Aidan Quinn

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

111

Gender

Male

Birthday

1959-03-08 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Aidan Quinn

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).

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Blue Bloods

    Blue Bloods

  • Elementary

    Elementary

  • Third Watch

    Third Watch

  • The View

    The View

  • White Collar

    White Collar

  • Weeds

    Weeds

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Unknown

    Unknown

  • Michael Collins

    Michael Collins

  • Stakeout

    Stakeout

  • Songcatcher

    Songcatcher

  • Rushlights

    Rushlights

  • Avalon

    Avalon

  • Evelyn

    Evelyn

  • Spiked

    Spiked

  • Crusoe

    Crusoe

  • Lumière & Company

    Lumière & Company

  • In Dreams

    In Dreams

  • Flipped

    Flipped

  • Mayday

    Mayday

  • Muide Éire

    Muide Éire

  • Baseball

    Baseball

  • Legends of the Fall

    Legends of the Fall

  • Plainsong

    Plainsong

  • Practical Magic

    Practical Magic

  • See You in My Dreams

    See You in My Dreams

  • Commandments

    Commandments

  • A Private Matter

    A Private Matter

  • The Late Late Show

    The Late Late Show

  • Looking for Richard

    Looking for Richard

  • Two of Us

    Two of Us

  • Sarah's Key

    Sarah's Key

  • Wild Child

    Wild Child

  • Proud

    Proud

  • Night Visions

    Night Visions

  • The Gettysburg Address

    The Gettysburg Address

  • Blacklight

    Blacklight

  • The Handmaid's Tale

    The Handmaid's Tale

  • Desperately Seeking Susan

    Desperately Seeking Susan

  • Jonah Hex

    Jonah Hex

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Mission

    The Mission

  • Empire Falls

    Empire Falls

  • The Walsh Sisters

    The Walsh Sisters

  • The Lightkeeper

    The Lightkeeper

  • Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

    Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

  • Canterbury's Law

    Canterbury's Law

  • Miracle Run

    Miracle Run

  • Handsome Harry

    Handsome Harry

  • This Is My Father

    This Is My Father

  • Out of Ireland

    Out of Ireland

  • Butterfly in the Typewriter

    Butterfly in the Typewriter

  • Rematch

    Rematch

  • Prime Suspect

    Prime Suspect

  • The Book of Daniel

    The Book of Daniel

  • Benny & Joon

    Benny & Joon

  • The Playboys

    The Playboys

  • The Greening of Whitney Brown

    The Greening of Whitney Brown

  • The American Guest

    The American Guest

  • Reckless

    Reckless

  • Nine Lives

    Nine Lives

  • Haunted

    Haunted

  • Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

    Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

  • The Assignment

    The Assignment

  • Lies of the Twins

    Lies of the Twins

  • Music of the Heart

    Music of the Heart

  • Blink

    Blink

  • Song for a Raggy Boy

    Song for a Raggy Boy

  • 32A

    32A

  • Change in the Air

    Change in the Air

  • Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

    Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

  • Return to Sender

    Return to Sender

  • Shadow of Fear

    Shadow of Fear

  • At Play in the Fields of the Lord

    At Play in the Fields of the Lord

  • Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright

    Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright

  • A Shine of Rainbows

    A Shine of Rainbows

  • Dark Matter

    Dark Matter

  • Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

    Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

  • The 5th Quarter

    The 5th Quarter

  • All My Sons

    All My Sons

  • The Eclipse

    The Eclipse

  • The Prince and the Pauper

    The Prince and the Pauper

  • Arthur Miller: Writer

    Arthur Miller: Writer

  • Stay

    Stay

  • The Last Keepers

    The Last Keepers

  • The Exonerated

    The Exonerated

  • Cavedweller

    Cavedweller

  • Daughter of the Bride

    Daughter of the Bride

  • A Journey to Sundance

    A Journey to Sundance

  • The Lemon Sisters

    The Lemon Sisters

  • If I Were You

    If I Were You

  • Stolen Summer

    Stolen Summer

  • Perfect Witness

    Perfect Witness

  • An Early Frost

    An Early Frost

  • Ages of the Moon

    Ages of the Moon

  • The Stand Up

    The Stand Up

  • The Horses of McBride

    The Horses of McBride

  • Little Audrey

    Little Audrey

  • The Stars Fell on Henrietta

    The Stars Fell on Henrietta

  • The Prince of Motor City

    The Prince of Motor City

  • The Body Is Water

    The Body Is Water

  • Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor

    Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor

  • The Well of Saint Nobody

    The Well of Saint Nobody

  • Allegiance

    Allegiance

  • Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

    Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

  • Irish Chicago

    Irish Chicago

  • From Ararat to Zion

    From Ararat to Zion

  • Festival of Lights

    Festival of Lights

  • The Irish in America

    The Irish in America