Aidan Quinn
Born: 1959-03-08 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For: 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).
Filmography
2025
- The Gettysburg Address as Theodore Parker (voice)
- The Walsh Sisters as Daddy Walsh
2024
- Rematch as Roger Laver
2023
- Daughter of the Bride as Bruce
2022
- Blacklight as Gabriel Robinson
2021
- Spiked as John Wilson
- A Journey to Sundance as Self
- 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
- Stay as Dermot
- The Last Keepers as John
- If I Were You as Derek
2012
- Elementary as Thomas Gregson
- The Horses of McBride as Matt Davidson
- Festival of Lights as Adem
- The Stand Up as Sandy
- Allegiance as Lieutenant Colonel Owens
2011
- Unknown as Martin B.
- The Greening of Whitney Brown as Henry Brown
- Muide Éire as Himself
- Prime Suspect as Kevin Sweeney
2010
- Blue Bloods as Gus Vanderlip
- Flipped as Richard Baker
- Jonah Hex as Ulysses S. Grant
- Sarah's Key as William Rainsferd
- The 5th Quarter as Steven Abbate
- Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright as Charlie Wright
2009
- White Collar as Professor George Oswald
- The Eclipse as Nicholas Holden
- Handsome Harry as Prof. Porter
- A Shine of Rainbows as Alec
- From Ararat to Zion as Narrator
- Irish Chicago as Self - Host
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
- Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee as Henry Dawes
- 32A as Frank Brennan
2006
- The Book of Daniel as Daniel Webster
- The Exonerated as Kerry Max Cook
2005
- Weeds as CEO
- Mayday as John Berry
- Nine Lives as Henry
- Empire Falls as David Roby
2004
- Miracle Run as Douglas Thomas
- Cavedweller as Clint Windsor
- Shadow of Fear as Detective Scofield
- Plainsong as Tom Guthrie
- Return to Sender as Frank Nitzche
- See You in My Dreams as Joe F. Brown
- Proud as Commodore Alfred Lind
- Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius as Harry Vardon
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
- The Prince and the Pauper as Miles Hendon
- Two of Us as Paul McCartney
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Ben Nicholson
- Third Watch as John Miller
- In Dreams as Paul Cooper
- Music of the Heart as Brian
- This Is My Father as Kieran O'Day
1998
- Practical Magic as Gary Hallet
1997
- The View as Self
- The Assignment as Annibal Ramirez / Carlos
- Commandments as Seth Warner
- Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone as Henry Morton Stanley
1996
- Michael Collins as Harry Roland
- Looking for Richard as Richmond
1995
- Haunted as Prof. David Ash
- Lumière & Company as (segment "John Boorman")
- The Stars Fell on Henrietta as Don Day
- Out of Ireland as Maurice Woulfe (voice)
1994
- Legends of the Fall as Alfred Ludlow
- Mary Shelley's Frankenstein as Cap. Robert Walton
- 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
- At Play in the Fields of the Lord as Martin Quarrier
- Lies of the Twins as James McEwan / Jonathan McEwan
1990
- Avalon as Jules Kaye
- The Handmaid's Tale as Nick
1989
- Perfect Witness as Samuel De Valera Paxton
- The Lemon Sisters as Frankie McGuinness
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- Crusoe as Crusoe
1987
- Stakeout as Richard "Stick" Montgomery
- All My Sons as Chris Keller
1986
- The Mission as Felipe Mendoza
1985
- Desperately Seeking Susan as Dez
- An Early Frost as Michael Pierson
1984
- Reckless as Johnny Rourke
1962
- The Late Late Show as Self
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Tom Guthrie