Person
Aidan Quinn
Acting · Born 1959-03-08 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Ben Nicholson
Blue Bloods
Gus Vanderlip
Elementary
Thomas Gregson
White Collar
Professor George Oswald
The View
Self
Third Watch
John Miller
Weeds
CEO
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Legends of the Fall
Alfred Ludlow
Filmography
- 2026The LightkeeperFather MacGabbhan
- 2025The Gettysburg AddressTheodore Parker (voice)
- 2025The Walsh SistersDaddy Walsh
- 2024RematchRoger Laver
- 2023Daughter of the BrideBruce
- 2023A Journey to SundanceSelf
- 2022BlacklightGabriel Robinson
- 2021The American GuestTheodore Roosevelt
- 2021SpikedJohn Wilson
- 2020Babenco: Tell Me When I DieSelf (archive footage)
- 2018Change in the AirMoody Burkhart
- 2017Arthur Miller: WriterSelf (archive footage)
- 2013StayDermot
- 2013RushlightsCameron Brogden
- 2013If I Were YouDerek
- 2013The Last KeepersJohn
- 2012AllegianceLieutenant Colonel Owens
- 2012The Horses of McBrideMatt Davidson
- 2012Festival of LightsAdem
- 2012ElementaryThomas Gregson
- 2012The Stand UpSandy
- 2011The Greening of Whitney BrownHenry Brown
- 2011Muide ÉireSelf
- 2011Prime SuspectKevin Sweeney
- 2011UnknownMartin B.
- 2010Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie WrightCharlie Wright
- 2010Blue BloodsGus Vanderlip
- 2010Sarah's KeyWilliam Rainsferd
- 2010FlippedRichard Baker
- 2010Jonah HexUlysses S. Grant
- 2010The 5th QuarterSteven Abbate
- 2009White CollarProfessor George Oswald
- 2009A Shine of RainbowsAlec
- 2009From Ararat to ZionNarrator
- 2009Handsome HarryProf. Porter
- 2009The EclipseNicholas Holden
- 2009Irish ChicagoSelf - Host
- 2008Wild ChildGerry Moore
- 2008The Prince of Motor CityCharlie Hamilton
- 2008Dark MatterJacob Reiser
- 2008Canterbury's LawMatt Furey
- 200732AFrank Brennan
- 2007Bury My Heart at Wounded KneeHenry Dawes
- 2006The ExoneratedKerry Max Cook
- 2006The Book of DanielDaniel Webster
- 2005MaydayJohn Berry
- 2005Nine LivesHenry
- 2005WeedsCEO
- 2005Empire FallsDavid Roby
- 2004Return to SenderFrank Nitzche
- 2004Shadow of FearDetective Scofield
- 2004Miracle RunDouglas Thomas
- 2004ProudCommodore Alfred Lind
- 2004See You in My DreamsJoe F. Brown
- 2004CavedwellerClint Windsor
- 2004Bobby Jones: Stroke of GeniusHarry Vardon
- 2004PlainsongTom Guthrie
- 2003Song for a Raggy BoyWilliam Franklin
- 2003Benedict Arnold: A Question of HonorGen. Benedict Arnold
- 2002EvelynNick Barron
- 2002Stolen SummerJoe O'Malley
- 2001Night VisionsJeremy Bell (segment "The Passenger List")
- 2001SongcatcherTom Bledsoe
- 2000The Prince and the PauperMiles Hendon
- 2000Two of UsPaul McCartney
- 1999Music of the HeartBrian
- 1999Third WatchJohn Miller
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitBen Nicholson
- 1999This Is My FatherKieran O'Day
- 1999In DreamsPaul Cooper
- 1998Practical MagicGary Hallet
- 1997Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for LivingstoneHenry Morton Stanley
- 1997The AssignmentAnnibal Ramirez / Carlos
- 1997The ViewSelf
- 1997CommandmentsSeth Warner
- 1997The Irish in AmericaNarrator
- 1996Michael CollinsHarry Roland
- 1996Looking for RichardRichmond
- 1995Lumière & Company(segment "John Boorman")
- 1995HauntedProfessor David Ash
- 1995The Stars Fell on HenriettaDon Day
- 1995Out of IrelandMaurice Woulfe (voice)
- 1994Legends of the FallAlfred Ludlow
- 1994Mary Shelley's FrankensteinCap. Robert Walton
- 1994Baseball(voice)
- 1993BlinkDetective John Hallstrom
- 1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
- 1993Benny & JoonBenjamin 'Benny' Pearl
- 1992A Private MatterBob Finkbine
- 1992The PlayboysTom Casey
- 1991At Play in the Fields of the LordMartin Quarrier
- 1991Lies of the TwinsJames McEwan / Jonathan McEwan
- 1990AvalonJules Kaye
- 1990The Handmaid's TaleNick
- 1989The Lemon SistersFrankie McGuinness
- 1989Perfect WitnessSamuel De Valera Paxton
- 1989CrusoeCrusoe
- 1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest
- 1987StakeoutRichard "Stick" Montgomery
- 1987All My SonsChris Keller
- 1986The MissionFelipe Mendoza
- 1985An Early FrostMichael Pierson
- 1985Desperately Seeking SusanDez
- 1984RecklessJohnny Rourke
- 1962The Late Late ShowSelf
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameTom Guthrie
- —The Well of Saint Nobody
- —Butterfly in the TypewriterBarnet Rosset
- —Ages of the Moon
- —The Body Is WaterJohn Umley
- —Little AudreyBishop Ryan
- —HalProfessor Tigues
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