Aiden Turner was born on April 2, 1977 in Hertforshire, England and was educated at St. Edmund's College. He attended culinary school to pursue his love of cooking and for two years he worked as a chef in Hertford. While doing so, he taught himself how to mix music thus he also began working at night as a DJ. After which he followed his dreams to travel all over the world, visiting Thailand, Malaysia, Bali, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, and North America. He studied acting at the Method Studio Covent Garden in London which helped him land commercial and television castings. He was cast for a role in All My Children in 2002.

Aidan Devane is played by Aidan Turner in the soap opera All My Children. He has taken on different jobs since he was in Pine Valley like being a detective, spy, bartender, construction worker and Special Forces operative. He dated Di Henry among many other girls.