Aidan Quinn
1.6Acting

Aidan Quinn

Mar 8, 1959 - Chicago, Illinois, USA

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).

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Credits

Cast

Media
Movie1994Mary Shelley's FrankensteinCap. Robert Walton
Movie1996Michael CollinsHarry Roland
Movie1990AvalonJules Kaye
Movie2017Arthur Miller: WriterSelf (archive footage)
Movie2023Daughter of the BrideBruce
Movie1993Benny & JoonBenjamin 'Benny' Pearl
Movie1994Legends of the FallAlfred Ludlow
Movie1987StakeoutRichard "Stick" Montgomery
Movie1990The Handmaid's TaleNick
Movie1998Practical MagicGary Hallet
Movie2025Food FightDaniel
Movie1986The MissionFelipe Mendoza
Movie1985Desperately Seeking SusanDez
Movie2004Return to SenderFrank Nitzche
Movie1999Music of the HeartBrian
Movie2007Bury My Heart at Wounded KneeHenry Dawes
Movie1999In DreamsPaul Cooper
Movie2008Wild ChildGerry Moore
Movie1992The PlayboysTom Casey
Movie1996Looking for RichardRichmond
Movie1988CrusoeCrusoe
Movie2013The Last KeepersJohn
Movie2009A Shine of RainbowsAlec
Movie2000The Prince and the PauperMiles Hendon
Movie2010FlippedRichard Baker
Movie2005Nine LivesHenry
Movie1984RecklessJohnny Rourke
Movie1997CommandmentsSeth Warner
Movie2002Stolen SummerJoe O'Malley
Movie2009The EclipseNicholas Holden
Movie2011UnknownMartin B.
Movie2022BlacklightGabriel Robinson
Movie2008Dark MatterJacob Reiser
Movie1995HauntedProf. David Ash
Movie1997The AssignmentAnnibal Ramirez / Carlos
Movie200732AFrank Brennan
Movie2003Song for a Raggy BoyWilliam Franklin
Movie1991At Play in the Fields of the LordMartin Quarrier
Movie2004Shadow of FearDetective Scofield
Movie2010Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie WrightCharlie Wright
Movie2009Handsome HarryProf. Porter
Movie2010Sarah's KeyWilliam Rainsferd
Movie2011The Greening of Whitney BrownHenry Brown
Movie2005MaydayJohn Berry
Movie1985An Early FrostMichael Pierson
Movie2000Two of UsPaul McCartney
Movie2004Miracle RunDouglas Thomas
Movie2010The 5th QuarterSteven Abbate
Movie2004CavedwellerClint Windsor
Movie2012AllegianceLieutenant Colonel Owens
Movie1989The Lemon SistersFrankie McGuinness
Movie1992A Private MatterBob Finkbine
Movie2012The Stand UpSandy
Movie2012Festival of LightsAdem
Movie1995The Stars Fell on HenriettaDon Day
Movie2013RushlightsCameron Brogden
Movie2013If I Were YouDerek
Movie1991Lies of the TwinsJames McEwan / Jonathan McEwan
Movie2003Benedict Arnold: A Question of HonorGen. Benedict Arnold
Movie2013StayDermot
Movie2012The Horses of McBrideMatt Davidson
Movie1989Perfect WitnessSam Paxton
Movie2006The ExoneratedKerry Max Cook
Movie1993BlinkDetective John Hallstrom
Movie2008The Prince of Motor CityCharlie Hamilton
Movie2002EvelynNick Barron
Movie2004See You in My DreamsJoe F. Brown
Movie1999This Is My FatherKieran O'Day
Movie2009Irish ChicagoSelf - Host
Movie1997Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for LivingstoneHenry Morton Stanley
Movie2001SongcatcherTom Bledsoe
Movie2004ProudCommodore Alfred Lind
Movie1995Lumière & Company(segment "John Boorman")
Movie1994Out of Ireland: The Story of Irish Emigration to AmericaMaurice Woulfe (voice)
MovieN/AThe Well of Saint Nobody
Movie2004Bobby Jones: Stroke of GeniusHarry Vardon
Movie2010Jonah HexUlysses S. Grant
MovieN/ACry from the SeaFather MacGabbhan
MovieN/AButterfly in the TypewriterBarnet Rosset
Movie2018Change in the AirMoody Burkhart
Movie2025The Gettysburg AddressTheodore Parker (voice)
Movie2004PlainsongTom Guthrie
Movie2020Babenco: Tell Me When I DieSelf (archive footage)
Movie1987All My SonsChris Keller
Movie2009From Ararat to ZionNarrator
Movie2021SpikedJohn Wilson
Movie2021A Journey to SundanceSelf
Movie1995Out of IrelandMaurice Woulfe (voice)
MovieN/AAges of the Moon
MovieN/AThe Body Is Water
MovieN/ALittle Audrey
TV Show1999Third WatchJohn Miller5
TV Show2012ElementaryThomas Gregson154
TV Show1997The ViewSelf3
TV Show1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitBen Nicholson1
TV Show2006The Book of DanielDaniel Webster4
TV Show2008Canterbury's LawMatt Furey6
TV Show2001Night VisionsJeremy Bell (segment "The Passenger List")1
TV Show1951Hallmark Hall of FameTom Guthrie1
TV Show2005Empire FallsDavid Roby2
TV Show2011Prime SuspectKevin Sweeney13
TV Show2021The American GuestTheodore Roosevelt4
TV Show2005WeedsCEO4
TV Show2009White CollarProfessor George Oswald1
TV Show1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitBurton Lowe2
TV Show1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest1
TV Show2024RematchRoger Laver6
TV Show1962The Late Late ShowSelf1
TV Show1994Baseball(voice)2

Crew

Media
Movie1999This Is My FatherExecutive ProducerProduction
MovieN/AAges of the MoonDirectorDirecting
MovieN/AAges of the MoonProducerProduction
TV Show2012ElementaryDirectorDirecting