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