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Aidan Quinn

Aidan Quinn

Birthday: 1959-03-08 | Place of Birth: 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).

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
The Walsh Sisters

as    Daddy Walsh

2025
The Gettysburg Address

as    Theodore Parker (voice)

2024
Rematch

as    Roger Laver

2023
Daughter of the Bride

as    Bruce

2022
Blacklight

as    Gabriel Robinson

2021
Spiked

as    John Wilson

2021
The American Guest

as    Theodore Roosevelt

2018
Change in the Air

as    Moody Burkhart

2014
Stay

as    Dermot

2013
Rushlights

as    Cameron Brogden

2013
If I Were You

as    Derek

2013
The Last Keepers

as    John

2012
Festival of Lights

as    Adem

2012
Allegiance

as    Lieutenant Colonel Owens

2012
The Horses of McBride

as    Matt Davidson

2012
The Stand Up

as    Sandy

2012
Elementary

as    Thomas Gregson

2011
The Greening of Whitney Brown

as    Henry Brown

2011
Muide Éire

as    Himself

2011
Prime Suspect

as    Kevin Sweeney

2011
Unknown

as    Martin B.

2011
Sarah's Key

as    William Rainsferd

2010
A Shine of Rainbows

as    Alec

2010
2010
The Eclipse

as    Nicholas Holden

2010
Flipped

as    Richard Baker

2010
The 5th Quarter

as    Steven Abbate

2010
Jonah Hex

as    Ulysses S. Grant

2009
From Ararat to Zion

as    Narrator

2009
Handsome Harry

as    Prof. Porter