Aiden Turner

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Aiden Turner
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Born
Aiden John Turner

(1977-04-02) 2 April 1977 (age 46)
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England
OccupationActor
Partner(s)Jessica Miller
(2014–present)
Children1

Aiden John Turner (born 2 April 1977) is a British actor and model, probably best known for his role as Aidan Devane on All My Children and Brad Montgomery in the Prime Time Television series If Loving You Is Wrong . He has also guest starred in many television series, including Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , Single Ladies , NCIS Los Angeles , and Satisfaction . In 2022, Turner starred opposite John Malkovich, Melissa Roxburgh and Martin Lawrence in a psychological thriller called Mindcage . He also invented TY, a loss prevention device using Bluetooth, that won Best Innovation in 2011 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

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Early years

Aiden Turner is from Stevenage, Hertfordshire, [1] and attended local Catholic schools (St Joseph's, St Hugh's, and St Edmund's College, Ware).

Career

Turner is known for his role as Aidan Devane on All My Children, which he played from 6 June 2002 until he left AMC on 21 December 2009. He was nominated for an Emmy in 2003 for Outstanding Younger Actor in All My Children. He also appeared in Geri Halliwell's Bag It Up music video. Turner left the role of Aidan Devane in May 2004, during which time the role was recast with actor Tom Archdeacon. Turner returned to the show a few months later and portrayed Devane until Turner left AMC on 21 December 2009.

On 1 March 2010, it was announced that Turner would be a celebrity contestant on Dancing with the Stars for the tenth season. He was partnered with Edyta Sliwinska who competed in her tenth season. The season premiered on 22 March 2010. [2] Aiden was eliminated at the end of week 4 of Season 10.

After All My Children, Turner guest-starred on Single Ladies, NCIS: Los Angeles and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. . In 2014, he was cast in the Oprah Winfrey Network series If Loving You Is Wrong. [3] [4]

Along with acting Turner has found a successful career in voiceover, modeling and commercial work. He appeared in a CoverGirl commercial with Molly Sims. Aiden was also a model for Burberry, French Connection, Polo Ralph Lauren, among others, and has appeared in commercials for Diet Coke, Head & Shoulders, Mercedes-Benz, Dodge Dart, Clorox, and Chevrolet. He was the voice of Jaguar for many years. Recently, he starred in a horror movie, Hunting Souls , which was released on Apple TV and Amazon Prime, as well as the movie Mindcage, starring John Malkovich, Martin Lawrence, and Melissa Roxburgh.

Personal life

In 2015 Turner and girlfriend Jessica Miller announced that they were expecting their first child together. Their son was born in October 2015. [5] [ non-primary source needed ] [6]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Crossroads Iris JamiesonSeries regular
1999 Undressed
2008ManhattanitesKyle Carpenter
2002–2009 All My Children Aidan Devane Series regular
2011 Single Ladies Sebastian Caliente2 episodes
2012ScruplesJamesTV pilot
2012In the Dark Alex SmithTelevision film
2013The Perfect BoyfriendJacobTelevision film
2013 NCIS: Los Angeles Tom NorrisEpisode: "Omni"
2014 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. T. Vanchat Episode: "The Magical Place"
2014To Have and to HoldMiles CambridgeFeature film
2016SatisfactionChip1 Episode
2014–2020 If Loving You Is Wrong Brad MontgomerySeries regular
2019Charlie's Christmas WishJohn FrostFeature film
2020Hunting SoulsMikeFeature film
2022 Mindcage DaleFeature film

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