Callum Turner

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Callum Turner
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Born
Callum Robilliard Turner [1]

(1990-02-15) 15 February 1990 (age 34)
Hammersmith, London, England
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present

Callum Robilliard Turner (born 15 February 1990) is a British actor. After beginning a career as a fashion model, he began working in film and television. He had lead roles in the drama film Queen and Country (2014) and the mystery miniseries Glue (2014), and played Theseus, the brother of Newt Scamander, in the fantasy films Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022). [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Turner's performance in the mystery series The Capture (2019) earned him a nomination for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor. [6] He has since starred as Joe Rantz in the biographical film The Boys in the Boat (2023) and as John "Bucky" Egan in the miniseries Masters of the Air (2024).

Early life

Turner was born on 15 February 1990 in Hammersmith and grew up in Chelsea, London. He was raised on a council estate by his single mother, who was a club promoter at the time. On his upbringing, Turner said: "The thing I always find interesting in my childhood was, yeah, I was growing up on an estate, single mum, working-class, but then I also had all these colourful characters around. It wasn’t about navigating two worlds. There were three, four, five more." After leaving school early to play football semi-professionally, he became a model and also worked in retail before acting. [7] [8]

His middle name is after his mother's friend, poet David Robilliard, who died two years before Turner was born. [1] In an interview at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, Turner said his mother instilled in him a love of film and inspired him to become an actor. [9]

Career

Turner started his career in 2010, modelling for companies such as Next and Reebok, and in his first acting role for the short student film Think of England for the University of Hertfordshire Film and Television programme. [10]

Turner starred as Tony in Zero, a 2011 film directed by David Barrouk and produced by Michael Riley. [11] In 2012, he starred alongside Waterloo Road star Ben-Ryan Davies in the short film Human Beings, directed by Jonathan Entwistle. He appeared in the French group The Shoes' 2012 music video "Time to Dance" with Jake Gyllenhaal. [12] In 2012, Turner was in the ITV series Leaving, alongside Helen McCrory. Turner's performance was met with mostly positive reviews. [13] In December 2012, Turner starred with Andrew Scott and Martin Clunes in another ITV Drama, The Town , portraying Ashley, a troubled teen. [14] In early 2013, Turner made a guest appearance in Showtime's historical-fiction drama television series, The Borgias as Calvino. [15] He also starred in short film Alleycats as Eze, directed by Ian Bonhôte, and had a small role as Phillip in the second series of BBC One's Ripper Street . [16]

In June 2012, Turner was cast in the lead role of John Boorman's film Queen and Country . Turner stated that Boorman revealed secret and personal events from his life, to help Turner to portray his character as best as he could. [9] The film made its debut as part of the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. [17] In E4's whodunit series Glue in 2014, Turner portrayed Eli, a traveller, whose brother is murdered. [18] In 2014, he was among those named Breakthrough Brits by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. [19] [20]

Turner portrayed Alistair in Paul McGuigan's 2015 horror film Victor Frankenstein . [21] He starred as Danny in the 2016 film Tramps , [22] which premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. [23] In 2017, he portrayed Evan in Mobile Homes . The film was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. [24] He portrayed Theseus Scamander in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald in 2018 [25] and in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore in 2022. [26] In 2018, Turner also directed and co-wrote short film Shift the Plane with friend and co-writer Danny King. [27] [28] He had a lead role as Shaun Emery in the 2019 BBC One mini-series The Capture [29] and was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for his performance.

In 2020, Turner portrayed Frank Churchill in the comedy-drama film Emma . [30] In 2021, he portrayed Anthony O'Hare in the romantic drama The Last Letter from Your Lover , alongside Shailene Woodley and Felicity Jones. [31] In 2023, Turner portrayed Joe Rantz in The Boys in the Boat , directed by George Clooney. [32] In 2024, he portrayed John "Bucky" Egan in the miniseries Masters of the Air . [33]

In April 2024, it was announced that Turner was cast as Case in the Apple TV+ series adaptation of William Gibson's seminal cyberpunk novel Neuromancer . [34]

Personal life

Turner is a fan of Chelsea F.C. [8] From 2015 to 2019, he was in a relationship with English actress Vanessa Kirby. [35] Since January 2024, he has been in a relationship with English singer Dua Lipa. [36]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Think of EnglandBoyShort film
2011ZeroTonyShort film
2012Human BeingsScottShort film
2013AlleycatsEzeShort film
2014 Queen and Country Bill Rohan
2015 Green Room Tiger
2015 Victor Frankenstein Alistair
2016 Tramps Danny
2016 Assassin's Creed Nathan
2017Writer's RoomCallum
2017 Mobile Homes Evan
2017 The Only Living Boy in New York Thomas Webb
2018Shift the Plane—Short film; director and co-writer
2018 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Theseus Scamander
2020 Emma. Frank Churchill
2020 Divine Gregory
2021 The Last Letter from Your Lover Anthony O'Hare
2022 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore Theseus Scamander
2023 The Boys in the Boat Joe Rantz
2025 Atropia TBAPost-production [37]
TBA Eternity LukePost-production
TBA Rosebush Pruning TBAPost-production

    Television

    YearTitleRoleNotes
    2012LeavingAaron3 episodes
    2012 The Town Ashley2 episodes
    2013 The Borgias Calvino1 episode
    2013 Ripper Street Phillip1 episode
    2014 Glue Eli8 episodes
    2016 War & Peace Prince Anatole Kuragin Miniseries
    2019 The Capture Shaun Emery6 episodes
    2024 Masters of the Air Major John Egan Miniseries
    TBA Neuromancer Henry Dorsett CaseSeries

    Theatre

    YearTitleRoleNotes
    2011The Colour of HomeCharlieThe Cockpit Theatre
    2013Hard FeelingsToneThe Finborough

    Awards and nominations

    AssociationYearCategoryWorkResultRef.
    British Academy of Film and Television Arts 2014 Breakthrough Brits —Honored [20]
    British Academy Television Awards 2020 Best Actor The Capture Nominated [6]
    Satellite Award 2024 Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Masters of the Air Pending [38]

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