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Aidan Quinn

Acting

Aidan Quinn

EN, PT, FR cinema · 92 credits

Born

8 March 1959 (age 67)

Birthplace

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also known as 에이단 퀸 · Айдан Куинн · آیدان کوئین

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).

Known for

Filmography

The Well of Saint Nobody

The Well of Saint Nobody

ENNot rated

Actor

Butterfly in the Typewriter poster

Butterfly in the Typewriter

ENNot rated

as Barnet Rosset

Ages of the Moon

Ages of the Moon

ENNot rated

Actor, Director, Producer

The Body Is Water

The Body Is Water

ENNot rated

as John Umley

Little Audrey poster

Little Audrey

ENNot rated

as Bishop Ryan

Hal

Hal

ENNot rated

as Professor Tigues

The Lightkeeper poster

The Lightkeeper

EN · 2026Not rated

as Father MacGabbhan

The Gettysburg Address poster

The Gettysburg Address

EN · 2025Not rated

as Theodore Parker (voice)

Daughter of the Bride poster

Daughter of the Bride

EN · 20235.8

as Bruce

A Journey to Sundance poster

A Journey to Sundance

EN · 2023Not rated

as Self

Blacklight poster

Blacklight

EN · 20226.1

as Gabriel Robinson

Spiked poster

Spiked

EN · 20215.4

as John Wilson

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die poster

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

PT · 20207.1

as Self (archive footage)

Change in the Air poster

Change in the Air

EN · 20185.7

as Moody Burkhart

Arthur Miller: Writer poster

Arthur Miller: Writer

EN · 20177.1

as Self (archive footage)

The Last Keepers poster

The Last Keepers

EN · 20134.8

as John

Rushlights poster

Rushlights

EN · 20134.8

as Cameron Brogden

If I Were You poster

If I Were You

EN · 20136.6

as Derek

Stay poster

Stay

EN · 20134.7

as Dermot

Allegiance poster

Allegiance

EN · 20125.0

as Lieutenant Colonel Owens

The Stand Up poster

The Stand Up

EN · 2012Not rated

as Sandy

Festival of Lights poster

Festival of Lights

EN · 2012Not rated

as Adem

The Horses of McBride poster

The Horses of McBride

EN · 20125.8

as Matt Davidson

Unknown poster

Unknown

EN · 20116.7

as Martin B.

The Greening of Whitney Brown poster

The Greening of Whitney Brown

EN · 20115.9

as Henry Brown

Muide Éire poster

Muide Éire

EN · 2011Not rated

as Self

Flipped poster

Flipped

EN · 20108.0

as Richard Baker

Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright poster

Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright

EN · 20104.9

as Charlie Wright

Sarah's Key poster

Sarah's Key

FR · 20107.3

as William Rainsferd

The 5th Quarter poster

The 5th Quarter

EN · 20105.5

as Steven Abbate

Jonah Hex poster

Jonah Hex

EN · 20105.0

as Ulysses S. Grant

A Shine of Rainbows poster

A Shine of Rainbows

EN · 20096.4

as Alec

The Eclipse poster

The Eclipse

EN · 20096.0

as Nicholas Holden

Handsome Harry poster

Handsome Harry

EN · 20095.5

as Prof. Porter

Irish Chicago poster

Irish Chicago

EN · 2009Not rated

as Self - Host

From Ararat to Zion poster

From Ararat to Zion

EN · 20098.0

as Narrator

Wild Child poster

Wild Child

EN · 20086.7

as Gerry Moore

Dark Matter poster

Dark Matter

EN · 20085.5

as Jacob Reiser

The Prince of Motor City

2008

The Prince of Motor City

EN · 2008Not rated

as Charlie Hamilton

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee poster

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

EN · 20076.5

as Henry Dawes

32A poster

32A

EN · 20076.1

as Frank Brennan

The Exonerated poster

The Exonerated

FR · 20067.3

as Kerry Max Cook

Nine Lives poster

Nine Lives

EN · 20056.1

as Henry

Mayday poster

Mayday

EN · 20055.1

as John Berry

Return to Sender poster

Return to Sender

EN · 20046.4

as Frank Nitzche

Shadow of Fear poster

Shadow of Fear

EN · 20045.3

as Detective Scofield

Miracle Run poster

Miracle Run

EN · 20047.6

as Douglas Thomas

Cavedweller poster

Cavedweller

EN · 20045.8

as Clint Windsor

See You in My Dreams poster

See You in My Dreams

EN · 20046.0

as Joe F. Brown

Proud poster

Proud

EN · 20044.7

as Commodore Alfred Lind

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius poster

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

EN · 20045.9

as Harry Vardon

Plainsong poster

Plainsong

EN · 20047.2

as Tom Guthrie

Song for a Raggy Boy poster

Song for a Raggy Boy

EN · 20037.3

as William Franklin

Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor poster

Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor

EN · 20034.8

as Gen. Benedict Arnold

Stolen Summer poster

Stolen Summer

EN · 20026.3

as Joe O'Malley

Evelyn poster

Evelyn

EN · 20026.4

as Nick Barron

Songcatcher poster

Songcatcher

EN · 20016.2

as Tom Bledsoe

The Prince and the Pauper poster

The Prince and the Pauper

EN · 20006.4

as Miles Hendon

Two of Us poster

Two of Us

EN · 20005.8

as Paul McCartney

Music of the Heart poster

Music of the Heart

EN · 19996.7

as Brian

In Dreams poster

In Dreams

EN · 19995.5

as Paul Cooper

This Is My Father poster

This Is My Father

EN · 19996.1

as Kieran O'Day, Executive Producer

Practical Magic poster

Practical Magic

EN · 19986.8

as Gary Hallet

Commandments poster

Commandments

EN · 19975.0

as Seth Warner

The Assignment poster

The Assignment

EN · 19976.3

as Annibal Ramirez / Carlos

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone poster

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

EN · 19976.5

as Henry Morton Stanley

The Irish in America poster

The Irish in America

EN · 199710.0

as Narrator

Michael Collins poster

Michael Collins

EN · 19966.9

as Harry Roland

Looking for Richard poster

Looking for Richard

EN · 19966.8

as Richmond

Haunted poster

Haunted

EN · 19956.1

as Professor David Ash

The Stars Fell on Henrietta poster

The Stars Fell on Henrietta

EN · 19956.0

as Don Day

Lumière & Company poster

Lumière & Company

FR · 19956.4

as (segment "John Boorman")

Out of Ireland poster

Out of Ireland

EN · 19957.0

as Maurice Woulfe (voice)

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein poster

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

EN · 19946.4

as Cap. Robert Walton

Legends of the Fall poster

Legends of the Fall

EN · 19947.4

as Alfred Ludlow

Benny & Joon poster

Benny & Joon

EN · 19937.0

as Benjamin 'Benny' Pearl

Blink poster

Blink

EN · 19936.1

as Detective John Hallstrom

The Playboys poster

The Playboys

EN · 19926.2

as Tom Casey

A Private Matter poster

A Private Matter

EN · 19925.5

as Bob Finkbine

At Play in the Fields of the Lord poster

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

EN · 19916.6

as Martin Quarrier

Lies of the Twins poster

Lies of the Twins

EN · 19914.5

as James McEwan / Jonathan McEwan

Avalon poster

Avalon

EN · 19906.7

as Jules Kaye

The Handmaid's Tale poster

The Handmaid's Tale

EN · 19906.1

as Nick

Crusoe poster

Crusoe

EN · 19895.7

as Crusoe

The Lemon Sisters poster

The Lemon Sisters

EN · 19895.1

as Frankie McGuinness

Perfect Witness poster

Perfect Witness

EN · 19896.8

as Samuel De Valera Paxton

Stakeout poster

Stakeout

EN · 19876.5

as Richard "Stick" Montgomery

All My Sons poster

All My Sons

EN · 19879.0

as Chris Keller

The Mission poster

The Mission

EN · 19867.4

as Felipe Mendoza

Desperately Seeking Susan poster

Desperately Seeking Susan

EN · 19856.1

as Dez

An Early Frost poster

An Early Frost

EN · 19855.8

as Michael Pierson

Reckless poster

Reckless

EN · 19845.7

as Johnny Rourke