
Aidan Quinn
Acting
Born 1959-03-08 · 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 (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

Elementary
2012 · TV

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV

Prime Suspect
2011 · TV

Third Watch
1999 · TV

Weeds
2005 · TV

Rematch
2024 · TV

Canterbury's Law
2008 · TV

The Walsh Sisters
2025 · TV

The Book of Daniel
2006 · TV

The American Guest
2021 · TV

The View
1997 · TV

Blue Bloods
2010 · TV

Baseball
1994 · TV

Empire Falls
2005 · TV

White Collar
2009 · TV

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV

Night Visions
2001 · TV

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · TV

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · TV

The Late Late Show
1962 · TV