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).
Awards & recognition
- Theatre World Award · 1988
Filmography50+ titles
White Collar
Flipped
See You in My Dreams
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Third Watch
Blue Bloods
Elementary
Miracle Run
Weeds
Baseball
Legends of the Fall
The Mission
Sarah's Key
Song for a Raggy Boy
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Plainsong
Arthur Miller: Writer
Night Visions
Out of Ireland
Benny & Joon
Michael Collins
Practical Magic
Looking for Richard
Unknown
Wild Child
Music of the Heart
Avalon
If I Were You
A Shine of Rainbows
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Empire Falls
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
Stakeout
Evelyn
The Prince and the Pauper
The Assignment
Frankenstein
Prime Suspect
Stolen Summer
Songcatcher
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
Blacklight
Nine Lives
Haunted
Blink
The Handmaid's Tale
Desperately Seeking Susan
The Eclipse
Daughter of the Bride
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius