Born to Irish immigrant parents in Rockford, Ill., on March 8, 1959, Aidan Quinn grew up in both the U.S. and Ireland, and graduated from Chicago's DePaul University with a B.F.A. in acting.A member of Chicago's Goodman and Steppenwolf Theatre acting companies, Quinn made his film debut as a rebellious youth in 1984's Reckless. The next year, he starred opposite Madonna in Desperately Seeking Susan and in the first AIDS-themed telefilm, An Early Frost (for which he earned his first Emmy nod). He became increasingly visible in such films as Stakeout and The Mission and Crusoe.
Since the 1990s, Quinn has alternated between feature films (such as Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Legends of the Fall and Music of the Heart) and numerous roles in works for television, including 2007's Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, the critically acclaimed made-for-TV movie that garnered him another Emmy nod.
Bury My Heart at Wounded KneeA dark chapter of U.S. history comes to light in this epic saga (which earned an Emmy Award for Best Made-for-Television Movie) of the U.S. government's deliberate extermination of the American Indians. Beginning after the Sioux victory at Little Big Horn, the film traces the stories of three men: a... Read More
Benedict Arnold: A Question of HonorStarring Aidan Quinn and Kelsey Grammer, this A&E original movie tells the story of the fall and rise of Benedict Arnold. Arnold's (Quinn) marriage to a loyalist woman causes huge controversy, forcing him to reexamine where his allegiances lie. One of the key figures (and perhaps the most infamous)... Read More
Across the LineThis indie crime drama features Aidan Quinn as Charlie Wright, an über-wealthy Los Angeles financial guru who sneaks off to Mexico after his vast business enterprise is exposed as a Ponzi scheme -- but soon finds it difficult to stay hidden. While trying to evade a federal agent (Mario Van... Read More
Forbidden TerritorySeeking publicity, ambitious reporter Henry Morton Stanley (Aidan Quinn) sets out to find reclusive missionary-explorer Dr. David Livingstone (Nigel Hawthorne) in this intelligent adventure tale. Braving the wilds of Africa, Stanley battles his own demons as he hunts for the doctor. When the two... Read More
Two of UsA fictional account of a meeting between John Lennon and Paul McCartney in 1976, after The Beatles have broken up. The film represents McCartney (Aidan Quinn) as the more stable of the two, reaching out to a seemingly broken and Yoko-dependent Lennon (Jared Harris), who's resentful at notions of... Read More
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Prime Suspect (2011) | NR | |
If I Were You (2011) | NR | |
The 5th Quarter (2010) | PG | |
Across the Line (2010) | R | |
PG-13 | ||
Flipped (2010) | PG | |
A Shine of Rainbows (2009) | PG | |
The Eclipse (2009) | R | |
Handsome Harry (2009) | R | |
Canterbury's Law (2008) | NR | |
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NR | ||
Dark Matter (2007) | R | |
NR | ||
Nine Lives (2005) | R | |
Empire Falls (2005) | TV-PG | |
The Exonerated (2005) | NR | |
R | ||
PG | ||
Cavedweller (2004) | R | |
Shadow of Fear (2004) | PG-13 | |
NR | ||
Stolen Summer (2002) | PG | |
Evelyn (2002) | PG | |
Songcatcher (2000) | PG-13 | |
Two of Us (2000) | PG-13 | |
PG | ||
In Dreams (1999) | R | |
Practical Magic (1998) | PG-13 | |
This Is My Father (1998) | R | |
The Assignment (1997) | R | |
Forbidden Territory (1997) | NR | |
Commandments (1997) | R | |
Michael Collins (1996) | R | |
NR | ||
Haunted (1995) | R | |
Legends of the Fall (1994) | R | |
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) | R | |
Blink (1994) | R | |
Benny and Joon (1993) | PG | |
The Playboys (1992) | PG-13 | |
A Private Matter (1992) | PG-13 | |
The Handmaid's Tale (1990) | R | |
Avalon (1990) | PG | |
Perfect Witness (1989) | R | |
Crusoe (1988) | PG-13 | |
Stakeout (1987) | R | |
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Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) | PG-13 | |
An Early Frost (1985) | NR | |
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