
Acting
Born March 8, 1959 · 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).

The Lightkeeper
2026

The Gettysburg Address
2025

Daughter of the Bride
2023

A Journey to Sundance
2023

Blacklight
2022

Spiked
2021

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
2020

Change in the Air
2018

Arthur Miller: Writer
2017

Stay
2013

Rushlights
2013

If I Were You
2013

The Last Keepers
2013

Allegiance
2012

The Horses of McBride
2012

Festival of Lights
2012

The Stand Up
2012

The Greening of Whitney Brown
2011

Muide Éire
2011

Unknown
2011

Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
2010

Sarah's Key
2010

Flipped
2010

Jonah Hex
2010

The 5th Quarter
2010

A Shine of Rainbows
2009

From Ararat to Zion
2009

Handsome Harry
2009

The Eclipse
2009

Irish Chicago
2009

Wild Child
2008
The Prince of Motor City
2008

Dark Matter
2008

32A
2007

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
2007

The Exonerated
2006

Mayday
2005

Nine Lives
2005

Return to Sender
2004

Shadow of Fear
2004

Miracle Run
2004

Proud
2004

See You in My Dreams
2004

Cavedweller
2004

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
2004

Plainsong
2004

Song for a Raggy Boy
2003

Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor
2003

Evelyn
2002

Stolen Summer
2002

Songcatcher
2001

The Prince and the Pauper
2000

Two of Us
2000

Music of the Heart
1999

This Is My Father
1999

In Dreams
1999

Practical Magic
1998

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
1997

The Assignment
1997

Commandments
1997

The Irish in America
1997

Michael Collins
1996

Looking for Richard
1996

Lumière & Company
1995

Haunted
1995

The Stars Fell on Henrietta
1995

Out of Ireland
1995

Legends of the Fall
1994

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994

Blink
1993

Benny & Joon
1993

A Private Matter
1992

The Playboys
1992

At Play in the Fields of the Lord
1991

Lies of the Twins
1991

Avalon
1990

The Lemon Sisters
1990

The Handmaid's Tale
1990

Perfect Witness
1989

Crusoe
1989

Stakeout
1987

All My Sons
1987

The Mission
1986

An Early Frost
1985

Desperately Seeking Susan
1985

Reckless
1984