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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).
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 8, 1959
Age
67 years old
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity Score
2.3
Filmography
The Lightkeeper
Father MacGabbhan
2026Movie
The Gettysburg Address
Theodore Parker (voice)
2025Movie
The Walsh Sisters
Daddy Walsh
2025TV
Rematch
Roger Laver
2024TV
Daughter of the Bride
Bruce
2023Movie
A Journey to Sundance
Self
2023Movie
Blacklight
Gabriel Robinson
2022Movie
Spiked
John Wilson
2021Movie
The American Guest
Theodore Roosevelt
2021TV
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Self (archive footage)
2020Movie
Change in the Air
Moody Burkhart
2018Movie
Arthur Miller: Writer
Self (archive footage)
2017Movie
The Last Keepers
John
2013Movie
Rushlights
Cameron Brogden
2013Movie
If I Were You
Derek
2013Movie
Stay
Dermot
2013Movie
Allegiance
Lieutenant Colonel Owens
2012Movie
The Stand Up
Sandy
2012Movie
Festival of Lights
Adem
2012Movie
The Horses of McBride
Matt Davidson
2012Movie
Elementary
Thomas Gregson
2012TV
Elementary
Director
2012TV
Unknown
Martin B.
2011Movie
The Greening of Whitney Brown
Henry Brown
2011Movie
Muide Éire
Self
2011Movie
Prime Suspect
Kevin Sweeney
2011TV
Flipped
Richard Baker
2010Movie
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
Charlie Wright
2010Movie
Sarah's Key
William Rainsferd
2010Movie
The 5th Quarter
Steven Abbate
2010Movie
Jonah Hex
Ulysses S. Grant
2010Movie
Blue Bloods
Gus Vanderlip
2010TV
A Shine of Rainbows
Alec
2009Movie
The Eclipse
Nicholas Holden
2009Movie
Handsome Harry
Prof. Porter
2009Movie
Irish Chicago
Self - Host
2009Movie
From Ararat to Zion
Narrator
2009Movie
White Collar
Professor George Oswald
2009TV
Wild Child
Gerry Moore
2008Movie
Dark Matter
Jacob Reiser
2008Movie
The Prince of Motor City
Charlie Hamilton
2008Movie
Canterbury's Law
Matt Furey
2008TV
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Henry Dawes
2007Movie
32A
Frank Brennan
2007Movie
The Exonerated
Kerry Max Cook
2006Movie
The Book of Daniel
Daniel Webster
2006TV
Nine Lives
Henry
2005Movie
Mayday
John Berry
2005Movie
Empire Falls
David Roby
2005TV
Weeds
CEO
2005TV
Return to Sender
Frank Nitzche
2004Movie
Shadow of Fear
Detective Scofield
2004Movie
Miracle Run
Douglas Thomas
2004Movie
Cavedweller
Clint Windsor
2004Movie
See You in My Dreams
Joe F. Brown
2004Movie
Proud
Commodore Alfred Lind
2004Movie
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
Harry Vardon
2004Movie
Plainsong
Tom Guthrie
2004Movie
Song for a Raggy Boy
William Franklin
2003Movie
Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor
Gen. Benedict Arnold
2003Movie
Stolen Summer
Joe O'Malley
2002Movie
Evelyn
Nick Barron
2002Movie
Songcatcher
Tom Bledsoe
2001Movie
Night Visions
Jeremy Bell (segment "The Passenger List")
2001TV
The Prince and the Pauper
Miles Hendon
2000Movie
Two of Us
Paul McCartney
2000Movie
Music of the Heart
Brian
1999Movie
In Dreams
Paul Cooper
1999Movie
This Is My Father
Kieran O'Day
1999Movie
Third Watch
John Miller
1999TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Ben Nicholson
1999TV
This Is My Father
Executive Producer
1999Movie
Practical Magic
Gary Hallet
1998Movie
Commandments
Seth Warner
1997Movie
The Assignment
Annibal Ramirez / Carlos
1997Movie
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
Henry Morton Stanley
1997Movie
The Irish in America
Narrator
1997Movie
The View
Self
1997TV
Michael Collins
Harry Roland
1996Movie
Looking for Richard
Richmond
1996Movie
Haunted
Professor David Ash
1995Movie
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
Don Day
1995Movie
Lumière & Company
(segment "John Boorman")
1995Movie
Out of Ireland
Maurice Woulfe (voice)
1995Movie
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Cap. Robert Walton
1994Movie
Legends of the Fall
Alfred Ludlow
1994Movie
Baseball
(voice)
1994TV
Benny & Joon
Benjamin 'Benny' Pearl
1993Movie
Blink
Detective John Hallstrom
1993Movie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993TV
The Playboys
Tom Casey
1992Movie
A Private Matter
Bob Finkbine
1992Movie
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Martin Quarrier
1991Movie
Lies of the Twins
James McEwan / Jonathan McEwan
1991Movie
Avalon
Jules Kaye
1990Movie
The Handmaid's Tale
Nick
1990Movie
Crusoe
Crusoe
1989Movie
The Lemon Sisters
Frankie McGuinness
1989Movie
Perfect Witness
Samuel De Valera Paxton
1989Movie
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988TV
Stakeout
Richard "Stick" Montgomery
1987Movie
All My Sons
Chris Keller
1987Movie
The Mission
Felipe Mendoza
1986Movie
Desperately Seeking Susan
Dez
1985Movie
An Early Frost
Michael Pierson
1985Movie
Reckless
Johnny Rourke
1984Movie
American Playhouse
Chris Keller
1982TV
The Late Late Show
Self
1962TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Tom Guthrie
1951TV
The Well of Saint Nobody
—Movie
Butterfly in the Typewriter
Barnet Rosset
—Movie
Ages of the Moon
—Movie
The Body Is Water
John Umley
—Movie
Little Audrey
Bishop Ryan
—Movie
Hal
Professor Tigues
—Movie
Ages of the Moon
Director
—Movie
Ages of the Moon
Producer
—Movie