---
name: "Aidan Quinn"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/aidan-quinn"
fi1m_id: "aidan-quinn"
imdb_id: "nm0001644"
tmdb_id: 18992
wikidata_id: "Q403902"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 March 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 65
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-04T23:46:10.253616+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Aidan Quinn

## Identity

Aidan Quinn

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/aidan-quinn
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** aidan-quinn
- **IMDb ID:** nm0001644
- **TMDB ID:** 18992
- **Wikidata ID:** Q403902
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aidan_Quinn, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q403902, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001644/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/18992

Actor. Born 8 March 1959 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 March 1959, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Active:** 1986–1998
- **Also known as:** 에이단 퀸, Айдан Куинн, آیدان کوئین
- **Frequently works with:** [Liam Neeson](https://film.one/person/liam-neeson.md), [Robert De Niro](https://film.one/person/robert-de-niro.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 65, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 67 (2), 1990s 63 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 65 to 55 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 5 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Romance 3, Action 2, Comedy 2, History 2, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $306m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aidan_Quinn, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q403902, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001644/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/18992

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Stakeout*](https://film.one/film/stakeout.md) (70), [*The Mission*](https://film.one/film/the-mission-1986.md) (64)
- **Disney+:** [*Practical Magic*](https://film.one/film/practical-magic.md) (60)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Aidan Quinn is an American actor. He was born on 8 March 1959 in Chicago, Illinois, and made his film debut in *Reckless* (1984). He has appeared in numerous feature films, including *The Mission* (1986), *Legends of the Fall* (1994), *Michael Collins* (1996) as Harry Boland, *Practical Magic* (1998) and *Unknown* (2011).

On television, Quinn played Captain Thomas Gregson in the CBS series *Elementary* (2012–19). He received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the television films *An Early Frost* (1985) and *Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee* (2007). He won an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actor for *The Eclipse* (2009) and has been nominated four times for IFTA awards.

Quinn was raised partly in Ireland and trained at the Piven Theatre Workshop. His brother Declan Quinn is a cinematographer.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Practical Magic* (1998), Fi1m 60, as Gary Hallet — [page](https://film.one/film/practical-magic.md)
- *Michael Collins* (1996), Fi1m 75, as Harry Roland — [page](https://film.one/film/michael-collins.md)
- *Mary Shelley's Frankenstein* (1994), Fi1m 54, as Cap. Robert Walton — [page](https://film.one/film/mary-shelleys-frankenstein.md)
- *Stakeout* (1987), Fi1m 70, as Richard "Stick" Montgomery — [page](https://film.one/film/stakeout.md)
- *The Mission* (1986), Fi1m 64, as Felipe Mendoza — [page](https://film.one/film/the-mission-1986.md)

## Complete filmography (104)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Lightkeeper* (2026), as Father MacGabbhan
- *The Gettysburg Address* (2025), as Theodore Parker (voice)
- *The Walsh Sisters* (2025), series, as Daddy Walsh
- *Rematch* (2024), series, as Roger Laver
- *Daughter of the Bride* (2023), as Bruce
- *Blacklight* (2022), as Gabriel Robinson
- *The American Guest* (2021), series, as Theodore Roosevelt
- *Spiked* (2021), as John Wilson
- *Change in the Air* (2018), as Moody Burkhart
- *Stay* (2013), as Dermot
- *Rushlights* (2013), as Cameron Brogden
- *If I Were You* (2013), as Derek
- *The Last Keepers* (2013), as John
- *Allegiance* (2012), as Lieutenant Colonel Owens
- *The Horses of McBride* (2012), as Matt Davidson
- *Festival of Lights* (2012), as Adem
- *Elementary* (2012), series, as Thomas Gregson · Director
- *The Stand Up* (2012), as Sandy
- *The Greening of Whitney Brown* (2011), as Henry Brown
- *Prime Suspect* (2011), series, as Kevin Sweeney
- *Unknown* (2011), as Martin B.
- *Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright* (2010), as Charlie Wright
- *Blue Bloods* (2010), series, as Gus Vanderlip
- *Sarah's Key* (2010), as William Rainsferd
- *Flipped* (2010), as Richard Baker
- *Jonah Hex* (2010), as Ulysses S. Grant
- *The 5th Quarter* (2010), as Steven Abbate
- *White Collar* (2009), series, as Professor George Oswald
- *A Shine of Rainbows* (2009), as Alec
- *From Ararat to Zion* (2009), as Narrator
- *Handsome Harry* (2009), as Prof. Porter
- *The Eclipse* (2009), as Nicholas Holden
- *Wild Child* (2008), as Gerry Moore
- *The Prince of Motor City* (2008), as Charlie Hamilton
- *Dark Matter* (2008), as Jacob Reiser
- *Canterbury's Law* (2008), series, as Matt Furey
- *32A* (2007), as Frank Brennan
- *Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee* (2007), as Henry Dawes
- *The Exonerated* (2006), as Kerry Max Cook
- *The Book of Daniel* (2006), series, as Daniel Webster
- *Mayday* (2005), as John Berry
- *Nine Lives* (2005), as Henry
- *Weeds* (2005), series, as CEO — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/weeds.md)
- *Empire Falls* (2005), series, as David Roby
- *Return to Sender* (2004), as Frank Nitzche
- *Shadow of Fear* (2004), as Detective Scofield
- *Miracle Run* (2004), as Douglas Thomas
- *Proud* (2004), as Commodore Alfred Lind
- *See You in My Dreams* (2004), as Joe F. Brown
- *Cavedweller* (2004), as Clint Windsor
- *Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius* (2004), as Harry Vardon
- *Plainsong* (2004), as Tom Guthrie
- *Song for a Raggy Boy* (2003), as William Franklin
- *Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor* (2003), as Gen. Benedict Arnold
- *Evelyn* (2002), as Nick Barron
- *Stolen Summer* (2002), as Joe O'Malley
- *Night Visions* (2001), series, as Jeremy Bell (segment "The Passenger List")
- *Songcatcher* (2001), as Tom Bledsoe
- *The Prince and the Pauper* (2000), as Miles Hendon
- *Two of Us* (2000), as Paul McCartney
- *Music of the Heart* (1999), as Brian
- *Third Watch* (1999), series, as John Miller
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Ben Nicholson, Burton Lowe
- *This Is My Father* (1999), as Kieran O'Day · Executive Producer
- *In Dreams* (1999), as Paul Cooper
- *Practical Magic* (1998), as Gary Hallet — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/practical-magic.md)
- *Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone* (1997), as Henry Morton Stanley
- *The Assignment* (1997), as Annibal Ramirez / Carlos
- *Commandments* (1997), as Seth Warner
- *The Irish in America* (1997), as Narrator
- *Michael Collins* (1996), as Harry Roland — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/michael-collins.md)
- *Looking for Richard* (1996), as Richmond
- *Lumière & Company* (1995), as (segment "John Boorman")
- *Haunted* (1995), as Professor David Ash
- *The Stars Fell on Henrietta* (1995), as Don Day
- *Out of Ireland* (1995), as Maurice Woulfe (voice)
- *Legends of the Fall* (1994), as Alfred Ludlow
- *Mary Shelley's Frankenstein* (1994), as Cap. Robert Walton — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/mary-shelleys-frankenstein.md)
- *Baseball* (1994), series, as (voice)
- *Blink* (1993), as Detective John Hallstrom
- *Benny & Joon* (1993), as Benjamin 'Benny' Pearl
- *A Private Matter* (1992), as Bob Finkbine
- *The Playboys* (1992), as Tom Casey
- *At Play in the Fields of the Lord* (1991), as Martin Quarrier
- *Lies of the Twins* (1991), as James McEwan / Jonathan McEwan
- *Avalon* (1990), as Jules Kaye
- *The Handmaid's Tale* (1990), as Nick
- *The Lemon Sisters* (1989), as Frankie McGuinness
- *Perfect Witness* (1989), as Samuel De Valera Paxton
- *Crusoe* (1989), as Crusoe
- *Stakeout* (1987), as Richard "Stick" Montgomery — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/stakeout.md)
- *All My Sons* (1987), as Chris Keller
- *The Mission* (1986), as Felipe Mendoza — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-mission-1986.md)
- *An Early Frost* (1985), as Michael Pierson
- *Desperately Seeking Susan* (1985), as Dez
- *Reckless* (1984), as Johnny Rourke
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Chris Keller
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Tom Guthrie
- *The Body Is Water*, as John Umley
- *Little Audrey*, as Bishop Ryan
- *Hal*, as Professor Tigues
- *Butterfly in the Typewriter*, as Barnet Rosset
- *The Well of Saint Nobody*, Actor
- *Ages of the Moon*, Director, Producer

## Gallery

- ![Aidan Quinn](https://film.one/media/person/86897/gallery-a6fed332d40c.jpg) Aidan Quinn — David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Aidan_Quinn_at_the_2009_Tribeca_Film_Festival.jpg/1280px-Aidan_Quinn_at_the_2009_Tribeca_Film_Festival.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Elizabeth Bracco and Aidan Quinn at the premiere of Handsome Harry at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.](https://film.one/media/person/86897/gallery-7ad8e7268e52.jpg) Elizabeth Bracco and Aidan Quinn at the premiere of Handsome Harry at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival. — David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Elizabeth_Bracco_and_Aidan_Quinn_2009.jpg/1280px-Elizabeth_Bracco_and_Aidan_Quinn_2009.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Aidan Quinn](https://film.one/media/person/86897/gallery-141a12a5dfbd.jpg) Aidan Quinn — Image via TMDB
- ![Aidan Quinn](https://film.one/media/person/86897/gallery-72f75f08a723.jpg) Aidan Quinn — Image via TMDB
- ![Aidan Quinn](https://film.one/media/person/86897/gallery-521576dc0c10.jpg) Aidan Quinn — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Theatre World Award 1988: Theatre World Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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