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Aidan Quinn
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Aidan Quinn

March 8, 1959 (age 67)
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Male
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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…

Movies

92 credits
Flipped
★ 8.0
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Flipped
2010 as Richard Baker
Legends of the Fall
★ 7.4
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Legends of the Fall
1994 as Alfred Ludlow
Wild Child
★ 6.7
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Wild Child
2008 as Gerry Moore
Practical Magic
★ 6.8
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Practical Magic
1998 as Gary Hallet
Unknown
★ 6.7
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Unknown
2011 as Martin B.
Blacklight
★ 6.1
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Blacklight
2022 as Gabriel Robinson
Haunted
★ 6.1
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Haunted
1995 as Professor David Ash
Jonah Hex
★ 5.0
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Jonah Hex
2010 as Ulysses S. Grant
The Mission
★ 7.4
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The Mission
1986 as Felipe Mendoza
Stakeout
★ 6.5
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Stakeout
1987 as Richard "Stick" Montgomery
The Assignment
★ 6.4
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The Assignment
1997 as Annibal Ramirez / Carlos
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
★ 6.4
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994 as Cap. Robert Walton
Michael Collins
★ 6.9
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Michael Collins
1996 as Harry Roland
Benny & Joon
★ 7.0
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Benny & Joon
1993 as Benjamin 'Benny' Pearl
Avalon
★ 6.7
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Avalon
1990 as Jules Kaye
The Handmaid's Tale
★ 6.1
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The Handmaid's Tale
1990 as Nick
Nine Lives
★ 6.1
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Nine Lives
2005 as Henry
Sarah's Key
★ 7.3
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Sarah's Key
2010 as William Rainsferd
Reckless
★ 5.7
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Reckless
1984 as Johnny Rourke
Desperately Seeking Susan
★ 6.1
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Desperately Seeking Susan
1985 as Dez
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
★ 6.5
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
2007 as Henry Dawes
The Lightkeeper
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The Lightkeeper
2026 as Father MacGabbhan
Blink
★ 6.1
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Blink
1993 as Detective John Hallstrom
The Gettysburg Address
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The Gettysburg Address
2025 as Theodore Parker (voice)
Commandments
★ 5.0
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Commandments
1997 as Seth Warner
The Greening of Whitney Brown
★ 6.0
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The Greening of Whitney Brown
2011 as Henry Brown
Music of the Heart
★ 6.7
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Music of the Heart
1999 as Brian
Evelyn
★ 6.4
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Evelyn
2002 as Nick Barron
Dark Matter
★ 5.6
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Dark Matter
2008 as Jacob Reiser
Cavedweller
★ 5.8
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Cavedweller
2004 as Clint Windsor

TV Shows

21 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV
★ 7.9
Crime, Drama
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV
★ 7.9
Crime, Drama
Blue Bloods TV
★ 7.8
Crime, Drama
2010 Crime, Drama
Elementary TV
★ 7.6
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Crime, Drama
2012 Crime, Drama
The View TV
★ 4.4
Talk
1997 Talk
White Collar TV
★ 8.2
Crime, Drama
2009 Crime, Drama
Third Watch TV
★ 7.9
PRO
Crime, Drama
1999 Crime, Drama
LIVE with Kelly and Mark TV
★ 5.6
Talk
Weeds TV
★ 7.5
Comedy, Crime
2005 Comedy, Crime
Late Night with Conan O’Brien TV
★ 7.3
Comedy, Talk
Baseball TV
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Baseball
1994 as (voice)
Night Visions TV
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Night Visions
2001 as Jeremy Bell (segment "The…
The Late Late Show TV
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The Late Late Show
1962 as Self
Prime Suspect TV
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Prime Suspect
2011 as Kevin Sweeney
The Book of Daniel TV
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The Book of Daniel
2006 as Daniel Webster
Hallmark Hall of Fame TV
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 as Tom Guthrie
Canterbury's Law TV
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Canterbury's Law
2008 as Matt Furey
Empire Falls TV
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Empire Falls
2005 as David Roby
Rematch TV
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Rematch
2024 as Roger Laver
The Walsh Sisters TV
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The Walsh Sisters
2025 as Daddy Walsh
The American Guest TV
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The American Guest
2021 as Theodore Roosevelt
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