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 the role of Aiden Devane on All My Children in 2002 and continues to act full time on All My Children and DJ alongside Shaka23 from Chicago in his free time.