Acting
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).
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV
Blue Bloods
2010 · TV
Elementary
2012 · TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · TV
The View
1997 · TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · TV
White Collar
2009 · TV
Weeds
2005 · TV
Third Watch
1999 · TV
American Playhouse
1982 · TV
Baseball
1994 · TV
The Late Late Show
1962 · TV
Flipped
2010 · Movie
Legends of the Fall
1994 · Movie
Practical Magic
1998 · Movie
Wild Child
2008 · Movie
Blacklight
2022 · Movie
Night Visions
2001 · TV
Unknown
2011 · Movie
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994 · Movie
Empire Falls
2005 · TV
The Mission
1986 · Movie
Jonah Hex
2010 · Movie
Prime Suspect
2011 · TV
The Handmaid's Tale
1990 · Movie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV
The Walsh Sisters
2025 · TV
The Book of Daniel
2006 · TV
Desperately Seeking Susan
1985 · Movie
Canterbury's Law
2008 · TV
Rematch
2024 · TV
Benny & Joon
1993 · Movie
The American Guest
2021 · TV
Looking for Richard
1996 · Movie
Sarah's Key
2010 · Movie
The Gettysburg Address
2025 · Movie
Michael Collins
1996 · Movie
Stakeout
1987 · Movie
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
2007 · Movie
Haunted
1995 · Movie
Nine Lives
2005 · Movie
The Assignment
1997 · Movie
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
2004 · Movie
Avalon
1990 · Movie
A Shine of Rainbows
2009 · Movie
The Greening of Whitney Brown
2011 · Movie
The Lightkeeper
2026 · Movie
Music of the Heart
1999 · Movie
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
1995 · Movie
Evelyn
2002 · Movie
Lumière & Company
1995 · Movie
The Prince and the Pauper
2000 · Movie
Shadow of Fear
2004 · Movie
Butterfly in the Typewriter
· Movie
In Dreams
1999 · Movie
A Journey to Sundance
2023 · Movie
Blink
1993 · Movie
Song for a Raggy Boy
2003 · Movie
Daughter of the Bride
2023 · Movie
Lies of the Twins
1991 · Movie
An Early Frost
1985 · Movie
Reckless
1984 · Movie
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
1991 · Movie
Return to Sender
2004 · Movie
Stolen Summer
2002 · Movie
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
2010 · Movie
Miracle Run
2004 · Movie
Irish Chicago
2009 · Movie
Rushlights
2013 · Movie
Proud
2004 · Movie
Perfect Witness
1989 · Movie
Arthur Miller: Writer
2017 · Movie
The 5th Quarter
2010 · Movie
Change in the Air
2018 · Movie
Crusoe
1989 · Movie
Out of Ireland
1995 · Movie
This Is My Father
1999 · Movie
Commandments
1997 · Movie
Dark Matter
2008 · Movie
32A
2007 · Movie
The Last Keepers
2013 · Movie
Plainsong
2004 · Movie
Two of Us
2000 · Movie
A Private Matter
1992 · Movie
The Eclipse
2009 · Movie
Cavedweller
2004 · Movie
The Lemon Sisters
1989 · Movie
Stay
2013 · Movie
The Playboys
1992 · Movie
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
2020 · Movie
Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor
2003 · Movie
The Irish in America
1997 · Movie
Mayday
2005 · Movie
Songcatcher
2001 · Movie
The Exonerated
2006 · Movie
Handsome Harry
2009 · Movie
The Horses of McBride
2012 · Movie
If I Were You
2013 · Movie
From Ararat to Zion
2009 · Movie
See You in My Dreams
2004 · Movie
Muide Éire
2011 · Movie
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
1997 · Movie
All My Sons
1987 · Movie
Spiked
2021 · Movie
The Stand Up
2012 · Movie
Festival of Lights
2012 · Movie
Allegiance
2012 · Movie
