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Aidan Quinn

Aidan Quinn is an Irish-American actor. He made his film debut in 1984 in Reckless. His films include Desperately Seeking Susan, The Mission, Stakeout, Benny and Joon, Legends of the Fall, Frankenstein, and Michael Collins. Quinn was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Irish parents. He was brought up as a Roman Catholic and raised in Chicago and Rockford, Illinois, as well as in Dublin and Birr, County Offaly, in Ireland. His mother, Teresa, was a homemaker, and also worked as a bookkeeper and in the travel business, and his father, Michael Quinn, was a professor of literature. He has three brothers and a sister. His older brother, Declan Quinn, is a noted cinematographer while his younger sister Marian is an actress, director and writer. Though a roofer by trade, Quinn got his start in the Chicago theater at age 19. He trained at the Piven Theatre Workshop. Quinn is married to the actress Elizabeth Bracco, sister of actress Lorraine Bracco. They have two daughters: Ava (b. 1989) and Mia (b. 1998), who appeared as a ghost in the supernatural love story film The Eclipse. Description above from the Wikipedia article Aidan Quinn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Mar 8, 1959 In Chicago - Illinois - USA
Movie/TV Credits:
95
First Appeared:
In the movie Butterfly in the Typewriter
Latest Project:
Movie The Gettysburg Address 2025-11-19
Known For
Poster of Change in the Air
Poster of The Horses of McBride
Poster of The Stand Up
Poster of The 5th Quarter
Filmography
Movie The Gettysburg Address Theodore Parker (voice) 2025-11-19
Movie Butterfly in the Typewriter Barnet Rosset 2025
Movie Daughter of the Bride Bruce 2023-02-03
Movie Food Fight Daniel 2023-02-24
Movie Blacklight Gabriel Robinson 2022-02-10
Movie Spiked John Wilson 2021-03-25
Movie Babenco: Tell Me When I Die Self (archive footage) 2020-11-26
Movie Change in the Air Moody Burkhart 2018-10-19
Movie Arthur Miller: Writer Self (archive footage) 2017-12-08
Movie If I Were You Derek 2013-03-15
Movie The Last Keepers John 2013-01-04
Movie Rushlights Cameron Brogden 2013-06-21
Movie Stay Dermot 2013-09-08
Series Elementary Thomas Gregson 2012-09-27
Movie The Stand Up Sandy 2012-09-14
Movie Festival of Lights Adem 2012-11-02
Movie The Horses of McBride Matt Davidson 2012-12-02
Movie Allegiance Lieutenant Colonel Owens 2012-12-28
Movie Unknown Martin B. 2011-02-16
Series Prime Suspect Kevin Sweeney 2011-09-22
Movie The Greening of Whitney Brown Henry Brown 2011-11-10
Movie The 5th Quarter Steven Abbate 2010-04-08
Movie Jonah Hex Ulysses S. Grant 2010-06-18
Movie Flipped Richard Baker 2010-08-06
Movie Sarah's Key William Rainsferd 2010-09-16
Movie Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright Charlie Wright 2010-12-28
Movie Handsome Harry Prof. Porter 2009-04-25
Movie The Eclipse Nicholas Holden 2009-04-24
Movie A Shine of Rainbows Alec 2009-10-01
Series White Collar Professor George Oswald 2009-10-23
Series Canterbury's Law Matt Furey 2008-03-10
Movie The Prince of Motor City Charlie Hamilton 2008-07-09
Movie Wild Child Gerry Moore 2008-08-15
Movie Dark Matter Jacob Reiser 2008-04-24
Movie Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Henry Dawes 2007-05-27
Movie 32A Frank Brennan 2007-07-13
Series The Book of Daniel Daniel Webster 2006-01-06
Movie The Exonerated Kerry Max Cook 2006-03-06
Series Empire Falls David Roby 2005-05-28
Series Weeds CEO 2005-08-07
Movie Mayday John Berry 2005-10-02
Movie Nine Lives Henry 2005-09-02
Movie Cavedweller Clint Windsor 2004-05-04
Movie Plainsong Tom Guthrie 2004-04-25
Movie See You in My Dreams Joe F. Brown 2004-06-13
Movie Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius Harry Vardon 2004-04-30
Movie Return to Sender Frank Nitzche 2004-09-17
Movie Proud Commodore Alfred Lind 2004-07-02
Movie Shadow of Fear Detective Scofield 2004-09-14
Movie Miracle Run Douglas Thomas 2004-08-09
Movie Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor Gen. Benedict Arnold 2003-01-13
Movie Song for a Raggy Boy William Franklin 2003-01-19
Movie Stolen Summer Joe O'Malley 2002-03-22
Movie Evelyn Nick Barron 2002-09-30
Movie Songcatcher Tom Bledsoe 2001-03-01
Series Night Visions Unknown 2001-07-12
Movie Two of Us Paul McCartney 2000-02-01
Movie The Prince and the Pauper Miles Hendon 2000-12-01
Movie In Dreams Paul Cooper 1999-01-15
Movie This Is My Father Kieran O'Day 1999-05-07
Series Third Watch Lieutenant John Miller 1999-09-23
Series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Unknown 1999-09-20
Movie Music of the Heart Brian 1999-10-29
Movie Practical Magic Gary Hallet 1998-10-16
Movie Commandments Seth Warner 1997-05-02
Series The View Unknown 1997-08-11
Movie Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone Henry Morton Stanley 1997-12-07
Movie The Assignment Annibal Ramirez / Carlos 1997-09-28
Movie Looking for Richard Richmond 1996-10-11
Movie Michael Collins Harry Roland 1996-10-25
Movie The Stars Fell on Henrietta Don Day 1995-09-15
Movie Haunted Prof. David Ash 1995-10-27
Movie Lumière and Company (segment "John Boorman") 1995-12-20
Movie Out of Ireland: The Story of Irish Emigration to America Maurice Woulfe (voice) 1994-01-01
Series Baseball Various (voice) 1994-09-18
Movie Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Cap. Robert Walton 1994-11-04
Movie Legends of the Fall Alfred Ludlow 1994-12-23
Movie Benny & Joon Benjamin 'Benny' Pearl 1993-04-16
Movie Blink Detective John Hallstrom 1993-10-01
Movie A Private Matter Bob Finkbine 1992-06-20
Movie The Playboys Tom Casey 1992-04-22
Movie At Play in the Fields of the Lord Martin Quarrier 1991-12-06
Movie Lies of the Twins James McEwan / Jonathan McEwan 1991-08-21
Movie The Handmaid's Tale Nick 1990-02-15
Movie Avalon Jules Kaye 1990-10-05
Movie Perfect Witness Sam Paxton 1989-10-28
Movie The Lemon Sisters Frankie McGuinness 1989-12-01
Movie Crusoe Crusoe 1988-06-30
Movie Stakeout Richard "Stick" Montgomery 1987-08-05
Movie All My Sons Chris Keller 1987-01-19
Movie The Mission Felipe Mendoza 1986-09-24
Movie Desperately Seeking Susan Dez 1985-03-29
Movie An Early Frost Michael Pierson 1985-05-01
Movie Reckless Johnny Rourke 1984-02-03
Series Hallmark Hall of Fame Unknown 1951-12-24