article_snippet: That is very funny,’ Aidan told me this week.
article_snippet: ’ Mr Sutton, who counts Hollywood star Colin Farrell among Colin Farrell previous students, puts Aidan’s success down to talent, hard work and good manners
article_snippet: The son of Eileen, an accountant at a local carpet store, and Pat, an electrician, there is no acting background in Aidan’s family
article_snippet: — Aidan hadn’t even been to a play before Aidan went to drama college.
article_snippet: Aidan was raised in Clondalkin, just west of Dublin, and went to St MacDara’s Community College in Templeogue.
article_snippet: One of two brothers, Aidan recalls having been a bit of a tearaway as a schoolboy.
article_snippet: Aidan told one interviewer:
article_snippet: I used to teach Aidan.
article_snippet: Aidan danced for years.
article_snippet: But after I told Aidan mother the cost of making it in international ballroom dancing, his mother said they couldn’t afford it and told me that Aidan might go into acting.
article_snippet: This surprised me as Aidan was very shy.
article_snippet: Anyway, Aidan joined the Gaiety School and the rest is history.
article_snippet: While at drama school, Aidan did put Aidan old skills to use, doing a dance for a fundraiser with Aidan then girlfriend India Whisker.