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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1959-03-08 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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).

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Known For

Acting

2025

Food Fight as Daniel
The Gettysburg Address as Theodore Parker (voice)

2024

Rematch as Roger Laver

2023

2022

Blacklight as Gabriel Robinson

2021

Spiked as John Wilson
The American Guest as Theodore Roosevelt

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

Rushlights as Cameron Brogden
If I Were You as Derek
Stay as Dermot

2012

Allegiance as Lieutenant Colonel Owens
The Stand Up as Sandy
The Horses of McBride as Matt Davidson
Elementary as Thomas Gregson

2011

Unknown as Martin B.
Prime Suspect as Kevin Sweeney

2010

Flipped as Richard Baker
Sarah's Key as William Rainsferd
The 5th Quarter as Steven Abbate
Jonah Hex as Ulysses S. Grant

2009

The Eclipse as Nicholas Holden
Handsome Harry as Prof. Porter
Irish Chicago as Self - Host
White Collar as Professor George Oswald

2008

Wild Child as Gerry Moore
Dark Matter as Jacob Reiser
The Prince of Motor City as Charlie Hamilton
Canterbury's Law as Matt Furey

2007

32A as Frank Brennan

2006

The Exonerated as Kerry Max Cook
The Book of Daniel as Daniel Webster

2005

Nine Lives as Henry
Mayday as John Berry
Empire Falls as David Roby
Weeds as CEO

2004

Return to Sender as Frank Nitzche
Shadow of Fear as Detective Scofield
Miracle Run as Douglas Thomas
Cavedweller as Clint Windsor
See You in My Dreams as Joe F. Brown
Proud as Commodore Alfred Lind
Plainsong as Tom Guthrie

2003

Song for a Raggy Boy as William Franklin
Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor as Gen. Benedict Arnold

2002

Stolen Summer as Joe O'Malley
Evelyn as Nick Barron

2001

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

2000

Two of Us as Paul McCartney

1999

In Dreams as Paul Cooper
This Is My Father as Kieran O'Day
Third Watch as John Miller

1998

Practical Magic as Gary Hallet

1997

Commandments as Seth Warner
The Assignment as Annibal Ramirez / Carlos
The View as Self

1996

Michael Collins as Harry Roland

1995

Haunted as Prof. David Ash
Lumière & Company as (segment "John Boorman")
Out of Ireland as Maurice Woulfe (voice)

1994

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein as Cap. Robert Walton
Legends of the Fall as Alfred Ludlow
Baseball as (voice)

1993

Benny & Joon as Benjamin 'Benny' Pearl
Blink as Detective John Hallstrom

1992

The Playboys as Tom Casey
A Private Matter as Bob Finkbine

1991

Lies of the Twins as James McEwan / Jonathan McEwan

1990

Avalon as Jules Kaye

1989

The Lemon Sisters as Frankie McGuinness
Perfect Witness as Sam Paxton

1988

Crusoe as Crusoe
LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest

1987

Stakeout as Richard "Stick" Montgomery
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

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Tom Guthrie

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Production

1999

This Is My Father as Executive Producer

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Ages of the Moon as Producer

Directing

2012

Elementary as Director

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Ages of the Moon as Director