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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| Born | Callum Robilliard Turner[1] 15 February 1990 Hammersmith, London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2010–present |
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
editTurner 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
editTurner 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
editTurner 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
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Think of England | Boy | Short film |
| 2011 | Zero | Tony | Short film |
| 2012 | Human Beings | Scott | Short film |
| 2013 | Alleycats | Eze | Short film |
| 2014 | Queen and Country | Bill Rohan | |
| 2015 | Green Room | Tiger | |
| 2015 | Victor Frankenstein | Alistair | |
| 2016 | Tramps | Danny | |
| 2016 | Assassin's Creed | Nathan | |
| 2017 | Writer's Room | Callum | |
| 2017 | Mobile Homes | Evan | |
| 2017 | The Only Living Boy in New York | Thomas Webb | |
| 2018 | Shift 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 | TBA | Post-production[37] |
| TBA | Eternity | Luke | Post-production |
| TBA | Rosebush Pruning | TBA | Post-production |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Leaving | Aaron | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | The Town | Ashley | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | The Borgias | Calvino | 1 episode |
| 2013 | Ripper Street | Phillip | 1 episode |
| 2014 | Glue | Eli | 8 episodes |
| 2016 | War & Peace | Prince Anatole Kuragin | Miniseries |
| 2019 | The Capture | Shaun Emery | 6 episodes |
| 2024 | Masters of the Air | Major John Egan | Miniseries |
| TBA | Neuromancer | Henry Dorsett Case | Series |
Theatre
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Colour of Home | Charlie | The Cockpit Theatre |
| 2013 | Hard Feelings | Tone | The Finborough |
Awards and nominations
edit| Association | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts | 2014 | Breakthrough Brits | — | Honored | [20] |
| British Academy Television Awards | 2020 | Best Actor | The Capture | Nominated | [6] |
References
edit- ^ a b https://www.twitter.com/CallumRTurner/status/461138201445683200 [dead link]
- ^ "Callum Turner". Internet Movie Database.
- ^ Morgan Jeffery (2 April 2014). "Waterloo Road, Rizzle Kicks stars for new E4 drama Glue". Digital Spy.
- ^ Halligans, Fionnuala (5 June 2014). "Callum Turner, UK Stars of Tomorrow 2014". Screen Daily. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Callum Turner stars in BBC One TV Series The Capture 2019". BBC.
- ^ a b "BAFTA TV 2020: Nominations for the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy TV Craft Awards". BAFTA. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ Clark, Imogen (19 April 2024). "Callum Turner talks to Glass about his ascent to become Hollywood's next leading man". The Glass Magazine. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ a b Flynn, Paul. "The Capture's Callum Turner chats acting, football and his modelling roots". The Standard. The Evening Standard. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Callum Turner – Queen and Country #Cannes2014 | FRED English Channel". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "Think Of England". Vimeo. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Zero (2011)". Internet Movie Database.
- ^ "The Shoes - Time to Dance (Official Video)". Youtube. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ Morgan Jeffery (19 March 2012). "'Harry Potter' star Helen McCrory joins ITV's 'Leaving'". Digital Spy.
- ^ "Curtis Brown".
- ^ Nugent, Annabel (12 January 2024). "Callum Turner: 'People had a hang-up about my modelling, not my working-class background'". independent.co.uk. Independent. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Ripper Street". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Cannes Directors' Fortnight 2014 lineup unveiled". Screendaily. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ "Cast announced for E4's original new drama series, Glue". Channel 4. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ Alex Ritman (27 October 2014). "BAFTA Unveils 2014's Crop of "Breakthrough Brits"". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ a b Mitchell, Wendy (28 October 2014). "BAFTA unveils Breakthrough Brits". Screen Daily. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ Linden, Sheri (24 November 2015). "'Victor Frankenstein': Film Review". hollywoodreporter.com. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Hoffman, Jordan (11 September 2016). "Tramps review – another tired tale of working-class kids and suburban lawns". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Olsen, Mark (11 September 2016). "'Tramps' steals a little romance at the Toronto Film Festival". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (19 April 2016). "Cannes: Juliette Binoche-Gerard Depardieu Drama to Kick Off Directors Fortnight". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ Boone, John (17 November 2018). "Callum Turner on 'Fantastic Beasts' and Slowly Going Mad for His New Indie Movie (Exclusive)". etonline.com. ET Online. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Bradshaw, Peter (5 April 2022). "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore review – good-natured magical entertainment". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "SHIFT THE PLANE (2018)". Jack Mealing. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Callum Turner Is Jumping in the Deep End". Flaunt Magazine. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ Bley Griffiths, Eleanor (31 July 2020). "Callum Turner reveals whether Shaun will appear in The Capture season 2". radiotimes.com. RadioTimes. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Kale, Sirin (12 February 2020). "Emma's Callum Turner Is Britain's New Leading Man". vogue.co.uk. Vogue. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Lodge, Guy (23 July 2021). "'The Last Letter From Your Lover' Review: Shailene Woodley Has an Affair to Remember, Felicity Jones Gets One to Forget". Variety. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ Cremona, Patrick (12 January 2024). "Callum Turner on wanting to do sports movie: "I was running out of time"". radiotimes.com. RadioTimes. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Seitz, Loree. "Callum Turner Unpacks His 'Soul Connection' to Swashbuckling Character in 'Masters of the Air'". TheWrap. TheWrap. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (23 April 2024). "Callum Turner to Star in 'Neuromancer' Series at Apple TV+". variety.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "The Crown's Vanessa Kirby 'splits from Callum Turner after four years of dating'". Metro.com.uk. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Proof That Callum Turner Is Hot Enough To Date Dua Lipa". Elle.com.au. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ Yossman, K.J. (1 February 2024). "Callum Turner Joins Alia Shawkat in Luca Guadagnino-Produced 'Atropia' From First-Time Director Hailey Gates (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
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