Aidan Quinn

65 · Born: Mar 8, 1959

Personal Details

Born Mar 8, 1959 Chicago, Illinois, USA

Parents

Michael Quinn
Teresa Quinn

Biography

Aidan Quinn is an Irish-American actor. He made his film debut in 1984 in Reckless. His films include Desperately Seeking Susan, The Mission, Stakeout, Benny and Joon, Legends of the Fall, Frankenstein, and Michael Collins. He played the role of Captain Thomas "Tommy" Gregson in the CBS television series Elementary (2012–2019). Quinn has received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his work in An Early Frost (1985) and Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007).

Career

acting

2023

Daughter of the Bride

Daughter of the Bride as Bruce

2022

Blacklight as Gabriel Robinson

2021

Spiked as John Wilson

2018

Change in the Air

Change in the Air as Moody Burkhart

2015

The Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address as Theodore Parker (voice)

2013

Rushlights as Cameron Brogden

The Last Keepers

The Last Keepers as John

If I Were You as Derek

Stay as Dermot

2012

Festival of Lights

Festival of Lights as Adem

The Horses of McBride

The Horses of McBride as Matt Davidson

Allegiance as Lieutenant Colonel Owens

The Stand Up as Sandy

Elementary as Thomas Gregson

2011

Unknown as Martin B.

The Greening of Whitney Brown

The Greening of Whitney Brown as Henry Brown

Prime Suspect as Kevin Sweeney

2010

Flipped as Richard Baker

Jonah Hex as Ulysses S. Grant

Sarah's Key as William Rainsferd

Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright

Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright as Charlie Wright

The 5th Quarter

The 5th Quarter as Steven Abbate

White Collar as Professor George Oswald

2009

A Shine of Rainbows

A Shine of Rainbows as Alec

Handsome Harry as Prof. Porter

From Ararat to Zion

From Ararat to Zion as Narrator

The Eclipse as Nicholas Holden

2008

Dark Matter as Jacob Reiser

Wild Child as Gerry Moore

Canterbury's Law

Canterbury's Law as Matt Furey

2007

32A as Frank Brennan

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee as Henry Dawes

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Ben Nicholson

2006

The Book of Daniel

The Book of Daniel as Daniel Webster

2005

Mayday as John Berry

Empire Falls as David Roby

2004

Cavedweller as Clint Windsor

Return to Sender

Return to Sender as Frank Nitzche

Miracle Run as Douglas Thomas

Plainsong as Tom Guthrie

Shadow of Fear as Detective Scofield

See You in My Dreams

See You in My Dreams as Joe F. Brown

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius as Harry Vardon

2003

Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor

Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor as Gen. Benedict Arnold

Song for a Raggy Boy

Song for a Raggy Boy as William Franklin

2002

Stolen Summer as Joe O'Malley

Evelyn as Nick Barron

2001

Songcatcher as Tom Bledsoe

2000

The Prince and the Pauper

The Prince and the Pauper as Miles Hendon

Two of Us as Paul McCartney

1999

Music of the Heart

Music of the Heart as Brian

In Dreams as Paul Cooper

This Is My Father

This Is My Father as Kieran O'Day

1998

Practical Magic

Practical Magic as Gary Hallet

1997

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone as Henry Morton Stanley

Commandments as Seth Warner

The Assignment as Annibal Ramirez / Carlos

1996

Looking for Richard

Looking for Richard as Richmond

Michael Collins

Michael Collins as Harry Roland

1995

The Stars Fell on Henrietta

The Stars Fell on Henrietta as Don Day

Haunted as Prof. David Ash

1994

Frankenstein as Cap. Robert Walton

Legends of the Fall

Legends of the Fall as Alfred Ludlow

Baseball as Various (voice)

1993

Blink as Detective John Hallstrom

Benny & Joon as Benjamin 'Benny' Pearl

1992

A Private Matter

A Private Matter as Bob Finkbine

The Playboys as Tom Casey

1991

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

At Play in the Fields of the Lord as Martin Quarrier

Lies of the Twins

Lies of the Twins as James McEwan / Jonathan McEwan

1990

Avalon as Jules Kaye

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale as Nick

1989

The Lemon Sisters

The Lemon Sisters as Frankie McGuinness

Perfect Witness

Perfect Witness as Sam Paxton

1988

Crusoe as Crusoe

1987

Stakeout as Richard "Stick" Montgomery

American Playhouse

American Playhouse as Chris Keller

1986

The Mission as Felipe Mendoza

1985

Desperately Seeking Susan

Desperately Seeking Susan as Dez

An Early Frost as Michael Pierson

1984

Reckless as Johnny Rourke