Aidan Quinn
Quinn at the premiere of Handsome Harry at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival
Born (1959-03-08) March 8, 1959
OccupationActor
Years active1979–present
Spouse
(m. 1987)
Children2

Aidan Quinn (born March 8, 1959) is an American actor who made his film debut in Reckless (1984). He has starred in over 80 feature films, including Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), The Mission (1986), Stakeout (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).

Quinn has received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his work in An Early Frost (1985) and Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007). He played Captain Thomas "Tommy" Gregson in the CBS television series Elementary (2012–2019).

Early life

Quinn was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Irish Catholic parents.[1][2] He was raised in Chicago and Rockford, Illinois, as well as in Dublin and Birr, County Offaly, Ireland. His mother, Teresa, was a homemaker, but also worked as a bookkeeper and in the travel business, and his father, Michael Quinn, was a professor of English literature at Rock Valley College.[3][4][5] When he was nineteen and working as a roofer, Quinn realized he wanted to become an actor. He trained at the Piven Theatre Workshop.[6][7]

He has three brothers and a sister. His older brother, Declan Quinn, is a cinematographer, and his younger sister, Marian, is an actress, director and writer.[8] His brother Paul, an actor and director, died in 2015 at the age of 55.[9]

Career

His first significant film role was in Reckless, followed by a breakthrough role in Desperately Seeking Susan as the character "Dez" (the love interest of the character played by Rosanna Arquette). Quinn next starred in the controversial television film An Early Frost, about a young gay lawyer dying of AIDS (it was broadcast on NBC on November 11, 1985, and co-starred Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara and Sylvia Sidney). He received his first Emmy Award nomination for the role. He made a short, well received[10][11] contribution as Robert De Niro's brother in The Mission. He played escaped convict Richard "Stick" Montgomery in the action comedy Stakeout opposite Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez.

In 1983, Quinn lost the role of Jesus Christ when Paramount Pictures dropped the distribution rights to the Martin Scorsese movie The Last Temptation of Christ. When Universal Pictures picked up the film, the role went to Willem Dafoe. In the meantime, Quinn starred as the protagonist in the film Crusoe, finished in 1989.

During the 1990s, he appeared in Legends of the Fall, Benny & Joon, The Handmaid's Tale, Haunted and Practical Magic. He also starred in Michael Collins, Song for a Raggy Boy, This Is My Father, and Evelyn. He had a cameo appearance as the captain of a doomed Arctic vessel in the Francis Ford Coppola-produced adaptation of Frankenstein.

In 2000, Quinn portrayed Paul McCartney in the VH1 television drama Two of Us.

Quinn played Kerry Max Cook in the 2005 movie The Exonerated, a true story about people on death row who had been freed.

Quinn played the main character on the NBC drama The Book of Daniel in 2006. After the first three weeks of its run, the show was canceled, and its last five episodes never aired. In 2007, Quinn received his second Emmy nomination for the television movie Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.

In 2010, he played a cameo role as William Rainsferd in the French-made film Sarah's Key, set during World War II.

He starred as Dermot opposite Taylor Schilling (Abby) in the Canadian-Irish drama film Stay (2013).

Quinn co-starred in the CBS Television series Elementary.

Personal life

Elizabeth Bracco and Quinn, 2009

In 1987, Quinn married his Stakeout co-star Elizabeth Bracco (sister of actress Lorraine Bracco). They have two daughters: Mia (b. 1998) and Ava Eileen (b. 1989), who has autism.[12][13] Ava appeared as the baby "David" in Avalon,[14] and Mia played a ghost in The Eclipse.[15] Former residents of Englewood, New Jersey, Quinn and his family now live in Palisades, Rockland County, New York,[16] and Marbletown in the Catskills / Woodstock region of Ulster County, New York.[17][18]

As an avid sports fan, Quinn supports the Chicago Cubs, the Green Bay Packers, Michael Jordan, Rory McIlroy, and Roger Federer.[19]

Philanthropy

Quinn has participated in charity golf events for the East Lake Foundation, a community redevelopment program,[20] and Samuel L. Jackson's "One for the Boys" campaign about testicular cancer awareness.[21] In 2010, Quinn attended a premiere benefit screening of A Shine of Rainbows for the International Children's Media Center (ICMC) and The American Ireland Fund (AIF).[22] In 1991, he read a segment from Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis as part of MTV's "Books: Feed Your Head" literacy promotion PSAs.[23]

Quinn spoke at the 2003 "Night of Too Many Stars" gala benefiting The Autism Coalition.[24] He was an honorary board member of the National Alliance for Autism Research (NAAR), which merged with Autism Speaks.[25][26]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984RecklessJohnny Rourke
1985Desperately Seeking SusanDez
1986The MissionFelipe Mendoza
1987StakeoutRichard 'Stick' Montgomery
1989CrusoeCrusoe
1990The Handmaid's TaleNick
The Lemon SistersFrankie McGuinness
AvalonJules Kaye
1991At Play in the Fields of the LordMartin Quarrier
1992The PlayboysTom Casey
1993Benny & JoonBenjamin 'Benny' Pearl
1994BlinkDet. John Hallstrom
Mary Shelley's FrankensteinCpt. Robert Walton
Legends of the FallAlfred Ludlow
1995The Stars Fell on HenriettaDon Day
HauntedProf. David Ash
Lumière and CompanyHimselfShort film: "John Boorman"
1996Looking for RichardRichmond
Michael CollinsHarry Boland
1997CommandmentsSeth Warner
The AssignmentLt. Cmdr. Annibal Ramirez / Carlos
1998This Is My FatherKieran O'DayAlso executive producer
Practical MagicOfficer Gary Hallet
1999In DreamsPaul Cooper
Music of the HeartBrian Turner
2000SongcatcherTom Bledsoe
2002Stolen SummerJoe O'Malley'
EvelynNick Barron
2003Song for a Raggy BoyWilliam Franklin
2004Bobby Jones: Stroke of GeniusHarry Vardon
Shadow of FearDetective Scofield
Return to SenderFrank Nitzche
ProudCommodore Alfred Lind
2005Nine LivesHenry
2007Dark MatterProf. Jacob Reiser
32AFrank Brennan
2008Wild ChildGerry Moore
2009A Shine of RainbowsAlec O'Donnell
The EclipseNicholas Holden
Handsome HarryProf. Porter
2010FlippedRichard Baker
Festival of LightsAdem
Jonah HexPresident Ulysses S. Grant
Sarah's KeyWilliam Rainsferd
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie WrightCharlie Wright
The 5th QuarterSteven Abbate
The Pilgrims: The Journey to a New World for AutismHimselfDocumentary
2011UnknownMartin B.
The Stand UpSandy Hardwick
The Greening of Whitney BrownHenry Brown
Muide ÉireHimselfDocumentary
2012If I Were YouDerek
AllegianceLieutenant Colonel Owens
2013The Last KeepersJohn Carver
RushlightsCameron Brogden
StayDermot Fay
2014Journey to SundanceHimselfDocumentary
2018Change in the AirMoody
2021SpikedJohn Wilson
2022BlacklightGabriel Robinson
2023Daughter of the Bride[27]Bruce
TBACry from the SeaTBA

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1981American DreamScooterEpisode: "Casey's Romance"
1985An Early FrostMichael PiersonTelevision film
1987All My SonsChris KellerTelevision film
1989Perfect WitnessSam PaxtonTelevision film
1991Lies of the TwinsJames McEwen/Jonathan McEwanTelevision film
1992A Private MatterBob FinkbineTelevision film
1994BaseballHimself/Various2 episodes
1995The Irish in AmericaNarratorVoice; television film
Out of Ireland: The Story of Irish Emigration to AmericaNarratorVoice; television film
1997Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for LivingstoneHenry Morton StanleyTelevision film
2000The Prince and the PauperMiles HendonTelevision film
Two of UsPaul McCartneyTelevision film
The Young MessiahNarratorVoice; television film
2001Night VisionsJeremy BellEpisode: "The Passenger List"
2003Benedict Arnold: A Question of HonorGen. Benedict ArnoldTelevision film
Freedom: A History of USMob Member/Philadelphia Press Editorial2 episodes
2004See You in My DreamsJoe F. BrownTelevision film
PlainsongTom GuthrieTelevision film
CavedwellerClint WindsorTelevision film
Miracle RunDouglas ThomasTelevision film
2004–2005Third WatchLieutenant/Captain John Miller5 episodes
2005The ExoneratedKerry Max CookTelevision film
Empire FallsDavid Roby2 episodes
MaydayJohn BerryTelevision film
2006The Book of DanielDaniel Webster8 episodes
2007Bury My Heart at Wounded KneeHenry L. DawesTelevision film
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitBen NicholsonEpisode: "Savant"
2008Canterbury's LawMatthew 'Matt' Furey5 episodes
The Prince of Motor CityCharlie HamiltonPilot
2010White CollarProf. George OswaldEpisode: "Copycat Caffrey"
2011WeedsFoster 'Chuck' Klein4 episodes
Prime SuspectLt. Kevin Sweeney13 episodes
2012The Horses of McBrideMatt DavidsonTelevision film
2012–2019ElementaryCaptain Thomas 'Tommy' Gregson149 episodes
2014From Tee to Green: The Story of Irish GolfNarratorVoice; 3 episodes
2019The American GuestTheodore RooseveltMain role
2021-2022Law & Order: Special Victims UnitBurton LoweEpisodes: "The Five Hundredth Episode", "Confess Your Sins to be Free"

Theatre

YearProductionRoleVenue
1979The Man in 605Jerry GreenPiven Theatre Workshop
ScheherazadeChicago
The Irish Hebrew LessonChicago
1984Fool for LoveEddieDouglas Fairbanks Theater
1985HamletPrince HamletWisdom Bridge Theatre
1985–1986A Lie of the MindFrankiePromenade Theatre
1988A Streetcar Named DesireStanley KowalskiCircle in the Square Theatre
2003The ExoneratedKerry Max Cook45 Bleecker Theater
Curran Theatre
2004Trumbo: Red, White and BlacklistedDalton TrumboWestside Theatre
2005The ExoneratedKerry Max CookQueen's Hall
2006Riverside Studios
Dublin Theatre Festival
2008Conversations in TusculumBrutusThe Public Theater

Awards and nominations

YearAwardWorkResult
1986Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or SpecialAn Early FrostNominated
1988Theatre World AwardA Streetcar Named DesireWon
1993CableACE Award for Supporting Actor in a Movie or MiniseriesA Private MatterNominated
1999Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a Male RoleThis Is My FatherNominated
Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor – Comedy / RomancePractical MagicNominated
2000Sundance Film Festival – Special Jury Prize For Ensemble Cast (shared with cast)SongcatcherWon
2003Irish Film & Television Award (IFTA) for Best Actor in a Film – Public VoteNominated
Irish Film & Television Award (IFTA) for Best Actor in a Film – Jury AwardSong for a Raggy BoyNominated
2005Irish Film & Television Award (IFTA) for Best Actor in a Feature FilmReturn to Sender (aka Convicted)Nominated
Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting MaleCavedwellerNominated
Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast (shared with cast)Nine LivesNominated
2007Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or MovieBury My Heart at Wounded KneeNominated
Online Film & Television Association (OFTA) Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or MiniseriesNominated
Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for TelevisionNominated
2010Irish Film & Television Award (IFTA) for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – FilmThe EclipseWon

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