Aidan Quinn

Aidan Quinn

🎂 8th March 1959 (67 yrs) 📍 Chicago, Illinois, USA

Known For

Biography

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).

Aidan Quinn

Movies Featuring Aidan Quinn

The Lightkeeper

The Lightkeeper (2026)

as Father MacGabbhan

The Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address (2025)

as Theodore Parker (voice)

Daughter of the Bride

Daughter of the Bride (2023)

as Bruce

A Journey to Sundance

A Journey to Sundance (2023)

as Self

Blacklight

Blacklight (2022)

as Gabriel Robinson

Spiked

Spiked (2021)

as John Wilson

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die (2020)

as Self (archive footage)

Change in the Air

Change in the Air (2018)

as Moody Burkhart

Arthur Miller: Writer

Arthur Miller: Writer (2017)

as Self (archive footage)

Stay

Stay (2013)

as Dermot

Rushlights

Rushlights (2013)

as Cameron Brogden

If I Were You

If I Were You (2013)

as Derek

The Last Keepers

The Last Keepers (2013)

as John

Allegiance

Allegiance (2012)

as Lieutenant Colonel Owens

The Horses of McBride

The Horses of McBride (2012)

as Matt Davidson

Festival of Lights

Festival of Lights (2012)

as Adem

The Stand Up

The Stand Up (2012)

as Sandy

The Greening of Whitney Brown

The Greening of Whitney Brown (2011)

as Henry Brown

Muide Éire

Muide Éire (2011)

as Self

Unknown

Unknown (2011)

as Martin B.

Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright

Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright (2010)

as Charlie Wright

Sarah's Key

Sarah's Key (2010)

as William Rainsferd

Flipped

Flipped (2010)

as Richard Baker

Jonah Hex

Jonah Hex (2010)

as Ulysses S. Grant

The 5th Quarter

The 5th Quarter (2010)

as Steven Abbate

A Shine of Rainbows

A Shine of Rainbows (2009)

as Alec

From Ararat to Zion

From Ararat to Zion (2009)

as Narrator

Handsome Harry

Handsome Harry (2009)

as Prof. Porter

The Eclipse

The Eclipse (2009)

as Nicholas Holden

Irish Chicago

Irish Chicago (2009)

as Self - Host

Wild Child

Wild Child (2008)

as Gerry Moore

No Image

The Prince of Motor City (2008)

as Charlie Hamilton

Dark Matter

Dark Matter (2008)

as Jacob Reiser

32A

as Frank Brennan

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007)

as Henry Dawes

The Exonerated

The Exonerated (2006)

as Kerry Max Cook

Mayday

Mayday (2005)

as John Berry

Nine Lives

Nine Lives (2005)

as Henry

Return to Sender

Return to Sender (2004)

as Frank Nitzche

Shadow of Fear

Shadow of Fear (2004)

as Detective Scofield

Miracle Run

Miracle Run (2004)

as Douglas Thomas

Proud

Proud (2004)

as Commodore Alfred Lind

See You in My Dreams

See You in My Dreams (2004)

as Joe F. Brown

Cavedweller

Cavedweller (2004)

as Clint Windsor

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004)

as Harry Vardon

Plainsong

Plainsong (2004)

as Tom Guthrie

Song for a Raggy Boy

Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)

as William Franklin

Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor

Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor (2003)

as Gen. Benedict Arnold

Evelyn

Evelyn (2002)

as Nick Barron

Stolen Summer

Stolen Summer (2002)

as Joe O'Malley

Songcatcher

Songcatcher (2001)

as Tom Bledsoe

The Prince and the Pauper

The Prince and the Pauper (2000)

as Miles Hendon

Two of Us

Two of Us (2000)

as Paul McCartney

Music of the Heart

Music of the Heart (1999)

as Brian

This Is My Father

This Is My Father (1999)

as Kieran O'Day

In Dreams

In Dreams (1999)

as Paul Cooper

Practical Magic

Practical Magic (1998)

as Gary Hallet

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone (1997)

as Henry Morton Stanley

The Assignment

The Assignment (1997)

as Annibal Ramirez / Carlos

Commandments

Commandments (1997)

as Seth Warner

The Irish in America

The Irish in America (1997)

as Narrator

Michael Collins

Michael Collins (1996)

as Harry Roland

Looking for Richard

Looking for Richard (1996)

as Richmond

Lumière & Company

Lumière & Company (1995)

as (segment "John Boorman")

Haunted

Haunted (1995)

as Professor David Ash

The Stars Fell on Henrietta

The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995)

as Don Day

Out of Ireland

Out of Ireland (1995)

as Maurice Woulfe (voice)

Legends of the Fall

Legends of the Fall (1994)

as Alfred Ludlow

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)

as Cap. Robert Walton

Blink

Blink (1993)

as Detective John Hallstrom

Benny & Joon

Benny & Joon (1993)

as Benjamin 'Benny' Pearl

A Private Matter

A Private Matter (1992)

as Bob Finkbine

The Playboys

The Playboys (1992)

as Tom Casey

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)

as Martin Quarrier

Lies of the Twins

Lies of the Twins (1991)

as James McEwan / Jonathan McEwan

Avalon

Avalon (1990)

as Jules Kaye

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale (1990)

as Nick

The Lemon Sisters

The Lemon Sisters (1989)

as Frankie McGuinness

Perfect Witness

Perfect Witness (1989)

as Samuel De Valera Paxton

Crusoe

Crusoe (1989)

as Crusoe

Stakeout

Stakeout (1987)

as Richard "Stick" Montgomery

All My Sons

All My Sons (1987)

as Chris Keller

The Mission

The Mission (1986)

as Felipe Mendoza

An Early Frost

An Early Frost (1985)

as Michael Pierson

Desperately Seeking Susan

Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)

as Dez

Reckless

Reckless (1984)

as Johnny Rourke

No Image

The Well of Saint Nobody (N/A)

Butterfly in the Typewriter

Butterfly in the Typewriter (N/A)

as Barnet Rosset

No Image

Ages of the Moon (N/A)

No Image

The Body Is Water (N/A)

as John Umley

No Image

Little Audrey (N/A)

as Bishop Ryan

No Image

as Professor Tigues