Aidan Quinn

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

109

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

  • Elementary

    Elementary

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • White Collar

    White Collar

  • The View

    The View

  • Third Watch

    Third Watch

  • Weeds

    Weeds

  • Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

    Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

  • Wild Child

    Wild Child

  • Practical Magic

    Practical Magic

  • Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

    Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

  • Legends of the Fall

    Legends of the Fall

  • Unknown

    Unknown

  • Baseball

    Baseball

  • Haunted

    Haunted

  • At Play in the Fields of the Lord

    At Play in the Fields of the Lord

  • The Eclipse

    The Eclipse

  • Night Visions

    Night Visions

  • Flipped

    Flipped

  • An Early Frost

    An Early Frost

  • The Lemon Sisters

    The Lemon Sisters

  • The Mission

    The Mission

  • From Ararat to Zion

    From Ararat to Zion

  • The Handmaid's Tale

    The Handmaid's Tale

  • A Shine of Rainbows

    A Shine of Rainbows

  • The Late Late Show

    The Late Late Show

  • Michael Collins

    Michael Collins

  • The Gettysburg Address

    The Gettysburg Address

  • Desperately Seeking Susan

    Desperately Seeking Susan

  • Miracle Run

    Miracle Run

  • The Greening of Whitney Brown

    The Greening of Whitney Brown

  • The Prince and the Pauper

    The Prince and the Pauper

  • Music of the Heart

    Music of the Heart

  • A Private Matter

    A Private Matter

  • Jonah Hex

    Jonah Hex

  • The Stars Fell on Henrietta

    The Stars Fell on Henrietta

  • Reckless

    Reckless

  • Crusoe

    Crusoe

  • Handsome Harry

    Handsome Harry

  • The Book of Daniel

    The Book of Daniel

  • The Exonerated

    The Exonerated

  • Blacklight

    Blacklight

  • Nine Lives

    Nine Lives

  • Prime Suspect

    Prime Suspect

  • Stakeout

    Stakeout

  • A Journey to Sundance

    A Journey to Sundance

  • Benny & Joon

    Benny & Joon

  • Avalon

    Avalon

  • Stolen Summer

    Stolen Summer

  • The Assignment

    The Assignment

  • Perfect Witness

    Perfect Witness

  • Empire Falls

    Empire Falls

  • Dark Matter

    Dark Matter

  • The 5th Quarter

    The 5th Quarter

  • The Playboys

    The Playboys

  • Rematch

    Rematch

  • Songcatcher

    Songcatcher

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Mayday

    Mayday

  • Stay

    Stay

  • Canterbury's Law

    Canterbury's Law

  • The Horses of McBride

    The Horses of McBride

  • Butterfly in the Typewriter

    Butterfly in the Typewriter

  • Cavedweller

    Cavedweller

  • Festival of Lights

    Festival of Lights

  • Song for a Raggy Boy

    Song for a Raggy Boy

  • Arthur Miller: Writer

    Arthur Miller: Writer

  • Evelyn

    Evelyn

  • In Dreams

    In Dreams

  • Shadow of Fear

    Shadow of Fear

  • Spiked

    Spiked

  • Return to Sender

    Return to Sender

  • Cry from the Sea

    Cry from the Sea

  • Lumière & Company

    Lumière & Company

  • Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

    Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

  • Rushlights

    Rushlights

  • Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright

    Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright

  • The Stand Up

    The Stand Up

  • The Prince of Motor City

    The Prince of Motor City

  • Looking for Richard

    Looking for Richard

  • Plainsong

    Plainsong

  • Proud

    Proud

  • Food Fight

    Food Fight

  • Commandments

    Commandments

  • Sarah's Key

    Sarah's Key

  • Daughter of the Bride

    Daughter of the Bride

  • See You in My Dreams

    See You in My Dreams

  • Two of Us

    Two of Us

  • The Last Keepers

    The Last Keepers

  • All My Sons

    All My Sons

  • The Well of Saint Nobody

    The Well of Saint Nobody

  • The Body Is Water

    The Body Is Water

  • Lies of the Twins

    Lies of the Twins

  • This Is My Father

    This Is My Father

  • Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

    Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

  • The American Guest

    The American Guest

  • Blink

    Blink

  • Out of Ireland

    Out of Ireland

  • If I Were You

    If I Were You

  • Muide Éire

    Muide Éire

  • Change in the Air

    Change in the Air

  • Ages of the Moon

    Ages of the Moon

  • Irish Chicago

    Irish Chicago

  • Little Audrey

    Little Audrey

  • Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

    Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

  • 32A

    32A

  • Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor

    Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor

  • Allegiance

    Allegiance