Callum Turner Biography

Callum Robilliard Turner (born 15 February 1990) is an English actor and model, who is known for his roles as Bill Rohan in Queen and Country and as Eli in E4 series Glue.

Personal life

Turner was born on 15 February 1990 and grew up in Chelsea, London. His middle name is after poet David Robilliard, who was a friend of his mother. He is a big fan of Chelsea Football Club.. Turner is dating actress Vanessa Kirby.

In an interview at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, Turner revealed that his mother inspired him into becoming an actor and that she generated a love of film inside of him. He stated that having grown up on an estate, he distanced himself from the wrong crowds and was inspired to change after being affected by Shane Meadows' A Room for Romeo Brass.

Career

Turner started his career in 2010, modelling for companies such as Next plc and Reebok.

In 2011, Turner moved from modelling into an acting career. He starred as Tony in Zero, a 2011 film directed by David Barrouk and produced by Michael Riley. He then starred alongside Waterloo Road star Ben-Ryan Davies in 2012 Short film Human Beings, Directed by Jonathan Entwistle.

In 2012, he appears in the French group The Shoes's video clip Time to Dance, with Jake Gyllenhaal.

Later in 2012, Turner was cast in ITV series Leaving, Alongside Harry Potter film series actress Helen McCrory. "Leaving will focus on the relationship between disillusioned 25-year-old Aaron (Turner) and unhappy 45-year-old wife and mother Julie (McCrory). When the pair begin working together at a Cheshire country house hotel, they share an intimate moment which takes them both by surprise and must face the consequences of their actions." - ITV. Turners performance was met with mostly positive reviews.

In December 2012, Turner starred opposite Sherlock star Andrew Scott and Doc Martin star Martin Clunes in another ITV Drama, The Town. Portraying Ashley, a troubled teen and reckless boy racer, who is much more complicated than he first appears.

In early 2013, Turner made a guest appearance in Showtime's historical-fiction drama television series, The Borgias as Calvino. He also starred in short film Alleycats as Eze, Directed by Ian Bonhte. He also had a small role as Phillip in the second series of BBC One's Ripper Street.

In June 2012, Turner was cast for the lead role of a John Boorman film Queen and Country. Turner stated that Boorman revealed secrets and very personal events from his life, in order for Turner to portray him as best as he could.

In early 2014, Turner joined the cast of Paul McGuigan's American horror film Victor Frankenstein.

In April 2014, It was announced Turner had joined the cast of E4's whodunit series Glue. Turner plays Eli, a gypsy traveller, whose younger brother Cal (Knight) is murdered.

He starred as Danny in the film Tramps, which premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Leaving	Aaron
2012	The Town	Ashley
2013	The Borgias	Calvino
2013	Ripper Street	Phillip
2014	Glue	Eli
2016	War & Peace	Anatole Kuragin

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Zero	Tony	Short
2012	Human Beings	Scott	Short
2013	Alleycats	Eze	Short
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
2018	Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald	Theseus Scamander	Post-production

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	The Colour of Home	Charlie	The Cockpit Theatre
2013	Hard Feelings	Tone	The Finborough

Awards

On 27 October 2014, It was revealed that Turner was selected as one of the 18 members from the film, TV and gaming industries to receive the 'Breakthrough Brits' award, The awards are arranged by the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA), in order to recognise and further develop the skills and careers of new and upcoming stars in the industry, Aside from receiving an award, the crop of Breakthrough Brits will also have the chance to enjoy mentoring and networking sessions with a lineup of U.K. figures, including Simon Pegg and Paul Greengrass.