Aidan Quinn
Aidan Quinn
Biography
Aidan Quinn (born March 8, 1959) is an American actor. He made his film debut in Reckless (1984) and has starred in over 80 feature films, including Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), The Mission (1986), Stakeout (1987), All My Sons (1987), Avalon (1990), Benny & Joon (1993), Legends of the Fall (1994), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), Michael Collins (1996), Practical Magic (1998), Song for a Raggy Boy (2003), Wild Child (2008) and Unknown (2011). He also played Captain Thomas "Tommy" Gregson on the CBS television series Elementary (2012–19). Quinn has received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his performances in the television films An Early Frost (1985) and Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007). Highly active in Irish cinema and the United States, Quinn is a four-time Irish Film and Television (IFTA) Award nominee, winning Best Supporting Actor in a Film for the Conor McPherson film The Eclipse (2009). Description above from the Wikipedia article Aidan Quinn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
111
Gender
Male
Birthday
1959-03-08 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Acting

2025

The Gettysburg Address as Theodore Parker (voice)

2025

Food Fight as Daniel

2024

Rematch as Roger Laver

2023

Daughter of the Bride as Bruce

2022

Blacklight as Gabriel Robinson

2021

The American Guest as Theodore Roosevelt

2021

Spiked as John Wilson

2020

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die as Self (archive footage)

2018

Change in the Air as Moody Burkhart

2017

Arthur Miller: Writer as Self (archive footage)

2013

Stay as Dermot

2013

The Last Keepers as John

2013

Rushlights as Cameron Brogden

2013

If I Were You as Derek

2012

Elementary as Thomas Gregson

2012

The Horses of McBride as Matt Davidson

2012

The Stand Up as Sandy

2012

Festival of Lights as Adem

2012

Allegiance as Lieutenant Colonel Owens

2011

Prime Suspect as Kevin Sweeney

2011

Unknown as Martin B.

2011

The Greening of Whitney Brown as Henry Brown

2010

Flipped as Richard Baker

2010

Jonah Hex as Ulysses S. Grant

2010

Sarah's Key as William Rainsferd

2010

The 5th Quarter as Steven Abbate

2009

White Collar as Professor George Oswald

2009

A Shine of Rainbows as Alec

2009

The Eclipse as Nicholas Holden

2009

Handsome Harry as Prof. Porter

2009

From Ararat to Zion as Narrator

2009

Irish Chicago as Self - Host

2008

Canterbury's Law as Matt Furey

2008

Wild Child as Gerry Moore

2008

Dark Matter as Jacob Reiser

2008

The Prince of Motor City as Charlie Hamilton

2007

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee as Henry Dawes

2007

32A as Frank Brennan

2006

The Book of Daniel as Daniel Webster

2006

The Exonerated as Kerry Max Cook

2005

Weeds as CEO

2005

Empire Falls as David Roby

2005

Nine Lives as Henry

2005

Mayday as John Berry

2004

Return to Sender as Frank Nitzche

2004

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius as Harry Vardon

2004

Cavedweller as Clint Windsor

2004

Miracle Run as Douglas Thomas

2004

Shadow of Fear as Detective Scofield

2004

Plainsong as Tom Guthrie

2004

Proud as Commodore Alfred Lind

2004

See You in My Dreams as Joe F. Brown

2003

Song for a Raggy Boy as William Franklin

2003

Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor as Gen. Benedict Arnold

2002

Evelyn as Nick Barron

2002

Stolen Summer as Joe O'Malley

2001

Night Visions as Jeremy Bell (segment "The Passenger List")

2001

Songcatcher as Tom Bledsoe

2000

Two of Us as Paul McCartney

2000

The Prince and the Pauper as Miles Hendon

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Ben Nicholson

1999

Third Watch as John Miller

1999

In Dreams as Paul Cooper

1999

Music of the Heart as Brian

1999

This Is My Father as Kieran O'Day

1998

Practical Magic as Gary Hallet

1997

The View as Self

1997

The Assignment as Annibal Ramirez / Carlos

1997

Commandments as Seth Warner

1996

Michael Collins as Harry Roland

1996

Looking for Richard as Richmond

1995

Haunted as Prof. David Ash

1995

Lumière & Company as (segment "John Boorman")

1995

Out of Ireland as Maurice Woulfe (voice)

1994

Baseball as (voice)

1994

Legends of the Fall as Alfred Ludlow

1994

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein as Cap. Robert Walton

1993

Benny & Joon as Benjamin 'Benny' Pearl

1993

Blink as Detective John Hallstrom

1992

A Private Matter as Bob Finkbine

1992

The Playboys as Tom Casey

1991

At Play in the Fields of the Lord as Martin Quarrier

1991

Lies of the Twins as James McEwan / Jonathan McEwan

1990

The Handmaid's Tale as Nick

1990

Avalon as Jules Kaye

1989

Perfect Witness as Sam Paxton

1989

The Lemon Sisters as Frankie McGuinness

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest

1988

Crusoe as Crusoe

1987

Stakeout as Richard "Stick" Montgomery

1987

All My Sons as Chris Keller

1986

The Mission as Felipe Mendoza

1985

An Early Frost as Michael Pierson

1984

Reckless as Johnny Rourke

1962

The Late Late Show as Self

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Tom Guthrie

NaN

Butterfly in the Typewriter as Barnet Rosset

NaN

Cry from the Sea as Father MacGabbhan

NaN

The Well of Saint Nobody as Not available

NaN

Ages of the Moon as Not available
Crew

1999

This Is My Father Executive Producer

NaN

Ages of the Moon Director

NaN

Ages of the Moon Producer

2012

Elementary Director