Aidan Quinn
Milestones
- Birthplace: Rockford, Illinois, USA
- Birthday: March 8, 1959
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2008
Cast in the murder drama, "Dark Matter" loosely based on the 1991 University of Iowa shootings
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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
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2005
Cast in the ensemble "Nine Lives"; Rodrigo GarcĂa directs a series of vignettes, offering glimpses into the lives of nine women
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2005
Cast in the ensemble drama "Empire Falls," the HBO adaptation of Richard Russo's Pulitzer Prize winning novel
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2004
Cast opposite Kyra Sedgwick in the drama "Cavedweller"; received an Independent Spirit Award nomination
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2004
Had a four-part stint as a tough police lieutenant brought in to clean up the Anti-Crime squad on "Third Watch" (ABC)
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2003
Had lead role of Major Benedict Arnold in the A&E telefilm "Traitor: Benedict Arnold"
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2002
Cast in "Stolen Summer"; winner of Project Greenlight's competition partly sponsored by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck
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1999
Played Meryl Streep's lover in Wes Craven's departure from horror, "Music of the Heart"
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1999
Re-teamed with Jordan for the psychological thriller "In Dreams"
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1999
Starred in "This Is My Father"; written and directed by brother Paul and shot by brother Declan
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1998
Cast as the detective investigating a murder who succumbs to Sandra Bullock's charms in "Practical Magic"
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1997
Played dual role of Carlos the Jackal and the US Navy doppelganger sent to destroy him in "The Assignment"
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1996
Portrayed Harry Boland, friend and romantic rival to "Michael Collins" in Neil Jordan's biopic of the Irish freedom fighter
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1995
Co-starred with Duvall in "The Stars Fell on Henrietta"
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1994
Provided voice for Ken Burns' PBS documentary "The History of Baseball"
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1994
Re-teamed with Madeleine Stowe for "Blink"
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1994
Starred alongside Brad Pitt and Henry Thomas as the sons of Anthony Hopkins in "Legends of the Fall"
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1993
Supported Johnny Depp and Mary Stuart Masterson in "Benny & Joon"
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1992
Appeared opposite Robin Wright in the Irish-set "The Playboys"
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1991
Acted opposite Tom Berrenger in Hector Babenco's "At Play in the Fields of the Lord"
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1991
Played identical twins in USA movie "Lies of the Twins"
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1990
Co-starred in Barry Levinson's autobiographical "Avalon"; played character based on Levinson's father
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1990
Met Robert Duvall acting in "The Handmaid's Tale"
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1988
Had title role in the film "Crusoe" a retelling of Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe"
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1988
Played Stanley Kowalski in a Broadway revival of "A Streetcar Named Desire"
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1987
Portrayed Madeleine Stowe's murderous boyfriend in John Badham's "Stakeout"
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1987
Starred in the PBS "American Playhouse" production of Arthur Miller's "All My Sons"
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1986
Put in extrememly brief but authentic appearance in "The Mission" before being murdered by his brother (Robert De Niro)
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1986
Stage directing debut at helm of John Turturro's "A Worker's Life" at NYC's Ensemble Studio Theatre
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1985
Played unwitting projectionist in "Desperately Seeking Susan"
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1985
TV-movie debut, playing a gay man infected with the AIDS virus, in NBC's "An Early Frost"; received an Emmy nomination
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1984
Film acting debut as motorcycle-riding rebel in "Reckless" co-starring Daryl Hannah
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1983
Acted in Off-Broadway production of "Fool for Love"
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1978
Returned to Chicago at age 19
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Moved back and forth between Ireland and Illinois while growing up
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Professional stage debut in Chicago production of "The Man in 605"
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