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Aidan Quinn

Acting·Mar 8, 1959·Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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).

Film	Credit
The Lightkeeper2026 · Father MacGabbhan	Father MacGabbhan
The Gettysburg Address2025 · Theodore Parker (voice)	Theodore Parker (voice)
Daughter of the Bride2023 · Bruce	Bruce
Blacklight2022 · Gabriel Robinson	Gabriel Robinson
Spiked2021 · John Wilson	John Wilson
Change in the Air2018 · Moody Burkhart	Moody Burkhart
Stay2013 · Dermot	Dermot
Rushlights2013 · Cameron Brogden	Cameron Brogden
If I Were You2013 · Derek	Derek
The Last Keepers2013 · John	John
Allegiance2012 · Lieutenant Colonel Owens	Lieutenant Colonel Owens
The Horses of McBride2012 · Matt Davidson	Matt Davidson
Festival of Lights2012 · Adem	Adem
The Stand Up2012 · Sandy	Sandy
The Greening of Whitney Brown2011 · Henry Brown	Henry Brown
Unknown2011 · Martin B.	Martin B.
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright2010 · Charlie Wright	Charlie Wright
Sarah's Key2010 · William Rainsferd	William Rainsferd
Flipped2010 · Richard Baker	Richard Baker
Jonah Hex2010 · Ulysses S. Grant	Ulysses S. Grant
The 5th Quarter2010 · Steven Abbate	Steven Abbate
A Shine of Rainbows2009 · Alec	Alec
From Ararat to Zion2009 · Narrator	Narrator
Handsome Harry2009 · Prof. Porter	Prof. Porter
The Eclipse2009 · Nicholas Holden	Nicholas Holden
Wild Child2008 · Gerry Moore	Gerry Moore
TThe Prince of Motor City2008 · Charlie Hamilton	Charlie Hamilton
Dark Matter2008 · Jacob Reiser	Jacob Reiser
32A2007 · Frank Brennan	Frank Brennan
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee2007 · Henry Dawes	Henry Dawes
The Exonerated2006 · Kerry Max Cook	Kerry Max Cook
Mayday2005 · John Berry	John Berry
Nine Lives2005 · Henry	Henry
Return to Sender2004 · Frank Nitzche	Frank Nitzche
Shadow of Fear2004 · Detective Scofield	Detective Scofield
Miracle Run2004 · Douglas Thomas	Douglas Thomas
Proud2004 · Commodore Alfred Lind	Commodore Alfred Lind
See You in My Dreams2004 · Joe F. Brown	Joe F. Brown
Cavedweller2004 · Clint Windsor	Clint Windsor
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius2004 · Harry Vardon	Harry Vardon
Plainsong2004 · Tom Guthrie	Tom Guthrie
Song for a Raggy Boy2003 · William Franklin	William Franklin
Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor2003 · Gen. Benedict Arnold	Gen. Benedict Arnold
Evelyn2002 · Nick Barron	Nick Barron
Stolen Summer2002 · Joe O'Malley	Joe O'Malley
Songcatcher2001 · Tom Bledsoe	Tom Bledsoe
The Prince and the Pauper2000 · Miles Hendon	Miles Hendon
Two of Us2000 · Paul McCartney	Paul McCartney
Music of the Heart1999 · Brian	Brian
This Is My Father1999 · Kieran O'Day	Kieran O'Day
In Dreams1999 · Paul Cooper	Paul Cooper
Practical Magic1998 · Gary Hallet	Gary Hallet
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone1997 · Henry Morton Stanley	Henry Morton Stanley
The Assignment1997 · Annibal Ramirez / Carlos	Annibal Ramirez / Carlos
Commandments1997 · Seth Warner	Seth Warner
The Irish in America1997 · Narrator	Narrator
Michael Collins1996 · Harry Roland	Harry Roland
Looking for Richard1996 · Richmond	Richmond
Lumière & Company1995 · (segment "John Boorman")	(segment "John Boorman")
Haunted1995 · Professor David Ash	Professor David Ash
The Stars Fell on Henrietta1995 · Don Day	Don Day
Out of Ireland1995 · Maurice Woulfe (voice)	Maurice Woulfe (voice)
Legends of the Fall1994 · Alfred Ludlow	Alfred Ludlow
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein1994 · Cap. Robert Walton	Cap. Robert Walton
Blink1993 · Detective John Hallstrom	Detective John Hallstrom
Benny & Joon1993 · Benjamin 'Benny' Pearl	Benjamin 'Benny' Pearl
A Private Matter1992 · Bob Finkbine	Bob Finkbine
The Playboys1992 · Tom Casey	Tom Casey
At Play in the Fields of the Lord1991 · Martin Quarrier	Martin Quarrier
Lies of the Twins1991 · James McEwan / Jonathan McEwan	James McEwan / Jonathan McEwan
Avalon1990 · Jules Kaye	Jules Kaye
The Handmaid's Tale1990 · Nick	Nick
The Lemon Sisters1989 · Frankie McGuinness	Frankie McGuinness
Perfect Witness1989 · Samuel De Valera Paxton	Samuel De Valera Paxton
Crusoe1989 · Crusoe	Crusoe
Stakeout1987 · Richard "Stick" Montgomery	Richard "Stick" Montgomery
All My Sons1987 · Chris Keller	Chris Keller
The Mission1986 · Felipe Mendoza	Felipe Mendoza
An Early Frost1985 · Michael Pierson	Michael Pierson
Desperately Seeking Susan1985 · Dez	Dez
Reckless1984 · Johnny Rourke	Johnny Rourke
TThe Well of Saint NobodyActor	Actor
Butterfly in the TypewriterBarnet Rosset	Barnet Rosset
AAges of the MoonActor, Director, Producer	Actor, Director, Producer
TThe Body Is WaterJohn Umley	John Umley
LLittle AudreyBishop Ryan	Bishop Ryan
HHalProfessor Tigues	Professor Tigues