside his father. Turner applied to the The Gaiety School of Acting at the age of 19, from which he graduated in 2004.
After this, he appeared in several theatre plays, including The Plough and the Stars, Romeo and Juliet, and A Cry from Heaven. Turner"s television acting career began in 2007 with a guest appearance on The Tudors.
He continued his television career on Desperate Romantics, playing Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
Between 2008 and 2009, he appeared in a recurring role as Ruairí McGowan on The Clinic. followed by playing the vampire John Mitchell on the supernatural drama programme Being Human during the first three series. His film career began with two short films, The Sound of People and Matterhorn, both in 2007. He later played Mal in the thriller feature film Alarm (2008).
His role on Being Human brought Turner to the attention of Peter Jackson, who cast him as the dwarf Kíli in The Hobbit trilogy (2012–2014).
In 2013, he also played shadowhunter-turned-werewolf Luke Garroway in The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. Turner portrays the titular character Ross Poldark in the 2015 revival of the British Broadcasting Corporation series Poldark.
In the 2015 British Broadcasting Corporation television miniseries And Then There Were None, based on the Agatha Christie novel, he plays the cynical mercenary Philip Lombard. Turner was born in Dublin, Ireland.
He previously dated Charlene McKenna and Lenora Crichlow, both of whom starred in the television show Being Human with him.
In November 2015, Turner announced his separation from actress Sarah Greene, his girlfriend of five years.