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Biography

Quinn was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 8, 1959. He was raised, together with his four siblings, in both the United States and…more

Born

3/8/1959, Rockford, Illinois, USA

Birth Name

Aidan Quinn

Gender

Male

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Star (4)

Role
- Prime Suspect
  Lt. Kevin Sweeney
  - S 1: Ep 13 Stuck in the Middle With You
    1/22/12
  - S 1: Ep 12 Ain't No Sunshine
    1/22/12
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Great Wall of Silence
    12/22/11
  - S 1: Ep 10 A Gorgeous Mosaic
    12/15/11
  - S 1: Ep 9 Gone to Pieces
    12/1/11
  - + 8 More Credits
- Canterbury's Law
  Matt Furey
  - S 1: Ep 6 Sick as Your Secrets
    4/18/08
  - S 1: Ep 5 Trade-Off
    4/11/08
  - S 1: Ep 4 Sweet Sixteen
    4/4/08
  - S 1: Ep 3 What Goes Around
    3/28/08
  - S 1: Ep 2 Baggage
    3/17/08
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Book of Daniel
  Daniel Webster
  - S 1: Ep 4 Assignation
    1/20/06
  - S 1: Ep 3 Acceptance
    1/13/06
  - S 1: Ep 2 Forgiveness
    1/6/06
  - S 1: Ep 1 Temptation
    1/6/06
  - S 1: Ep 7 Revelations
  - + 1 More Credits
- Project Greenlight
  Himself (Season 1)
  - S 1: Ep 12 Chris Moore: The End Of The Experiment
    2/10/02
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Editing Process
    2/3/02
  - S 1: Ep 10 Getting The Footage You Need
    1/27/02
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Juggling Act Of A Director
    1/20/02
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Director And His DP
    1/13/02
  - + 7 More Credits
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- Third Watch
  John Miller
  - S 6: Ep 22 Goodbye to Camelot
    5/6/05
  - S 6: Ep 6 The Greatest Detectives in the World
    10/29/04
  - S 6: Ep 5 The Hunter, Hunted
    10/22/04
  - S 6: Ep 3 Last Will and Testament
    10/1/04
  - S 6: Ep 2 Alone Again, Naturally
    9/24/04
Guest Star (15)

Role
- Weeds
  Foster Klein
  - S 7: Ep 9 Cats! Cats! Cats!
    8/22/11
  - S 7: Ep 8 Synthetics
    8/15/11
  - S 7: Ep 7 Vehement v. Vigorous
    8/8/11
  - S 7: Ep 4 A Hole In Her Niqab
    7/18/11
- White Collar
  Professor Oswald
  - S 2: Ep 3 Copycat Caffrey
    7/27/10
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  Ben Nicholson
  - S 9: Ep 4 Savant
    10/16/07
- History Alive
  Narrator
  - S 2: Ep 9 Irish in America
    3/17/07
- The Today Show
  Himself
  - S 55: Ep 5 January 6, 2006
    1/6/06
- The View
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 225 Quinn/Jane
    8/3/04
  - S 6: Ep 55 November 19, 2002
    11/19/02
  - S 5: Ep 53 March 27, 2002
    3/27/02
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Tom Guthrie
  - S 53: Ep 3 Plainsong
    4/25/04
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 114 Aidan Quinn
    3/21/02
- Night Visions
  Jeremy Bell
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Passenger List
    7/12/01
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 91 Show #715
    1/31/00
  - S 3: Ep 178 Show #609
    6/4/99
  - S 3: Ep 18 Show #449
    9/30/98
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 93 January 12, 1995
    1/12/95
  - S 4: Ep 88 January 15, 1992
    1/15/92
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 87 Show #0306
    1/11/95
  - S 1: Ep 102 Show #0102
    2/2/94
- The Dennis Miller Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 84 May 20, 1992
    5/20/92
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 9: Ep 104 Show #1371
    10/5/90
- American Playhouse
  Chris Keller
  - S 6: Ep 1 All My Sons
    1/19/87

Aidan Quinn News

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Trivia
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- Aidan greatly admires actress, Merly Streep.
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- Nominations and Awards:
  
  • In 2000 Aidan & Co. won the Special Jury Prize for outstanding ensemble performance - Dramatic at the Sundance Film Festival for: Songcatcher (2000).
  
  • In 2005 Aidan was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for: Cavedweller (2004).
  
  • In 2003 Aidan was nominated for the IFTA Award for Best Actor in a Film for: Song for a Raggy Boy (2003).
  
  • In 2005 Aidan was nominated for the IFTA Award for Best Actor in a Feature Film for: Return to Sender (2004).
  
  • In 2005 Aidan & Co. were nominated for the Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast for: Nine Lives (2005).
  
  • In 1986 Aidan was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for: An Early Frost (1985).
  
  • In 1999 Aidan was nominated for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor - Comedy/Romance for: Practical Magic (1998).
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- Quinn was a recipient of the Theatre World Award in 1988 for A Streetcar Named Desire.
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Quotes
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- Quinn(On working with Madonna): That was the most asked question of my career until about fifteen years ago and I thought it had gone away. The funny thing about that question is that I never worked with her. My scenes are with Rosanna Arquette. That's why it's funny to me that it's the most asked question of my career because it never happened.
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- Quinn: You should learn to be happy with what you have. Besides, the fact that I'm not a huge star has allowed me to pick and choose the roles I want to do, not the ones some person sitting in a studio office thinks I should do.
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- Quinn(On meeting Madonna on the set of Desperatly Seeking Susan): I told her that I had never heard of her. I was kind of well-known as an actor then. And she turned to me and said, 'I've never heard of you either'.
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