Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

112

Gender

Male

Birthday

1959-03-08 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

에이단 퀸

Айдан Куинн

آیدان کوئین

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

Arthur Miller: Writer

Arthur Miller: Writer

Benny & Joon

Benny & Joon

Legends of the Fall

Legends of the Fall

The Mission

The Mission

Flipped

Flipped

Song for a Raggy Boy

Song for a Raggy Boy

Sarah's Key

Sarah's Key

Miracle Run

Miracle Run

The Exonerated

The Exonerated

From Ararat to Zion

From Ararat to Zion

Acting

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

1994

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

as

Cap. Robert Walton

Michael Collins

1996

Michael Collins

as

Harry Roland

Avalon

1990

Avalon

as

Jules Kaye

Arthur Miller: Writer

2017

Arthur Miller: Writer

as

Self (archive footage)

Daughter of the Bride

2023

Daughter of the Bride

as

Bruce

Benny & Joon

1993

Benny & Joon

as

Benjamin 'Benny' Pearl

Legends of the Fall

1994

Legends of the Fall

as

Alfred Ludlow

Stakeout

1987

Stakeout

as

Richard "Stick" Montgomery

The Handmaid's Tale

1990

The Handmaid's Tale

as

Nick

Practical Magic

1998

Practical Magic

as

Gary Hallet

Food Fight

Food Fight

as

Daniel

The Mission

1986

The Mission

as

Felipe Mendoza

Desperately Seeking Susan

1985

Desperately Seeking Susan

as

Dez

Return to Sender

2004

Return to Sender

as

Frank Nitzche

Music of the Heart

1999

Music of the Heart

as

Brian

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

2007

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

as

Henry Dawes

In Dreams

1999

In Dreams

as

Paul Cooper

Wild Child

2008

Wild Child

as

Gerry Moore

The Playboys

1992

The Playboys

as

Tom Casey

Looking for Richard

1996

Looking for Richard

as

Richmond

Crusoe

1988

Crusoe

as

Crusoe

The Last Keepers

2013

The Last Keepers

as

John

A Shine of Rainbows

2009

A Shine of Rainbows

as

Alec

The Prince and the Pauper

2000

The Prince and the Pauper

as

Miles Hendon

Flipped

2010

Flipped

as

Richard Baker

Nine Lives

2005

Nine Lives

as

Henry

Reckless

1984

Reckless

as

Johnny Rourke

Commandments

1997

Commandments

as

Seth Warner

Stolen Summer

2002

Stolen Summer

as

Joe O'Malley

The Eclipse

2009

The Eclipse

as

Nicholas Holden

Unknown

2011

Unknown

as

Martin B.

Blacklight

2022

Blacklight

as

Gabriel Robinson

Dark Matter

2008

Dark Matter

as

Jacob Reiser

Haunted

1995

Haunted

as

Prof. David Ash

The Assignment

1997

The Assignment

as

Annibal Ramirez / Carlos

32A

2007

32A

as

Frank Brennan

Song for a Raggy Boy

2003

Song for a Raggy Boy

as

William Franklin

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

1991

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

as

Martin Quarrier

Shadow of Fear

2004

Shadow of Fear

as

Detective Scofield

Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright

2010

Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright

as

Charlie Wright

Handsome Harry

2009

Handsome Harry

as

Prof. Porter

Sarah's Key

2010

Sarah's Key

as

William Rainsferd

The Greening of Whitney Brown

2011

The Greening of Whitney Brown

as

Henry Brown

Mayday

2005

Mayday

as

John Berry

An Early Frost

1985

An Early Frost

as

Michael Pierson

Two of Us

2000

Two of Us

as

Paul McCartney

Miracle Run

2004

Miracle Run

as

Douglas Thomas

The 5th Quarter

2010

The 5th Quarter

as

Steven Abbate

Cavedweller

2004

Cavedweller

as

Clint Windsor

Allegiance

2012

Allegiance

as

Lieutenant Colonel Owens

The Lemon Sisters

1989

The Lemon Sisters

as

Frankie McGuinness

A Private Matter

1992

A Private Matter

as

Bob Finkbine

The Stand Up

2012

The Stand Up

as

Sandy

Festival of Lights

2012

Festival of Lights

as

Adem

The Stars Fell on Henrietta

1995

The Stars Fell on Henrietta

as

Don Day

Rushlights

2013

Rushlights

as

Cameron Brogden

If I Were You

2013

If I Were You

as

Derek

Lies of the Twins

1991

Lies of the Twins

as

James McEwan / Jonathan McEwan

Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor

2003

Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor

as

Gen. Benedict Arnold

Stay

2013

Stay

as

Dermot

The Horses of McBride

2012

The Horses of McBride

as

Matt Davidson

Perfect Witness

1989

Perfect Witness

as

Sam Paxton

The Exonerated

2006

The Exonerated

as

Kerry Max Cook

Blink

1993

Blink

as

Detective John Hallstrom

The Prince of Motor City

2008

The Prince of Motor City

as

Charlie Hamilton

Evelyn

2002

Evelyn

as

Nick Barron

See You in My Dreams

2004

See You in My Dreams

as

Joe F. Brown

This Is My Father

1999

This Is My Father

as

Kieran O'Day

Irish Chicago

2009

Irish Chicago

as

Self - Host

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

1997

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

as

Henry Morton Stanley

Songcatcher

2001

Songcatcher

as

Tom Bledsoe

Proud

2004

Proud

as

Commodore Alfred Lind

Lumière & Company

1995

Lumière & Company

as

(segment "John Boorman")

The Well of Saint Nobody

The Well of Saint Nobody

as

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

2004

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

as

Harry Vardon

Jonah Hex

2010

Jonah Hex

as

Ulysses S. Grant

Cry from the Sea

Cry from the Sea

as

Father MacGabbhan

Butterfly in the Typewriter

Butterfly in the Typewriter

as

Barnet Rosset

Change in the Air

2018

Change in the Air

as

Moody Burkhart

The Gettysburg Address

2025

The Gettysburg Address

as

Theodore Parker (voice)

Plainsong

2004

Plainsong

as

Tom Guthrie

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

2020

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

as

Self (archive footage)

All My Sons

1987

All My Sons

as

Chris Keller

From Ararat to Zion

2009

From Ararat to Zion

as

Narrator

Spiked

2021

Spiked

as

John Wilson

A Journey to Sundance

2021

A Journey to Sundance

as

Self

Out of Ireland

1995

Out of Ireland

as

Maurice Woulfe (voice)

Ages of the Moon

Ages of the Moon

as

The Body Is Water

The Body Is Water

as

John Umley

Little Audrey

Little Audrey

as

Bishop Ryan

Third Watch

Third Watch

as

John Miller

Elementary

Elementary

as

Thomas Gregson

The View

The View

as

Self

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as

Ben Nicholson

The Book of Daniel

The Book of Daniel

as

Daniel Webster

Canterbury's Law

Canterbury's Law

as

Matt Furey

Night Visions

Night Visions

as

Jeremy Bell (segment "The Passenger List")

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Tom Guthrie

Empire Falls

Empire Falls

as

David Roby

Prime Suspect

Prime Suspect

as

Kevin Sweeney

The American Guest

The American Guest

as

Theodore Roosevelt

Weeds

Weeds

as

CEO

White Collar

White Collar

as

Professor George Oswald

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as

Burton Lowe

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as

Self - Guest

Rematch

Rematch

as

Roger Laver

The Late Late Show

The Late Late Show

as

Self

Baseball

Baseball

as

(voice)

Production

This Is My Father

1999

This Is My Father

as

Ages of the Moon

Ages of the Moon

as

Crew

Directing

Ages of the Moon

Ages of the Moon

as

Elementary

Elementary

as