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Aidan Quinn

Milestones

  • Birthplace: Rockford, Illinois, USA
  • Birthday: March 8, 1959
  • 2008

    Cast in the murder drama, "Dark Matter" loosely based on the 1991 University of Iowa shootings

  • 2007

    Cast as Henry Dawes in the HBO Films original movie, "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee"; earned an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

  • 2005

    Cast in the ensemble "Nine Lives"; Rodrigo GarcĂ­a directs a series of vignettes, offering glimpses into the lives of nine women

  • 2005

    Cast in the ensemble drama "Empire Falls," the HBO adaptation of Richard Russo's Pulitzer Prize winning novel

  • 2004

    Cast opposite Kyra Sedgwick in the drama "Cavedweller"; received an Independent Spirit Award nomination

  • 2004

    Had a four-part stint as a tough police lieutenant brought in to clean up the Anti-Crime squad on "Third Watch" (ABC)

  • 2003

    Had lead role of Major Benedict Arnold in the A&E telefilm "Traitor: Benedict Arnold"

  • 2002

    Cast in "Stolen Summer"; winner of Project Greenlight's competition partly sponsored by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck

  • 1999

    Played Meryl Streep's lover in Wes Craven's departure from horror, "Music of the Heart"

  • 1999

    Re-teamed with Jordan for the psychological thriller "In Dreams"

  • 1999

    Starred in "This Is My Father"; written and directed by brother Paul and shot by brother Declan

  • 1998

    Cast as the detective investigating a murder who succumbs to Sandra Bullock's charms in "Practical Magic"

  • 1997

    Played dual role of Carlos the Jackal and the US Navy doppelganger sent to destroy him in "The Assignment"

  • 1996

    Portrayed Harry Boland, friend and romantic rival to "Michael Collins" in Neil Jordan's biopic of the Irish freedom fighter

  • 1995

    Co-starred with Duvall in "The Stars Fell on Henrietta"

  • 1994

    Provided voice for Ken Burns' PBS documentary "The History of Baseball"

  • 1994

    Re-teamed with Madeleine Stowe for "Blink"

  • 1994

    Starred alongside Brad Pitt and Henry Thomas as the sons of Anthony Hopkins in "Legends of the Fall"

  • 1993

    Supported Johnny Depp and Mary Stuart Masterson in "Benny & Joon"

  • 1992

    Appeared opposite Robin Wright in the Irish-set "The Playboys"

  • 1991

    Acted opposite Tom Berrenger in Hector Babenco's "At Play in the Fields of the Lord"

  • 1991

    Played identical twins in USA movie "Lies of the Twins"

  • 1990

    Co-starred in Barry Levinson's autobiographical "Avalon"; played character based on Levinson's father

  • 1990

    Met Robert Duvall acting in "The Handmaid's Tale"

  • 1988

    Had title role in the film "Crusoe" a retelling of Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe"

  • 1988

    Played Stanley Kowalski in a Broadway revival of "A Streetcar Named Desire"

  • 1987

    Portrayed Madeleine Stowe's murderous boyfriend in John Badham's "Stakeout"

  • 1987

    Starred in the PBS "American Playhouse" production of Arthur Miller's "All My Sons"

  • 1986

    Put in extrememly brief but authentic appearance in "The Mission" before being murdered by his brother (Robert De Niro)

  • 1986

    Stage directing debut at helm of John Turturro's "A Worker's Life" at NYC's Ensemble Studio Theatre

  • 1985

    Played unwitting projectionist in "Desperately Seeking Susan"

  • 1985

    TV-movie debut, playing a gay man infected with the AIDS virus, in NBC's "An Early Frost"; received an Emmy nomination

  • 1984

    Film acting debut as motorcycle-riding rebel in "Reckless" co-starring Daryl Hannah

  • 1983

    Acted in Off-Broadway production of "Fool for Love"

  • 1978

    Returned to Chicago at age 19

  • Moved back and forth between Ireland and Illinois while growing up

  • Professional stage debut in Chicago production of "The Man in 605"

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