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