Aidan Quinn
Born
March 8, 1959 (age 66)
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Aidan Quinn

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).

Movies

The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address
2025
Theodore Parker (voice)
Daughter of the Bride
Daughter of the Bride
2023 ★ 5.9
Bruce
Blacklight
Blacklight
2022 ★ 6.2
Gabriel Robinson
Spiked
Spiked
2021 ★ 5.1
John Wilson
Change in the Air
Change in the Air
2018 ★ 5.7
Moody Burkhart
Stay
Stay
2013 ★ 4.6
Dermot
Rushlights
Rushlights
2013 ★ 4.8
Cameron Brogden
If I Were You
If I Were You
2013 ★ 6.6
Derek
The Last Keepers
The Last Keepers
2013 ★ 4.8
John
Allegiance
Allegiance
2012 ★ 5.1
Lieutenant Colonel Owens
The Horses of McBride
The Horses of McBride
2012 ★ 5.8
Matt Davidson
Festival of Lights
Festival of Lights
2012
Adem
The Stand Up
The Stand Up
2012
Sandy
The Greening of Whitney Brown
The Greening of Whitney Brown
2011 ★ 6.0
Henry Brown
Unknown
Unknown
2011 ★ 6.7
Martin B.
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
2010 ★ 4.9
Charlie Wright
Sarah's Key
Sarah's Key
2010 ★ 7.3
William Rainsferd
Flipped
Flipped
2010 ★ 8.0
Richard Baker
Jonah Hex
Jonah Hex
2010 ★ 5.0
Ulysses S. Grant
The 5th Quarter
The 5th Quarter
2010 ★ 5.5
Steven Abbate
A Shine of Rainbows
A Shine of Rainbows
2009 ★ 6.5
Alec
From Ararat to Zion
From Ararat to Zion
2009 ★ 8.0
Narrator
Handsome Harry
Handsome Harry
2009 ★ 5.6
Prof. Porter
The Eclipse
The Eclipse
2009 ★ 6.0
Nicholas Holden
Wild Child
Wild Child
2008 ★ 6.7
Gerry Moore
The Prince of Motor City
The Prince of Motor City
2008
Charlie Hamilton
Dark Matter
Dark Matter
2008 ★ 5.5
Jacob Reiser
32A
32A
2007 ★ 5.8
Frank Brennan
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
2007 ★ 6.5
Henry Dawes
The Exonerated
The Exonerated
2006 ★ 7.2
Kerry Max Cook
Mayday
Mayday
2005 ★ 4.5
John Berry
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
2005 ★ 6.0
Henry
Return to Sender
Return to Sender
2004 ★ 6.3
Frank Nitzche
Shadow of Fear
Shadow of Fear
2004 ★ 5.2
Detective Scofield
Miracle Run
Miracle Run
2004 ★ 7.6
Douglas Thomas
Proud
Proud
2004 ★ 4.4
Commodore Alfred Lind
See You in My Dreams
See You in My Dreams
2004
Joe F. Brown
Cavedweller
Cavedweller
2004 ★ 5.7
Clint Windsor
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
2004 ★ 5.9
Harry Vardon
Plainsong
Plainsong
2004 ★ 7.0
Tom Guthrie
Song for a Raggy Boy
Song for a Raggy Boy
2003 ★ 7.3
William Franklin
Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor
Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor
2003 ★ 3.3
Gen. Benedict Arnold
Evelyn
Evelyn
2002 ★ 6.4
Nick Barron
Stolen Summer
Stolen Summer
2002 ★ 6.2
Joe O'Malley
Songcatcher
Songcatcher
2001 ★ 6.1
Tom Bledsoe
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper
2000 ★ 6.2
Miles Hendon
Two of Us
Two of Us
2000 ★ 5.6
Paul McCartney
Music of the Heart
Music of the Heart
1999 ★ 6.7
Brian
This Is My Father
This Is My Father
1999 ★ 5.4
Kieran O'Day
In Dreams
In Dreams
1999 ★ 5.5
Paul Cooper
Practical Magic
Practical Magic
1998 ★ 6.8
Gary Hallet
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
1997 ★ 6.0
Henry Morton Stanley
The Assignment
The Assignment
1997 ★ 6.3
Annibal Ramirez / Carlos
Commandments
Commandments
1997 ★ 4.9
Seth Warner
Michael Collins
Michael Collins
1996 ★ 6.9
Harry Roland
Looking for Richard
Looking for Richard
1996 ★ 6.8
Richmond
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
1995 ★ 6.2
(segment "John Boorman")
Haunted
Haunted
1995 ★ 6.1
Prof. David Ash
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
1995 ★ 6.1
Don Day
Out of Ireland
Out of Ireland
1995 ★ 6.0
Maurice Woulfe (voice)
Legends of the Fall
Legends of the Fall
1994 ★ 7.4
Alfred Ludlow
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994 ★ 6.4
Cap. Robert Walton
Blink
Blink
1993 ★ 6.1
Detective John Hallstrom
Benny & Joon
Benny & Joon
1993 ★ 7.0
Benjamin 'Benny' Pearl
A Private Matter
A Private Matter
1992 ★ 4.8
Bob Finkbine
The Playboys
The Playboys
1992 ★ 6.0
Tom Casey
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
1991 ★ 6.4
Martin Quarrier
Lies of the Twins
Lies of the Twins
1991 ★ 4.0
James McEwan / Jonathan McEwan
Avalon
Avalon
1990 ★ 6.7
Jules Kaye
The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale
1990 ★ 6.1
Nick
The Lemon Sisters
The Lemon Sisters
1989 ★ 4.6
Frankie McGuinness
Perfect Witness
Perfect Witness
1989 ★ 6.5
Samuel De Valera Paxton
Crusoe
Crusoe
1988 ★ 6.0
Crusoe
Stakeout
Stakeout
1987 ★ 6.5
Richard "Stick" Montgomery
All My Sons
All My Sons
1987
Chris Keller
The Mission
The Mission
1986 ★ 7.4
Felipe Mendoza
An Early Frost
An Early Frost
1985 ★ 5.7
Michael Pierson
Desperately Seeking Susan
Desperately Seeking Susan
1985 ★ 6.1
Dez
Reckless
Reckless
1984 ★ 5.6
Johnny Rourke
The Well of Saint Nobody
The Well of Saint Nobody
Ages of the Moon
Ages of the Moon
Butterfly in the Typewriter
Butterfly in the Typewriter
Barnet Rosset
The Body Is Water
The Body Is Water
John Umley
The Lightkeeper
The Lightkeeper
Father MacGabbhan
Little Audrey
Little Audrey
Bishop Ryan

TV Series