Aidan Quinn
Known for Acting
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).
Filmography
Flipped
2010
as Richard Baker
Unknown
2011
as Martin B.
Legends of the Fall
1994
as Alfred Ludlow
Wild Child
2008
as Gerry Moore
Practical Magic
1998
as Gary Hallet
Blacklight
2022
as Gabriel Robinson
The Mission
1986
as Felipe Mendoza
Jonah Hex
2010
as Ulysses S. Grant
Looking for Richard
1996
as Richmond
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994
as Cap. Robert Walton
The Handmaid's Tale
1990
as Nick
Stakeout
1987
as Richard "Stick" Montgomery
Haunted
1995
as Professor David Ash
Sarah's Key
2010
as William Rainsferd
In Dreams
1999
as Paul Cooper
Avalon
1990
as Jules Kaye
Desperately Seeking Susan
1985
as Dez
The Gettysburg Address
2025
as Theodore Parker (voice)
Michael Collins
1996
as Harry Roland
The Assignment
1997
as Annibal Ramirez / Carlos