Aidan Quinn
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).
Filmography
The Lightkeeper
as Father MacGabbhan
The Lightkeeper
as Father MacGabbhan
The Gettysburg Address
as Theodore Parker (voice)
The Gettysburg Address
as Theodore Parker (voice)
Daughter of the Bride
as Bruce
Daughter of the Bride
as Bruce
A Journey to Sundance
as Self
A Journey to Sundance
as Self
Blacklight
as Gabriel Robinson
Blacklight
as Gabriel Robinson
Spiked
as John Wilson
Spiked
as John Wilson
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
as Self (archive footage)
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
as Self (archive footage)
Change in the Air
as Moody Burkhart
Change in the Air
as Moody Burkhart
Arthur Miller: Writer
as Self (archive footage)
Arthur Miller: Writer
as Self (archive footage)
Stay
as Dermot
Stay
as Dermot
Rushlights
as Cameron Brogden
Rushlights
as Cameron Brogden
If I Were You
as Derek
If I Were You
as Derek
The Last Keepers
as John
The Last Keepers
as John
Allegiance
as Lieutenant Colonel Owens
Allegiance
as Lieutenant Colonel Owens
The Horses of McBride
as Matt Davidson
The Horses of McBride
as Matt Davidson
Festival of Lights
as Adem
Festival of Lights
as Adem
The Stand Up
as Sandy
The Stand Up
as Sandy
The Greening of Whitney Brown
as Henry Brown
The Greening of Whitney Brown
as Henry Brown
Muide Éire
as Self
Muide Éire
as Self
Unknown
as Martin B.
Unknown
as Martin B.
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
as Charlie Wright
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
as Charlie Wright
Sarah's Key
as William Rainsferd
Sarah's Key
as William Rainsferd
Flipped
as Richard Baker
Flipped
as Richard Baker
Jonah Hex
as Ulysses S. Grant
Jonah Hex
as Ulysses S. Grant
The 5th Quarter
as Steven Abbate
The 5th Quarter
as Steven Abbate
A Shine of Rainbows
as Alec
A Shine of Rainbows
as Alec
From Ararat to Zion
as Narrator
From Ararat to Zion
as Narrator
Handsome Harry
as Prof. Porter
Handsome Harry
as Prof. Porter
The Eclipse
as Nicholas Holden
The Eclipse
as Nicholas Holden
Irish Chicago
as Self - Host
Irish Chicago
as Self - Host
Wild Child
as Gerry Moore
Wild Child
as Gerry Moore
The Prince of Motor City
as Charlie Hamilton
The Prince of Motor City
as Charlie Hamilton
Dark Matter
as Jacob Reiser
Dark Matter
as Jacob Reiser
32A
as Frank Brennan
32A
as Frank Brennan
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
as Henry Dawes
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
as Henry Dawes
The Exonerated
as Kerry Max Cook
The Exonerated
as Kerry Max Cook
Mayday
as John Berry
Mayday
as John Berry
Nine Lives
as Henry
Nine Lives
as Henry
Return to Sender
as Frank Nitzche
Return to Sender
as Frank Nitzche
Shadow of Fear
as Detective Scofield
Shadow of Fear
as Detective Scofield
Miracle Run
as Douglas Thomas
Miracle Run
as Douglas Thomas
Proud
as Commodore Alfred Lind
Proud
as Commodore Alfred Lind
See You in My Dreams
as Joe F. Brown
See You in My Dreams
as Joe F. Brown
Cavedweller
as Clint Windsor
Cavedweller
as Clint Windsor
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
as Harry Vardon
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
as Harry Vardon
Plainsong
as Tom Guthrie
Plainsong
as Tom Guthrie
Song for a Raggy Boy
as William Franklin
Song for a Raggy Boy
as William Franklin
Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor
as Gen. Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor
as Gen. Benedict Arnold
Evelyn
as Nick Barron
Evelyn
as Nick Barron
Stolen Summer
as Joe O'Malley
Stolen Summer
as Joe O'Malley
Songcatcher
as Tom Bledsoe
Songcatcher
as Tom Bledsoe
The Prince and the Pauper
as Miles Hendon
The Prince and the Pauper
as Miles Hendon
Two of Us
as Paul McCartney
Two of Us
as Paul McCartney
Music of the Heart
as Brian
Music of the Heart
as Brian
This Is My Father
as Kieran O'Day
This Is My Father
as Kieran O'Day
In Dreams
as Paul Cooper
In Dreams
as Paul Cooper
Practical Magic
as Gary Hallet
Practical Magic
as Gary Hallet
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
as Henry Morton Stanley
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
as Henry Morton Stanley
The Assignment
as Annibal Ramirez / Carlos
The Assignment
as Annibal Ramirez / Carlos
Commandments
as Seth Warner
Commandments
as Seth Warner
The Irish in America
as Narrator
The Irish in America
as Narrator
Michael Collins
as Harry Roland
Michael Collins
as Harry Roland
Looking for Richard
as Richmond
Looking for Richard
as Richmond
Lumière & Company
as (segment "John Boorman")
Lumière & Company
as (segment "John Boorman")
Haunted
as Professor David Ash
Haunted
as Professor David Ash
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
as Don Day
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
as Don Day
Out of Ireland
as Maurice Woulfe (voice)
Out of Ireland
as Maurice Woulfe (voice)
Legends of the Fall
as Alfred Ludlow
Legends of the Fall
as Alfred Ludlow
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
as Cap. Robert Walton
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
as Cap. Robert Walton
Blink
as Detective John Hallstrom
Blink
as Detective John Hallstrom
Benny & Joon
as Benjamin 'Benny' Pearl
Benny & Joon
as Benjamin 'Benny' Pearl
A Private Matter
as Bob Finkbine
A Private Matter
as Bob Finkbine
The Playboys
as Tom Casey
The Playboys
as Tom Casey
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
as Martin Quarrier
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
as Martin Quarrier
Lies of the Twins
as James McEwan / Jonathan McEwan
Lies of the Twins
as James McEwan / Jonathan McEwan
The Handmaid's Tale
as Nick
The Handmaid's Tale
as Nick
The Lemon Sisters
as Frankie McGuinness
The Lemon Sisters
as Frankie McGuinness
Perfect Witness
as Samuel De Valera Paxton
Perfect Witness
as Samuel De Valera Paxton
Stakeout
as Richard "Stick" Montgomery
Stakeout
as Richard "Stick" Montgomery
An Early Frost
as Michael Pierson
An Early Frost
as Michael Pierson
Desperately Seeking Susan
as Dez
Desperately Seeking Susan
as Dez
Reckless
as Johnny Rourke
Reckless
as Johnny Rourke
The Body Is Water
as John Umley
The Body Is Water
as John Umley
Little Audrey
as Bishop Ryan
Little Audrey
as Bishop Ryan