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WATCH: Irish actor Aidan Turner wins TV Actor of the Year at GQ Awards

Published 12:35 7 Sept 2016 BST

Updated 12:36 7 Sept 2016 BST

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WATCH: Irish actor Aidan Turner wins TV Actor of the Year at GQ Awards

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Dublin's Aidan Turner scooped up the prestigious TV Actor of the Year Award at the GQ Awards in London's Tate Modern on Tuesday night.

The 33-year-old actor from Clondalkin won the award for his representation of the titular Captain Ross Poldark from the BBC One drama Poldark. The award was presented by twice-winner Jimmy Nesbitt, who half-jokingly described it as the 'most prestigious award of the night.' Nesbitt also took a few moments to make the crowd laugh, describing himself as 'the drinking woman's George Clooney.' Upon receiving the award from his The Hobbit co-star, Turner said "Wow, this is really cool. This is a real honour. It's a huge honour to share this room with all these wonderful people and all this talent, and it's a really special night for me to pick up this award." https://youtu.be/yjiEGfW_Y-s

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WATCH: Irish actor Aidan Turner wins TV Actor of the Year at GQ Awards