1959-03-08 Chicago, Illinois, USA
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).
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The Lightkeeper | Father MacGabbhan | 2026-02-21 |
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The Gettysburg Address | Theodore Parker (voice) | 2025-11-19 |
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A Journey to Sundance | Self | 2023-01-01 |
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Daughter of the Bride | Bruce | 2023-02-03 |
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Blacklight | Gabriel Robinson | 2022-02-10 |
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Spiked | John Wilson | 2021-03-25 |
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Babenco - Alguém Tem que Ouvir o Coração e Dizer: Parou | Self (archive footage) | 2020-11-26 |
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Change in the Air | Moody Burkhart | 2018-10-19 |
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Arthur Miller: Writer | Self (archive footage) | 2017-12-08 |
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Stay | Dermot | 2013-09-08 |
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Rushlights | Cameron Brogden | 2013-06-21 |
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The Last Keepers | John | 2013-01-04 |
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If I Were You | Derek | 2013-03-15 |
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Festival of Lights | Adem | 2012-11-02 |
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The Horses of McBride | Matt Davidson | 2012-12-02 |
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The Stand Up | Sandy | 2012-09-14 |
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Allegiance | Lieutenant Colonel Owens | 2012-12-28 |
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Muide Éire | Self | 2011-11-06 |
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Unknown | Martin B. | 2011-02-16 |
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The Greening of Whitney Brown | Henry Brown | 2011-11-10 |
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Flipped | Richard Baker | 2010-08-06 |
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Jonah Hex | Ulysses S. Grant | 2010-06-18 |
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Elle s'appelait Sarah | William Rainsferd | 2010-09-16 |
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Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright | Charlie Wright | 2010-12-28 |
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The 5th Quarter | Steven Abbate | 2010-04-08 |
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Handsome Harry | Prof. Porter | 2009-04-25 |
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The Eclipse | Nicholas Holden | 2009-04-24 |
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A Shine of Rainbows | Alec | 2009-10-01 |
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Irish Chicago | Self - Host | 2009-03-15 |
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From Ararat to Zion | Narrator | 2009-09-22 |
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Dark Matter | Jacob Reiser | 2008-04-24 |
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The Prince of Motor City | Charlie Hamilton | 2008-07-09 |
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Wild Child | Gerry Moore | 2008-08-15 |
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | Henry Dawes | 2007-05-27 |
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32A | Frank Brennan | 2007-07-13 |
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The Exonerated | Kerry Max Cook | 2006-03-06 |
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Nine Lives | Henry | 2005-09-02 |
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Mayday | John Berry | 2005-10-02 |
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Plainsong | Tom Guthrie | 2004-04-25 |
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See You in My Dreams | Joe F. Brown | 2004-06-13 |
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Proud | Commodore Alfred Lind | 2004-07-02 |
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Cavedweller | Clint Windsor | 2004-05-04 |
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Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius | Harry Vardon | 2004-04-30 |
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Miracle Run | Douglas Thomas | 2004-08-09 |
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Shadow of Fear | Detective Scofield | 2004-09-14 |
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Return to Sender | Frank Nitzche | 2004-09-17 |
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Song for a Raggy Boy | William Franklin | 2003-01-19 |
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Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor | Gen. Benedict Arnold | 2003-01-13 |
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Evelyn | Nick Barron | 2002-09-30 |
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Stolen Summer | Joe O'Malley | 2002-03-22 |
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Songcatcher | Tom Bledsoe | 2001-03-01 |
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Two of Us | Paul McCartney | 2000-02-01 |
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The Prince and the Pauper | Miles Hendon | 2000-12-01 |
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In Dreams | Paul Cooper | 1999-01-15 |
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Music of the Heart | Brian | 1999-10-29 |
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This Is My Father | Kieran O'Day | 1999-05-07 |
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Practical Magic | Gary Hallet | 1998-10-16 |
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The Irish in America | Narrator | 1997-03-16 |
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The Assignment | Annibal Ramirez / Carlos | 1997-09-28 |
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Commandments | Seth Warner | 1997-05-02 |
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Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone | Henry Morton Stanley | 1997-12-07 |
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Michael Collins | Harry Roland | 1996-10-25 |
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Looking for Richard | Richmond | 1996-10-11 |
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Out of Ireland | Maurice Woulfe (voice) | 1995-06-09 |
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Haunted | Professor David Ash | 1995-10-27 |
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The Stars Fell on Henrietta | Don Day | 1995-09-15 |
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Lumière et Compagnie | (segment "John Boorman") | 1995-12-20 |
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Legends of the Fall | Alfred Ludlow | 1994-12-23 |
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | Cap. Robert Walton | 1994-11-04 |
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Blink | Detective John Hallstrom | 1993-10-01 |
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Benny & Joon | Benjamin 'Benny' Pearl | 1993-04-16 |
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The Playboys | Tom Casey | 1992-04-22 |
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A Private Matter | Bob Finkbine | 1992-06-20 |
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Lies of the Twins | James McEwan / Jonathan McEwan | 1991-08-21 |
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At Play in the Fields of the Lord | Martin Quarrier | 1991-12-06 |
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The Handmaid's Tale | Nick | 1990-02-15 |
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Avalon | Jules Kaye | 1990-10-05 |
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The Lemon Sisters | Frankie McGuinness | 1989-12-01 |
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Crusoe | Crusoe | 1989-03-30 |
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Perfect Witness | Samuel De Valera Paxton | 1989-10-28 |
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Stakeout | Richard "Stick" Montgomery | 1987-08-05 |
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All My Sons | Chris Keller | 1987-01-19 |
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The Mission | Felipe Mendoza | 1986-09-06 |
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An Early Frost | Michael Pierson | 1985-05-01 |
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Desperately Seeking Susan | Dez | 1985-03-29 |
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Reckless | Johnny Rourke | 1984-02-03 |
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Hal | Professor Tigues | |
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Little Audrey | Bishop Ryan | |
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Ages of the Moon | ||
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Butterfly in the Typewriter | Barnet Rosset | |
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The Well of Saint Nobody | ||
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The Body Is Water | John Umley |