Aidan Quinn
Actor
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).
As Director
Filmography
Unknown
as Martin B. 2011
Flipped
as Richard Baker 2010
Legends of the Fall
as Alfred Ludlow 1994
Wild Child
as Gerry Moore 2008
Practical Magic
as Gary Hallet 1998
Jonah Hex
as Ulysses S. Grant 2010
The Mission
as Felipe Mendoza 1986
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
as Cap. Robert Walton 1994
Blacklight
as Gabriel Robinson 2022
Benny & Joon
as Benjamin 'Benny' Pearl 1993
Sarah's Key
as William Rainsferd 2010
Michael Collins
as Harry Roland 1996
Desperately Seeking Susan
as Dez 1985
Stakeout
as Richard "Stick" Montgomery 1987
The Handmaid's Tale
as Nick 1990
Music of the Heart
as Brian 1999
In Dreams
as Paul Cooper 1999