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Aidan Quinn
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 (198…
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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 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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2026
The Lightkeeper
Movie Father MacGabbhan
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2025
The Gettysburg Address
Movie Theodore Parker (voice)
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2025
The Walsh Sisters
TV show Daddy Walsh
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2024
Rematch
TV show Roger Laver
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2023
Daughter of the Bride
Movie Bruce
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2023
A Journey to Sundance
Movie Self
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2022
Blacklight
Movie Gabriel Robinson
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2021
The American Guest
TV show Theodore Roosevelt
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2021
Spiked
Movie John Wilson
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2020
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2018
Change in the Air
Movie Moody Burkhart
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2017
Arthur Miller: Writer
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2013
Stay
Movie Dermot
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2013
Rushlights
Movie Cameron Brogden
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2013
If I Were You
Movie Derek
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2013
The Last Keepers
Movie John
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2012
Allegiance
Movie Lieutenant Colonel Owens
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2012
The Horses of McBride
Movie Matt Davidson
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2012
Festival of Lights
Movie Adem
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2012
Elementary
TV show Thomas Gregson
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2012
The Stand Up
Movie Sandy
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2011
The Greening of Whitney Brown
Movie Henry Brown
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2011
Muide Éire
Movie Self
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2011
Prime Suspect
TV show Kevin Sweeney
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2011
Unknown
Movie Martin B.
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2010
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
Movie Charlie Wright
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2010
Blue Bloods
TV show Gus Vanderlip
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2010
Sarah's Key
Movie William Rainsferd
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2010
Flipped
Movie Richard Baker
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2010
Jonah Hex
Movie Ulysses S. Grant
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2010
The 5th Quarter
Movie Steven Abbate
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2009
White Collar
TV show Professor George Oswald
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2009
A Shine of Rainbows
Movie Alec
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2009
From Ararat to Zion
Movie Narrator
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2009
Handsome Harry
Movie Prof. Porter
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2009
The Eclipse
Movie Nicholas Holden
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2009
Irish Chicago
Movie Self - Host
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2008
Wild Child
Movie Gerry Moore
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2008
The Prince of Motor City
Movie Charlie Hamilton
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2008
Dark Matter
Movie Jacob Reiser
