Since last Monday, France 2 has been broadcasting its historical event series entitled “Leonardo” which looks back on the eventful life of Leonardo da Vinci, embodied for the occasion by Aidan Turner. A look back at the career of the Irish actor…
Broadcast every Monday from 9:10 p.m. on France 2, Leonardo is a historical series that traces the eventful life of Leonardo da Vinci. To slip into the shoes of the famous artist, designer Frank Spotnitz called on Aidan Turner, an Irish actor accustomed to period costumes.
He made his debut on the small screen in 2007 in the first episode of The Tudors, a historical series that looks back on the life of Henry VIII. Thereafter, he turns in two short films and an Irish film, Alarm, before obtaining two recurring roles in the series Desperate Romantics and The Clinic, very popular in Ireland.
In 2009, Aidan Turner became one of the main characters of the BBC series Being Human, the brotherhood of the strange. For three seasons, he played Mitchell, a vampire roommate with a werewolf and a ghost, the opportunity for him to give the reply to Russell Tovey (Years and Years).
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In 2012, he was cast by Peter Jackson to play Kili in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, adaptation of JRR Tolkien’s novel and prequel to the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
The actor then participates in the first part of the new saga for teenagers The Mortal Instruments: The City of Darkness, before resuming his character of Kili for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and the last film of the adventures of Bilbo in Middle-earth , The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.
In 2015, it is the consecration. Aidan Turner plays Captain Ross Poldark, in the BBC series Poldark, an adaptation of Winston Graham’s historical novels, the 5 seasons of which are currently available on Netflix. At the same time, he went on to film roles in The Hidden Testament, The Van Gogh Passion and The Man Who Killed Hitler, then Bigfoot without much success.
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Aidan Turner and Eleanor Tomlinson in Poldark.
In 2022, Aidan Turner returns to the front of the stage by lending his features to Leonardo da Vinci in Leonardo, a historical series currently broadcast on France 2.
This is the opportunity for him to play alongside Freddie Highmore (Good Doctor), Matilda De Angelis (The Undoing), James D’Arcy (Broadchurch) and Giancarlo Giannini (Casino Royale). The actor will reprise his role in season 2, which has already been ordered.
Find Leonardo, every Monday evening from 9:10 p.m. on France 2.