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