Aidan Quinn and wife Elizabeth Bracco

RECENT CREDITS
The Greening of Whitney Brown (FILM)  Nov. 11, 2011
Sarah's Key (FILM)  Jul. 22, 2011
The 5th Quarter (FILM)  Mar. 25, 2011
Unknown (FILM)  Feb. 18, 2011
Flipped (FILM)  Aug. 6, 2010


HIGHLIGHTS
Parents immigrated to the U.S. from Ireland before he was born, but he spent most of his childhood split between Illinois and Ireland.
Trained at The Piven Theatre Workshop in Evanston, IL, run by Jeremy Piven's father, Byrne, and made his stage debut opposite Byrne Piven in 1979 in The Man in 605.
Made his film debut in the 1984 drama Reckless, but made his name a year later in Desperately Seeking Susan and the TV-movie An Early Frost.
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All Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

Unknown  2011 -Martin B
Actor
Film


Jonah Hex  2010 -President Grant
Actor
Film


The Greening of Whitney Brown  2011 -Henry Brown
Actor
Film


Sarah's Key  2011 -William Rainsferd
Actor
Film


The 5th Quarter  2011 -Steven Abbate
Actor
Film


Wild Child  2009 -Gerry
Actor
Film


Dark Matter  2008 -Jacob Reiser
Actor
Film


Nine Lives  2005 -Henry
Actor
Film


Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius  2004 -Harry Vardon
Actor
Film


Evelyn  2002 -Nick Barron
Actor
Film


Stolen Summer  2002 -Joe O'Malley
Actor
Film


Song for a Raggy Boy  2002 -William Franklin
Actor
Film


Songcatcher  2000 -Tom Bledsoe
Actor
Film


Music of the Heart  1999 -Brian Sinclair
Actor
Film


This is My Father  1999 -Kieran O'Day
Actor, Executive Producer
Film


In Dreams  1999 -Paul Cooper
Actor
Film


Practical Magic  1998 -Gary Hallet
Actor
Film


The Playboys  1992 -Tom Casey
Actor
Film


At Play in the Fields of the Lord  1991 -Martin Quarrier
Actor
Film


Avalon  1990 -Jules Kaye
Actor
Film


The Lemon Sisters  1990 -Frankie McGuinness
Actor
Film


The Handmaid's Tale  1990 -Nick
Actor
Film


Crusoe  1989 -Robinson Crusoe
Actor
Film


Stakeout  1987 -Richard "Stick" Montgomery
Actor
Film


The Mission  1986 -Felipe
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Book of Daniel  2006 -Daniel Webster
Actor
TV
Expand


Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee   -Sen. Henry Dawes
Actor
TV


Canterbury's Law   -Matt Furey
Actor
TV
Expand


Cavedweller   -Clint
Actor
TV


Empire Falls   -David Roby
Actor
TV


Narrator
TV


Actor
TV
Expand


Lies of the Twins   -Jonathan/James
Actor
TV


Miracle Run   -Doug Thomas
Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Plainsong   -Tom Guthrie
Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Third Watch  2004-2005 -John Miller, Miller
Actor, Actor
TV
Expand


Flipped  2010 -Richard Baker
Actor
Film


Handsome Harry  2010 -Prof. Porter
Actor
Film


The Eclipse  2010 -Nicholas Holden
Actor
Film


Proud  2005 -Alfred Lindt
Actor
Film


The Exonerated  2005 -Kerry
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


The Assignment  1997 -Annibal Ramirez, Carlos Sanchez
Actor, Actor
Film


Commandments  1997 -Seth Warner
Actor
Film


Looking for Richard  1996 -Richmond
Actor
Film


Michael Collins  1996 -Harry Boland
Actor
Film


The Stars Fell on Henrietta  1995 -Don Day
Actor
Film


Legends of the Fall  1994 -Alfred Ludlow
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Blink  1994 -Detective John Hallstrom
Actor
Film


Benny & Joon  1993 -Benny Pearl
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Convicted   -Frank Nitzche
Actor
Film


Haunted   -David Ash
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Cavedweller   -Clint Windsor
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


An Early Frost   -Michael Pierson
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


32A   -Frank Brennan
Actor
Film


A Private Matter   -Bob Finkbine
Actor
Film


Miracle Run   -Douglas Thomas
Actor
Film


Lies of the Twins   -James AND Johnathon
Actor
Film


Reckless   -Johnny Rourke
Actor
Film


Return to Sender   -Frank Nitzche
Actor
Film


Perfect Witness   -Sam Paxton
Actor
Film


Plainsong   -Tom Guthrie
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


The Irish in America, Vol. I   -Narrator, Narrator
Actor, Voice
Film


The Irish in America, Vol. II   -Narrator, Narrator
Actor, Voice
Film


Two of Us   -Paul McCartney
Actor
Film


A Shine of Rainbows  2010 -Alec
Actor
Film




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Highlights

Parents immigrated to the U.S. from Ireland before he was born, but he spent most of his childhood split between Illinois and Ireland.
Trained at The Piven Theatre Workshop in Evanston, IL, run by Jeremy Piven's father, Byrne, and made his stage debut opposite Byrne Piven in 1979 in The Man in 605.
Made his film debut in the 1984 drama Reckless, but made his name a year later in Desperately Seeking Susan and the TV-movie An Early Frost.


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