Aidan Quinn

Aidan Quinn

Acting
Born 1959-03-08 Chicago, Illinois, USA 113 credits Theatre World Award 1

Awards

Won 1 Theatre World Award Award

Theatre World Award 1 won

  • 1988 Theatre World Award Won

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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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Filmography — top 60 of 113
Acting 60 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · ★ 8.0 · Ben Nicholson, Burton Lowe
Blue Bloods
Blue Bloods
2010 · ★ 7.8 · Gus Vanderlip
Elementary
Elementary
2012 · ★ 7.6 · Director, Thomas Gregson
The View
The View
1997 · ★ 4.3 · Self
Baseball
Baseball
1994 · (voice)
White Collar
White Collar
2009 · ★ 8.2 · Professor George Oswald
Weeds
Weeds
2005 · ★ 7.5 · CEO
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
Third Watch
Third Watch
1999 · ★ 7.9 · John Miller
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · ★ 7.3 · Self - Guest
American Playhouse
American Playhouse
1982 · Chris Keller
Practical Magic
Practical Magic
1998 · ★ 6.8 · Gary Hallet
Flipped
Flipped
2010 · ★ 8.0 · Richard Baker
Legends of the Fall
Legends of the Fall
1994 · ★ 7.4 · Alfred Ludlow
Wild Child
Wild Child
2008 · ★ 6.7 · Gerry Moore
The Mission
The Mission
1986 · ★ 7.4 · Felipe Mendoza
Unknown
Unknown
2011 · ★ 6.7 · Martin B.
The Late Late Show
The Late Late Show
1962 · Self
Night Visions
Night Visions
2001 · Jeremy Bell (segment "The Passenger List")
Blacklight
Blacklight
2022 · ★ 6.1 · Gabriel Robinson
Jonah Hex
Jonah Hex
2010 · ★ 5.0 · Ulysses S. Grant
Stakeout
Stakeout
1987 · ★ 6.5 · Richard "Stick" Montgomery
Desperately Seeking Susan
Desperately Seeking Susan
1985 · ★ 6.1 · Dez
Benny & Joon
Benny & Joon
1993 · ★ 7.0 · Benjamin 'Benny' Pearl
Prime Suspect
Prime Suspect
2011 · Kevin Sweeney
The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale
1990 · ★ 6.1 · Nick
Empire Falls
Empire Falls
2005 · ★ 6.6 · David Roby
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994 · ★ 6.4 · Cap. Robert Walton
The Book of Daniel
The Book of Daniel
2006 · Daniel Webster
Michael Collins
Michael Collins
1996 · ★ 6.9 · Harry Roland
Sarah's Key
Sarah's Key
2010 · ★ 7.3 · William Rainsferd
The Assignment
The Assignment
1997 · ★ 6.3 · Annibal Ramirez / Carlos
The Walsh Sisters
The Walsh Sisters
2025 · Daddy Walsh
Canterbury's Law
Canterbury's Law
2008 · Matt Furey
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
2005 · ★ 6.1 · Henry
Rematch
Rematch
2024 · Roger Laver
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
2007 · ★ 6.5 · Henry Dawes
Haunted
Haunted
1995 · ★ 6.1 · Professor David Ash
Evelyn
Evelyn
2002 · ★ 6.4 · Nick Barron
In Dreams
In Dreams
1999 · ★ 5.5 · Paul Cooper
Music of the Heart
Music of the Heart
1999 · ★ 6.7 · Brian
Avalon
Avalon
1990 · ★ 6.7 · Jules Kaye
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
2004 · ★ 5.9 · Harry Vardon
The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address
2025 · Theodore Parker (voice)
Looking for Richard
Looking for Richard
1996 · ★ 6.8 · Richmond
The American Guest
The American Guest
2021 · Theodore Roosevelt
Blink
Blink
1993 · ★ 6.1 · Detective John Hallstrom
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Tom Guthrie
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
1995 · ★ 6.3 · (segment "John Boorman")
Shadow of Fear
Shadow of Fear
2004 · Detective Scofield
Return to Sender
Return to Sender
2004 · ★ 6.4 · Frank Nitzche
The Greening of Whitney Brown
The Greening of Whitney Brown
2011 · Henry Brown
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
1991 · ★ 6.6 · Martin Quarrier
Song for a Raggy Boy
Song for a Raggy Boy
2003 · ★ 7.3 · William Franklin
Dark Matter
Dark Matter
2008 · ★ 5.6 · Jacob Reiser
Miracle Run
Miracle Run
2004 · Douglas Thomas
The Lightkeeper
The Lightkeeper
2026 · Father MacGabbhan
Butterfly in the Typewriter
Butterfly in the Typewriter
· Barnet Rosset
Reckless
Reckless
1984 · Johnny Rourke
Rushlights
Rushlights
2013 · Cameron Brogden
Directing 1 credit
Elementary
Elementary
2012 · ★ 7.6 · Director, Thomas Gregson
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