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