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Aidan Quinn

Date of Birth: March 08, 1959 (67)

Birth Place: Chicago, IL, USA

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BIO

Quinn made his film debut in Reckless (1984), followed by a breakthrough role as Dez in Desperately Seeking Susan (1985). He starred in the television film An Early Frost (1985), earning his first Emmy Award nomination. He appeared in The Mission (1986) and starred as Richard "Stick" Montgomery in Stakeout (1987).


Quinn starred in Crusoe (1989). During the 1990s, his film credits included Benny & Joon (1993), The Handmaid's Tale (1990), Legends of the Fall (1994), Haunted (1995), Michael Collins (1996), Practical Magic (1998) and Frankenstein (1994). He also appeared in This Is My Father (1998), Song for a Raggy Boy (2003) and Evelyn (2002).

In 2000, Quinn portrayed Paul McCartney in the television drama Two of Us. He played Kerry Max Cook in The Exonerated (2005) and starred in the NBC drama series The Book of Daniel (2006). He received his second Emmy Award nomination for the television movie Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007).

Quinn appeared in Sarah's Key (2010) and starred as Dermot in Stay (2013). He later co-starred in the CBS television series Elementary.

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STAGE CREDITS

The Young Man From Atlanta The Young Man From Atlanta
[Off-Broadway]
Signature Theatre Company Off-Broadway Revival, 2019
Will Kidder
A Streetcar Named Desire
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1988
Stanley Kowalski

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Movies

Reckless
[ 1984 ] Johnny Rourke
Desperately Seeking Susan
[ 1985 ] Dez
The Mission
[ 1986 ] Felipe
Stakeout
[ 1987 ] Richard 'Stick' Montgomery
Crusoe
[ 1988 ] Crusoe
The Lemon Sisters
[ 1989 ] Frankie McGuinness
Avalon
[ 1990 ] Jules Kaye
The Handmaid's Tale
[ 1990 ] Nick
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
[ 1991 ] Martin Quarrier
The Playboys
[ 1992 ] Tom Cey
Benny & Joon
[ 1993 ] Benny Pearl
Blink
[ 1993 ] Detective John Hallstrom
Legends of the Fall
[ 1994 ] Alfred Ludlow
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
[ 1994 ] Walton
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
[ 1995 ] Don Day
Haunted
[ 1995 ] Prof. David Ash
Michael Collins
[ 1996 ] Harry Boland
The Assignment
[ 1997 ] Lt. Cmdr. Annibal Ramirez, Carlos
Commandments
[ 1997 ] Seth Warner
Practical Magic
[ 1998 ] Gary Hallet
This Is My Father
[ 1998 ] Kieran O Day
Music of the Heart
[ 1999 ] Brian
In Dreams
[ 1999 ] Paul Cooper
Songcatcher
[ 2000 ] Tom Bledsoe
Stolen Summer
[ 2002 ] Joe O Malley
Evelyn
[ 2002 ] Nick Barron
Song for a Raggy Boy
[ 2003 ] William Franklin
Cavedweller
[ 2004 ] Clint Windsor
Proud
[ 2004 ] Commodore Alfred Lind
Shadow of Fear
[ 2004 ] Detective Scofield
Return to Sender
[ 2004 ] Frank Nitzche
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
[ 2004 ] Harry Vardon
Nine Lives
[ 2005 ] Henry
32A
[ 2007 ] Frank Brennan
Dark Matter
[ 2007 ] Jacob Reiser
Wild Child
[ 2008 ] Gerry Moore
A Shine of Rainbows
[ 2009 ] Alec
The Eclipse
[ 2009 ] Nichol Holden
Handsome Harry
[ 2009 ] Prof. Porter
Festival of Lights
[ 2010 ] Adem
Jonah Hex
[ 2010 ] President Grant
Flipped
[ 2010 ] Richard Baker
The 5th Quarter
[ 2010 ] Steven Abbate
Elle s'appelait Sarah
[ 2010 ] William Rainsferd
The Greening of Whitney Brown
[ 2011 ] Henry Brown
Unknown
[ 2011 ] Martin B
The Stand Up
[ 2011 ] Sandy
If I Were You
[ 2012 ] Derek
Allegiance
[ 2012 ] Lieutenant Colonel Owens
Rushlights
[ 2013 ] Cameron Brogden
Stay
[ 2013 ] Dermot Fay
The Last Keepers
[ 2013 ] John Carver
Change in the Air
[ 2018 ] Moody
Spiked
[ 2021 ] John Wilson
Blacklight
[ 2022 ] Gabriel Robinson
Food Fight
[ 2023 ] Daniel
The Gettysburg Address
[ 2025 ] Theodore Parker
The Gettysburg Address
[ 2025 ] Theodore Parker (voice)

TV Shows

Elementary
Captain Thomas Gregson
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Burton Lowe, Ben Nicholson
Prime Suspect
Lieutenant Kevin Sweeney
Third Watch
Lieutenant John Miller, Captain Miller
Rematch
[ 2024 ] Roger Laver
Blue Bloods
[ 2024 ] Detective Gus Vanderlip

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by Josh Sharpe - Jun 18, 2026

Ages of the Moon, the new film adaptation of the Sam Shepard play, has recently wrapped production in New York. Additionally, Liam Neeson has joined as an executive producer on the feature.
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Dorset Theatre Festival has announced film, television, and stage actors Marcia DeBonis, Eva Kaminsky, and Robbie Sublett will star in the upcoming 48th Main Stage Summer Season opener, Salvage by Lena Kaminsky (June 20 - July 5).
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Aidan Quinn and Steve Buscemi to Star in Movie of Sam Shepard's AGES OF THE MOON
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 17, 2025

Following a reading of the Sam Shepard play in January, Steve Buscemi and Aidan Quinn are moving forward with a film version of Ages of the Moon. Both will star, with Quinn also directing the feature.
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Joyce Piven, Co-Founder of the Piven Theatre, Dies at 94
by Stephi Wild - Jan 21, 2025

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Joyce Piven, co-founder the Piven Theatre and mother of Jeremy Piven, has died at age 94. Read her full obituary here.
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Aidan Quinn and Steve Buscemi Will Lead Reading of Sam Shepard's AGES OF THE MOON at Baryshnikov Arts
by Stephi Wild - Dec 10, 2024

Baryshnikov Arts and the Abbey Theatre will present a reading of Sam Shepard’s AGES OF THE MOON starring award-winning actors Steve Buscemi and Aidan Quinn. Learn more about the reading here!
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by Josh Sharpe - Oct 21, 2024

Tom Selleck returns as New York Police Commissioner Frank Reagan when BLUE BLOODS: THE FINAL SEASON arrives on DVD December 17 from Paramount Home Entertainment. Learn all the special features and how to order the new DVD set.
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Richard Nelson's CONVERSATIONS IN TUSCULUM to Make London Premiere
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 15, 2024

Richard Nelson's (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Lortel Award, Obie Award) 2008 drama 'Conversations in Tusculum' will have two staged workshop performances this September, in preparation of launching a London run.
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According to reports, Jeremy Irons and Helena Bonham Carter will be appearing together in a new film from Neil Jordan, director of 1994's Interview with a Vampire. The film is based on a book by Jordan, The Well of Saint Nobody. In addition to Irons and Carter, actor Aidan Quinn is also set to star in the film. It will begin shooting later this year.
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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 19, 2024

Experience Arthur Miller's powerful drama 'All My Sons' at MCCC's Kelsey Theatre. Explore themes of morality, guilt, and responsibility during World War II.
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by TV Scoop - Jun 22, 2023

Get all the scoop on DAUGHTER OF THE BRIDE, airing on FOX on Tuesday, June 27, 2023! Daughter of the Bride follows the special relationship between Diane (Marcia Gay Harden) and Kate (Halston Sage), who are not only mother and daughter, but also best friends.
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Daughter of the Bride follows the special relationship between DIANE (Marcia Gay Harden) and KATE (Halston Sage), who are not only mother and daughter but also best friends. However, their lives are turned upside down when Diane announces her engagement to a man named BRUCE (Aidan Quinn), whom she’s been secretly dating.
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by Michael Major - Jun 23, 2022

The film also stars Halston Sage (“Paper Towns,” “Neighbors,” “Before I Fall,” “X-Men: Dark Phoenix,” “The Last Summer”), Andrew Richardson (“The Independent,” “Killer Among Us,” “A Call to Spy”) and Emmy Award nominee Aidan Quinn (“Practical Magic,”  “Legends of the Fall,” “Elementary,” “Law& Order: SVU,” “The American Guest”).
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