Aidan Quinn

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

110

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

  • White Collar

    White Collar

  • Weeds

    Weeds

  • The View

    The View

  • Third Watch

    Third Watch

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Unknown

    Unknown

  • Wild Child

    Wild Child

  • Legends of the Fall

    Legends of the Fall

  • Return to Sender

    Return to Sender

  • Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

    Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

  • The Eclipse

    The Eclipse

  • Flipped

    Flipped

  • Jonah Hex

    Jonah Hex

  • Michael Collins

    Michael Collins

  • Dark Matter

    Dark Matter

  • Haunted

    Haunted

  • A Journey to Sundance

    A Journey to Sundance

  • Baseball

    Baseball

  • Practical Magic

    Practical Magic

  • Crusoe

    Crusoe

  • Perfect Witness

    Perfect Witness

  • Stolen Summer

    Stolen Summer

  • Muide Éire

    Muide Éire

  • Nine Lives

    Nine Lives

  • Night Visions

    Night Visions

  • Benny & Joon

    Benny & Joon

  • Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

    Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

  • The Assignment

    The Assignment

  • Blacklight

    Blacklight

  • Miracle Run

    Miracle Run

  • Avalon

    Avalon

  • Rushlights

    Rushlights

  • Handsome Harry

    Handsome Harry

  • Empire Falls

    Empire Falls

  • Mayday

    Mayday

  • Commandments

    Commandments

  • The Handmaid's Tale

    The Handmaid's Tale

  • At Play in the Fields of the Lord

    At Play in the Fields of the Lord

  • Reckless

    Reckless

  • The Playboys

    The Playboys

  • The Greening of Whitney Brown

    The Greening of Whitney Brown

  • Stakeout

    Stakeout

  • The Mission

    The Mission

  • Plainsong

    Plainsong

  • Spiked

    Spiked

  • Evelyn

    Evelyn

  • Prime Suspect

    Prime Suspect

  • The Lemon Sisters

    The Lemon Sisters

  • The Book of Daniel

    The Book of Daniel

  • The Late Late Show

    The Late Late Show

  • Desperately Seeking Susan

    Desperately Seeking Susan

  • The Gettysburg Address

    The Gettysburg Address

  • A Shine of Rainbows

    A Shine of Rainbows

  • Stay

    Stay

  • Songcatcher

    Songcatcher

  • Sarah's Key

    Sarah's Key

  • Rematch

    Rematch

  • Lumière & Company

    Lumière & Company

  • Music of the Heart

    Music of the Heart

  • Canterbury's Law

    Canterbury's Law

  • Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

    Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

  • In Dreams

    In Dreams

  • The Prince of Motor City

    The Prince of Motor City

  • An Early Frost

    An Early Frost

  • Song for a Raggy Boy

    Song for a Raggy Boy

  • The Walsh Sisters

    The Walsh Sisters

  • The Prince and the Pauper

    The Prince and the Pauper

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Shadow of Fear

    Shadow of Fear

  • Daughter of the Bride

    Daughter of the Bride

  • All My Sons

    All My Sons

  • The Stars Fell on Henrietta

    The Stars Fell on Henrietta

  • A Private Matter

    A Private Matter

  • The Last Keepers

    The Last Keepers

  • Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright

    Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright

  • Change in the Air

    Change in the Air

  • Looking for Richard

    Looking for Richard

  • The 5th Quarter

    The 5th Quarter

  • Cavedweller

    Cavedweller

  • Butterfly in the Typewriter

    Butterfly in the Typewriter

  • See You in My Dreams

    See You in My Dreams

  • The Horses of McBride

    The Horses of McBride

  • If I Were You

    If I Were You

  • Lies of the Twins

    Lies of the Twins

  • The Stand Up

    The Stand Up

  • The Body Is Water

    The Body Is Water

  • Arthur Miller: Writer

    Arthur Miller: Writer

  • Two of Us

    Two of Us

  • Out of Ireland

    Out of Ireland

  • This Is My Father

    This Is My Father

  • Festival of Lights

    Festival of Lights

  • The American Guest

    The American Guest

  • Proud

    Proud

  • Blink

    Blink

  • Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

    Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

  • The Well of Saint Nobody

    The Well of Saint Nobody

  • The Exonerated

    The Exonerated

  • Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor

    Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor

  • Ages of the Moon

    Ages of the Moon

  • From Ararat to Zion

    From Ararat to Zion

  • Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

    Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

  • Little Audrey

    Little Audrey

  • The Lightkeeper

    The Lightkeeper

  • 32A

    32A

  • Irish Chicago

    Irish Chicago

  • Allegiance

    Allegiance