Callum Robilliard Turner is an English actor and model, born 15 February 1990. He is known in the world of cinema as Theseus Scamander in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Bill Rohan in Queen and Country, Shaun Emery in BBC One's The Capture and Eli in E4's Glue. He received a BAFTA Television Award nomination for Best Actor for his performance in The Capture.
Turner was born in Hammersmith and grew up in Chelsea, London. His middle name comes from the poet David Robilliard, who was a close friend of his mother. In an interview at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, he stated that his mother instilled in him a love of cinema and nurtured his dream of acting, and that the quiet environment of a mansion and the inspiration he received from Shane Meadows's film A Room for Romeo Brass shaped his career.
Turner, who started her career as a model in 2010, had her first acting experience in the short film Think of England, shot as part of the University of Hertfordshire Film and Television programme. He then starred with Tony in Zero directed by David Barrouk, with Helen McCrory in the ITV production Leaving and in 2012 he appeared on the screen with BenโRyan Davies in Waterloo Road. In the same year, he appeared in the music video of The Shoes band "Time to Dance" with Jake Gyllenhaal.
In 2015, Alistair in Paul McGuigan's Victor Frankenstein, Danny in Tramps, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2016, Shaun Emery in BBC One's mini-series The Capture in 2019, and Shaun Emery in 2020. He played the character of Frank Churchill in the movie Emma. Turner, who is a supporter of Chelsea Football Club in his personal life, had a relationship with actress Vanessa Kirby between 2015 and 2020.
In June 2025, he announced his engagement to British singer Dua Lipa, and the couple plans to marry at Marylebone Town Hall in London on May 31, 2026.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 43 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) โ Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) โ Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) โ Self - Guest
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
- El hormiguero (2006) โ Self - Guest
- Rose Pruning (2026) โ Ed
- Hot Ones (2015)
- Just One Night (2026) โ Owen
- The Capture (2019) โ Shaun Emery
- The Borgias (2011) โ Calvino
- Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore's Secrets (2022) โ Theseus Scamander
- Ripper Street (2012) โ Philip
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.