Portrait of Aidan Quinn

Aidan Quinn

Acting

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).

Born: March 8, 1959

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Filmography

2025
The Gettysburg Address

as Theodore Parker (voice)

2025
The Walsh Sisters

as Daddy Walsh

2024
Rematch

as Roger Laver

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
Rushlights

as Cameron Brogden

2013
2013
2012
Allegiance

as Lieutenant Colonel Owens

2012
The Horses of McBride

as Matt Davidson

2012
Elementary

as Thomas Gregson

2012
The Stand Up

as Sandy

2011
Muide Éire

as Himself

2011
Prime Suspect

as Kevin Sweeney

2011
Unknown

as Martin B.

2010
Blue Bloods

as Gus Vanderlip

2010
Sarah's Key

as William Rainsferd

2010
Flipped

as Richard Baker

2010
Jonah Hex

as Ulysses S. Grant

2010
The 5th Quarter

as Steven Abbate

2009
White Collar

as Professor George Oswald

2009
2009
Handsome Harry

as Prof. Porter

2009
The Eclipse

as Nicholas Holden

2009
Irish Chicago

as Self - Host

2008
Wild Child

as Gerry Moore

2008
Dark Matter

as Jacob Reiser

2008
Canterbury's Law

as Matt Furey

2007
32A

as Frank Brennan

2006
The Exonerated

as Kerry Max Cook

2006
The Book of Daniel

as Daniel Webster

2005
Mayday

as John Berry

2005
Nine Lives

as Henry

2005
Weeds

as CEO

2005
Empire Falls

as David Roby

2004
Return to Sender

as Frank Nitzche

2004
Shadow of Fear

as Detective Scofield

2004
Miracle Run

as Douglas Thomas

2004
Proud

as Commodore Alfred Lind

2004
See You in My Dreams

as Joe F. Brown

2004
Cavedweller

as Clint Windsor

2004
Plainsong

as Tom Guthrie

2003
Song for a Raggy Boy

as William Franklin

2003
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
2000
Two of Us

as Paul McCartney

1999
1999
Third Watch

as John Miller

1999
This Is My Father

as Kieran O'Day

1999
In Dreams

as Paul Cooper

1998
Practical Magic

as Gary Hallet

1997
The Assignment

as Annibal Ramirez / Carlos

1997
The View

as Self

1997
Commandments

as Seth Warner

1996
Michael Collins

as Harry Roland

1996
1995
Lumière & Company

as (segment "John Boorman")

1995
Haunted

as Prof. David Ash

1995
Out of Ireland

as Maurice Woulfe (voice)

1994
Legends of the Fall

as Alfred Ludlow

1994
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

as Cap. Robert Walton

1994
Baseball

as (voice)

1993
Blink

as Detective John Hallstrom

1993
Benny & Joon

as Benjamin 'Benny' Pearl

1992
A Private Matter

as Bob Finkbine

1992
The Playboys

as Tom Casey

1991
1991
Lies of the Twins

as James McEwan / Jonathan McEwan

1990
Avalon

as Jules Kaye

1989
The Lemon Sisters

as Frankie McGuinness

1989
Perfect Witness

as Samuel De Valera Paxton

1988
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

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Tom Guthrie

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