Aidan Quinn

Acting

Aidan Quinn

Born March 8, 1959Chicago, Illinois, USA112 credits

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

The Lightkeeper

The Lightkeeper

Movie

2026

The Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address

Movie

2025

The Walsh Sisters
5.5

The Walsh Sisters

TV

2025

Rematch
7.2

Rematch

TV

2024

Daughter of the Bride
5.9

Daughter of the Bride

Movie

2023

A Journey to Sundance

A Journey to Sundance

Movie

2023

Filmography

The Lightkeeper
2026The Lightkeeperas Father MacGabbhanMovie
The Gettysburg Address
2025The Gettysburg Addressas Theodore Parker (voice)Movie
The Walsh Sisters
2025The Walsh Sistersas Daddy WalshTV
Rematch
2024Rematchas Roger LaverTV
Daughter of the Bride
2023Daughter of the Brideas BruceMovie
A Journey to Sundance
2023A Journey to Sundanceas SelfMovie
Blacklight
2022Blacklightas Gabriel RobinsonMovie
The American Guest
2021The American Guestas Theodore RooseveltTV
Spiked
2021Spikedas John WilsonMovie
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
2020Babenco: Tell Me When I Dieas Self (archive footage)Movie
Change in the Air
2018Change in the Airas Moody BurkhartMovie
Arthur Miller: Writer
2017Arthur Miller: Writeras Self (archive footage)Movie
Stay
2013Stayas DermotMovie
Rushlights
2013Rushlightsas Cameron BrogdenMovie
If I Were You
2013If I Were Youas DerekMovie
The Last Keepers
2013The Last Keepersas JohnMovie
Allegiance
2012Allegianceas Lieutenant Colonel OwensMovie
The Horses of McBride
2012The Horses of McBrideas Matt DavidsonMovie
Festival of Lights
2012Festival of Lightsas AdemMovie
Elementary
2012Elementaryas Thomas GregsonTV
The Stand Up
2012The Stand Upas SandyMovie
The Greening of Whitney Brown
2011The Greening of Whitney Brownas Henry BrownMovie
Muide Éire
2011Muide Éireas SelfMovie
Prime Suspect
2011Prime Suspectas Kevin SweeneyTV
Unknown
2011Unknownas Martin B.Movie
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
2010Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wrightas Charlie WrightMovie
Blue Bloods
2010Blue Bloodsas Gus VanderlipTV
Sarah's Key
2010Sarah's Keyas William RainsferdMovie
Flipped
2010Flippedas Richard BakerMovie
Jonah Hex
2010Jonah Hexas Ulysses S. GrantMovie
The 5th Quarter
2010The 5th Quarteras Steven AbbateMovie
White Collar
2009White Collaras Professor George OswaldTV
A Shine of Rainbows
2009A Shine of Rainbowsas AlecMovie
From Ararat to Zion
2009From Ararat to Zionas NarratorMovie
Handsome Harry
2009Handsome Harryas Prof. PorterMovie
The Eclipse
2009The Eclipseas Nicholas HoldenMovie
Irish Chicago
2009Irish Chicagoas Self - HostMovie
Wild Child
2008Wild Childas Gerry MooreMovie
T
2008The Prince of Motor Cityas Charlie HamiltonMovie
Dark Matter
2008Dark Matteras Jacob ReiserMovie
Canterbury's Law
2008Canterbury's Lawas Matt FureyTV
32A
200732Aas Frank BrennanMovie
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
2007Bury My Heart at Wounded Kneeas Henry DawesMovie
The Exonerated
2006The Exoneratedas Kerry Max CookMovie
The Book of Daniel
2006The Book of Danielas Daniel WebsterTV
Mayday
2005Maydayas John BerryMovie
Nine Lives
2005Nine Livesas HenryMovie
Weeds
2005Weedsas CEOTV
Empire Falls
2005Empire Fallsas David RobyTV
Return to Sender
2004Return to Senderas Frank NitzcheMovie
Shadow of Fear
2004Shadow of Fearas Detective ScofieldMovie
Miracle Run
2004Miracle Runas Douglas ThomasMovie
Proud
2004Proudas Commodore Alfred LindMovie
See You in My Dreams
2004See You in My Dreamsas Joe F. BrownMovie
Cavedweller
2004Cavedwelleras Clint WindsorMovie
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
2004Bobby Jones: Stroke of Geniusas Harry VardonMovie
Plainsong
2004Plainsongas Tom GuthrieMovie
Song for a Raggy Boy
2003Song for a Raggy Boyas William FranklinMovie
Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor
2003Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honoras Gen. Benedict ArnoldMovie
Evelyn
2002Evelynas Nick BarronMovie
Stolen Summer
2002Stolen Summeras Joe O'MalleyMovie
Night Visions
2001Night Visionsas Jeremy Bell (segment "The Passenger List")TV
Songcatcher
2001Songcatcheras Tom BledsoeMovie
The Prince and the Pauper
2000The Prince and the Pauperas Miles HendonMovie
Two of Us
2000Two of Usas Paul McCartneyMovie
Music of the Heart
1999Music of the Heartas BrianMovie
Third Watch
1999Third Watchas John MillerTV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Ben NicholsonTV
This Is My Father
1999This Is My Fatheras Kieran O'DayMovie
In Dreams
1999In Dreamsas Paul CooperMovie
Practical Magic
1998Practical Magicas Gary HalletMovie
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
1997Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstoneas Henry Morton StanleyMovie
The Assignment
1997The Assignmentas Annibal Ramirez / CarlosMovie
The View
1997The Viewas SelfTV
Commandments
1997Commandmentsas Seth WarnerMovie
The Irish in America
1997The Irish in Americaas NarratorMovie
Michael Collins
1996Michael Collinsas Harry RolandMovie
Looking for Richard
1996Looking for Richardas RichmondMovie
Lumière & Company
1995Lumière & Companyas (segment "John Boorman")Movie
Haunted
1995Hauntedas Professor David AshMovie
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
1995The Stars Fell on Henriettaas Don DayMovie
Out of Ireland
1995Out of Irelandas Maurice Woulfe (voice)Movie
Legends of the Fall
1994Legends of the Fallas Alfred LudlowMovie
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994Mary Shelley's Frankensteinas Cap. Robert WaltonMovie
Baseball
1994Baseballas (voice)TV
Blink
1993Blinkas Detective John HallstromMovie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - GuestTV
Benny & Joon
1993Benny & Joonas Benjamin 'Benny' PearlMovie
A Private Matter
1992A Private Matteras Bob FinkbineMovie
The Playboys
1992The Playboysas Tom CaseyMovie
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
1991At Play in the Fields of the Lordas Martin QuarrierMovie
Lies of the Twins
1991Lies of the Twinsas James McEwan / Jonathan McEwanMovie
Avalon
1990Avalonas Jules KayeMovie
The Lemon Sisters
1990The Lemon Sistersas Frankie McGuinnessMovie
The Handmaid's Tale
1990The Handmaid's Taleas NickMovie
Perfect Witness
1989Perfect Witnessas Samuel De Valera PaxtonMovie
Crusoe
1989Crusoeas CrusoeMovie
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988LIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - GuestTV
Stakeout
1987Stakeoutas Richard "Stick" MontgomeryMovie
All My Sons
1987All My Sonsas Chris KellerMovie
The Mission
1986The Missionas Felipe MendozaMovie
An Early Frost
1985An Early Frostas Michael PiersonMovie
Desperately Seeking Susan
1985Desperately Seeking Susanas DezMovie
Reckless
1984Recklessas Johnny RourkeMovie
The Late Late Show
1962The Late Late Showas SelfTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Tom GuthrieTV
T
—The Well of Saint NobodyMovie
Butterfly in the Typewriter
—Butterfly in the Typewriteras Barnet RossetMovie
A
—Ages of the MoonMovie
T
—The Body Is Wateras John UmleyMovie
L
—Little Audreyas Bishop RyanMovie
H
—Halas Professor TiguesMovie