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Aidan Quinn is an American stage, film, and television actor who also works as a film producer. Born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 8, 1959, he began his professional career in 1983. Quinn resides in New York City and is a citizen of the United States. He is married to Elizabeth Bracco, and the couple has two children.
Quinn has received the Theatre World Award for his work. In addition to his acting career, he is credited as an author under the name Stuart Aidan Quinn. His written works include the title "Microproteins and Epigenetic Remodeling in Cancer and Aging." He speaks, writes, and signs in English.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Microproteins and Epigenetic Remodeling in Cancer and Aging
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Aidan Quinn (born March 8, 1959) is an American actor. He made his film debut in Reckless (1984) and has starred in over 80 feature films, including Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), The Mission (1986), Stakeout (1987), All My Sons (1987), Avalon (1990), Benny & Joon (1993), Legends of the Fall (1994), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), Michael Collins (1996), Practical Magic (1998), Song for a…
Known for
- The Lightkeeper — Father MacGabbhan2026
- The Gettysburg Address — Theodore Parker (voice)2025
- The Walsh Sisters — Daddy Walsh2025
- Rematch — Roger Laver2024
- Daughter of the Bride — Bruce2023
- A Journey to Sundance — Self2023
- Blacklight — Gabriel Robinson2022
- Spiked — John Wilson2021
- The American Guest — Theodore Roosevelt2021
- Babenco: Tell Me When I Die — Self (archive footage)2020
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 156
- Total plays
- 468
Tags
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- An automated labeling system for subdividing the human cerebral cortex on MRI scans into gyral based regions of interest
· 2006 · cited 12,997x
- LAMMPS - a flexible simulation tool for particle-based materials modeling at the atomic, meso, and continuum scales
· 2022 · cited 11,623x
- InterProScan 5: genome-scale protein function classification
· 2014 · cited 9,038x
- The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Technical Summary
· 2000 · cited 8,913x
- Experimental Design and Data Analysis for Biologists
· 2002 · cited 6,487x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1959-03-08 ) March 8, 1959 (age 67) , Chicago, Illinois , U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1979–present
- Spouse
- Elizabeth Bracco ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1987 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Aidan
- Family name
- Quinn
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Spouse
- Elizabeth Bracco
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Theatre World Award
- Image
- Aidan Quinn at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Residence
- New York City
Show 4 more facts
- Commons category
- Aidan Quinn
- date of birth
- 1959-03-08
- start of work period
- 1983-00-00
- writing language
- English language
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Aidan Quinn (born March 8, 1959) is an American-Irish actor. He made his film debut in Reckless (1984), and has starred in over 80 feature films, including Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), The Mission (1986), Stakeout (1987), All My Sons (1987), Avalon (1990), The Handmaid's Tale (1990), Benny & Joon (1993), Legends of the Fall (1994), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), Michael Collins (1996), Practical Magic (1998), Song for a Raggy Boy (2003), Wild Child (2008) and Unknown (2011). He also played Captain Thomas "Tommy" Gregson on the CBS television series Elementary (2012–19).
Quinn has received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his performances in the television films An Early Frost (1985) and Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007). Highly active in Irish cinema as well as in the United States, Quinn is a four-time Irish Film and Television (IFTA) Award nominee, winning Best Supporting Actor in a Film for the Conor McPherson film The Eclipse (2009).
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