Aidan Quinn Biography

Fast Facts

• Won the Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Film in 2010
• Split his childhood between his hometown of Chicago and Dublin, Ireland
• Quote: "I like the level of fame I have․ You get nice tables in restaurants sometimes, but fame isn't something that I find comfortable․"
• Praised by critics for numerous made-for-television movies including NBC's "An Early Frost" and later VH1's "Two of Us", a biopic regarding singer Paul McCartney
• First significant film role came in 1984 with "Reckless" and later "Desperately Seeking Susan", both of which landed him critical praise
• Close friends with the late Natasha Richardson, as he was named a co-executor of her will along with husband Liam Neeson
• Originally slated to appear as Jesus in "The Last Temptation of Christ" before Paramount was forced to back out of the project and William Defoe was cast in his place