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