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