
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).
Acting (82 movies)

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994

Michael Collins
1996

Avalon
1990

Arthur Miller: Writer
2017

Daughter of the Bride
2023

Benny & Joon
1993

Legends of the Fall
1994

Stakeout
1987

The Handmaid's Tale
1990

Practical Magic
1998

The Mission
1986

Desperately Seeking Susan
1985

Return to Sender
2004

Music of the Heart
1999

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
2007

In Dreams
1999

Wild Child
2008

The Playboys
1992

Looking for Richard
1996

Crusoe
1988

The Last Keepers
2013

A Shine of Rainbows
2009

The Prince and the Pauper
2000

Flipped
2010

Nine Lives
2005

Reckless
1984

Commandments
1997

Stolen Summer
2002

The Eclipse
2009

Unknown
2011

Blacklight
2022

Dark Matter
2008

Haunted
1995

The Assignment
1997

32A
2007

Song for a Raggy Boy
2003

At Play in the Fields of the Lord
1991

Shadow of Fear
2004

Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
2010

Handsome Harry
2009

Sarah's Key
2010

The Greening of Whitney Brown
2011

Mayday
2005

An Early Frost
1985

Two of Us
2000

Miracle Run
2004

The 5th Quarter
2010

Cavedweller
2004

Allegiance
2012

The Lemon Sisters
1989

A Private Matter
1992

The Stand Up
2012

Festival of Lights
2012

The Stars Fell on Henrietta
1995

Rushlights
2013

If I Were You
2013

Lies of the Twins
1991

Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor
2003

Stay
2013

The Horses of McBride
2012

Perfect Witness
1989

The Exonerated
2006

Blink
1993

Evelyn
2002

See You in My Dreams
2004

This Is My Father
1999

Irish Chicago
2009

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
1997

Songcatcher
2001

Lumière & Company
1995

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
2004

Jonah Hex
2010

Change in the Air
2018

The Gettysburg Address
2025

Plainsong
2004

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
2020

All My Sons
1987

From Ararat to Zion
2009

Spiked
2021

A Journey to Sundance
2021

Out of Ireland
1995

Muide Éire
2011
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| This Is My Father | 1999 | Executive Producer |