Aidan Quinn

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

Blacklight 2022 ★ 6.1
Elementary 2012 ★ 7.6
Unknown 2011 ★ 6.7
Prime Suspect 2011 ★ 6.3
Blue Bloods 2010 ★ 7.8
Flipped 2010 ★ 8.0
Jonah Hex 2010 ★ 5.0
White Collar 2009 ★ 8.2
Wild Child 2008 ★ 6.7
Weeds 2005 ★ 7.5
Empire Falls 2005 ★ 6.6
Night Visions 2001 ★ 7.1
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 ★ 8.0
Third Watch 1999 ★ 7.9
Practical Magic 1998 ★ 6.8
Legends of the Fall 1994 ★ 7.4
Baseball 1994 ★ 7.5
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein 1994 ★ 6.4
Benny & Joon 1993 ★ 7.0
The Handmaid's Tale 1990 ★ 6.1
Stakeout 1987 ★ 6.5
The Mission 1986 ★ 7.4
Desperately Seeking Susan 1985 ★ 6.1
American Playhouse 1982 ★ 6.6