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Aidan Quinn

Acting 67 years old Chicago, Illinois, USA ★ 2.0
Born: March 8, 1959

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).

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Known For

Practical Magic
Practical Magic Gary Hallet 1998
Flipped
Flipped Richard Baker 2010
Legends of the Fall
Legends of the Fall Alfred Ludlow 1994
Wild Child
Wild Child Gerry Moore 2008
Unknown
Unknown Martin B. 2011

Filmography

Acting Credits (113)

The Lightkeeper
The Lightkeeper Father MacGabbhan 2026
The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address Theodore Parker (voice) 2025
The Walsh Sisters
The Walsh Sisters Daddy Walsh 2025
Rematch
Rematch Roger Laver 2024
Daughter of the Bride
Daughter of the Bride Bruce 2023
A Journey to Sundance
A Journey to Sundance Self 2023
Blacklight
Blacklight Gabriel Robinson 2022
The American Guest
The American Guest Theodore Roosevelt 2021
Spiked
Spiked John Wilson 2021
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die Self (archive footage) 2020
Change in the Air
Change in the Air Moody Burkhart 2018
Arthur Miller: Writer
Arthur Miller: Writer Self (archive footage) 2017
Stay
Stay Dermot 2013
Rushlights
Rushlights Cameron Brogden 2013
If I Were You
If I Were You Derek 2013
The Last Keepers
The Last Keepers John 2013
Allegiance
Allegiance Lieutenant Colonel Owens 2012
The Horses of McBride
The Horses of McBride Matt Davidson 2012
Festival of Lights
Festival of Lights Adem 2012
Elementary
Elementary Thomas Gregson 2012
The Stand Up
The Stand Up Sandy 2012
The Greening of Whitney Brown
The Greening of Whitney Brown Henry Brown 2011
Muide Éire
Muide Éire Self 2011
Prime Suspect
Prime Suspect Kevin Sweeney 2011
Unknown
Unknown Martin B. 2011
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright Charlie Wright 2010
Blue Bloods
Blue Bloods Gus Vanderlip 2010
Sarah's Key
Sarah's Key William Rainsferd 2010
Flipped
Flipped Richard Baker 2010
Jonah Hex
Jonah Hex Ulysses S. Grant 2010
The 5th Quarter
The 5th Quarter Steven Abbate 2010
White Collar
White Collar Professor George Oswald 2009
A Shine of Rainbows
A Shine of Rainbows Alec 2009
From Ararat to Zion
From Ararat to Zion Narrator 2009
Handsome Harry
Handsome Harry Prof. Porter 2009
The Eclipse
The Eclipse Nicholas Holden 2009
Irish Chicago
Irish Chicago Self - Host 2009
Wild Child
Wild Child Gerry Moore 2008
The Prince of Motor City
The Prince of Motor City Charlie Hamilton 2008
Dark Matter
Dark Matter Jacob Reiser 2008
Canterbury's Law
Canterbury's Law Matt Furey 2008
32A
32A Frank Brennan 2007
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Henry Dawes 2007
The Exonerated
The Exonerated Kerry Max Cook 2006
The Book of Daniel
The Book of Daniel Daniel Webster 2006
Mayday
Mayday John Berry 2005
Nine Lives
Nine Lives Henry 2005
Weeds
Weeds CEO 2005
Empire Falls
Empire Falls David Roby 2005
Return to Sender
Return to Sender Frank Nitzche 2004
Shadow of Fear
Shadow of Fear Detective Scofield 2004
Miracle Run
Miracle Run Douglas Thomas 2004
Proud
Proud Commodore Alfred Lind 2004
See You in My Dreams
See You in My Dreams Joe F. Brown 2004
Cavedweller
Cavedweller Clint Windsor 2004
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius Harry Vardon 2004
Plainsong
Plainsong Tom Guthrie 2004
Song for a Raggy Boy
Song for a Raggy Boy William Franklin 2003
Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor
Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor Gen. Benedict Arnold 2003
Evelyn
Evelyn Nick Barron 2002
Stolen Summer
Stolen Summer Joe O'Malley 2002
Night Visions
Night Visions Jeremy Bell (segment "The Passenger List") 2001
Songcatcher
Songcatcher Tom Bledsoe 2001
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper Miles Hendon 2000
Two of Us
Two of Us Paul McCartney 2000
Music of the Heart
Music of the Heart Brian 1999
Third Watch
Third Watch John Miller 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Ben Nicholson 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Burton Lowe 1999
This Is My Father
This Is My Father Kieran O'Day 1999
In Dreams
In Dreams Paul Cooper 1999
Practical Magic
Practical Magic Gary Hallet 1998
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone Henry Morton Stanley 1997
The Assignment
The Assignment Annibal Ramirez / Carlos 1997
The View
The View Self 1997
Commandments
Commandments Seth Warner 1997
The Irish in America
The Irish in America Narrator 1997
Michael Collins
Michael Collins Harry Roland 1996
Looking for Richard
Looking for Richard Richmond 1996
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company (segment "John Boorman") 1995
Haunted
Haunted Professor David Ash 1995
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
The Stars Fell on Henrietta Don Day 1995
Out of Ireland
Out of Ireland Maurice Woulfe (voice) 1995
Legends of the Fall
Legends of the Fall Alfred Ludlow 1994
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Cap. Robert Walton 1994
Baseball
Baseball (voice) 1994
Blink
Blink Detective John Hallstrom 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993
Benny & Joon
Benny & Joon Benjamin 'Benny' Pearl 1993
A Private Matter
A Private Matter Bob Finkbine 1992
The Playboys
The Playboys Tom Casey 1992
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
At Play in the Fields of the Lord Martin Quarrier 1991
Lies of the Twins
Lies of the Twins James McEwan / Jonathan McEwan 1991
Avalon
Avalon Jules Kaye 1990
The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale Nick 1990
The Lemon Sisters
The Lemon Sisters Frankie McGuinness 1989
Perfect Witness
Perfect Witness Samuel De Valera Paxton 1989
Crusoe
Crusoe Crusoe 1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self - Guest 1988
Stakeout
Stakeout Richard "Stick" Montgomery 1987
All My Sons
All My Sons Chris Keller 1987
The Mission
The Mission Felipe Mendoza 1986
An Early Frost
An Early Frost Michael Pierson 1985
Desperately Seeking Susan
Desperately Seeking Susan Dez 1985
Reckless
Reckless Johnny Rourke 1984
The Late Late Show
The Late Late Show Self 1962
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Tom Guthrie 1951
The Well of Saint Nobody
The Well of Saint Nobody
Butterfly in the Typewriter
Butterfly in the Typewriter Barnet Rosset
Ages of the Moon
Ages of the Moon
The Body Is Water
The Body Is Water John Umley
Little Audrey
Little Audrey Bishop Ryan
Hal
Hal Professor Tigues

Directing Credits (2)

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