I like the level of fame that I have.
Schauspieler * als Jugendlicher pendelt zwischen Irland und Illinois ("We got used to living in two different cultures and being able to go back and forth. /.../ With Declan, Marian and myself it's always back and forth, Irish-American, American-Irish…") * beginnt seine Karriere auf der Bühne (The Man in 605, Chicago; Off-Broadway-Produktion Fool for Love, 1983) und setzt zunächst seine Theaterarbeit fort (A Lie of the Mind, 1985; inszeniert Marathon '86, 1986; Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire, 1988; alle New York) * 1983 Filmdebüt an der Seite von Daryl Hannah in Reckless * Durchbruch als Partner von Rosanna Arquette in Desperately Seeking Susan (1984) * ab 1985 tritt auch in Fernsehproduktionen auf (erfolgreicher Part in An Early Frost - erstes TVM zum Thema AIDS; All My Sons, 1986; Doppelrolle in Lies of the Twins, 1991) * übernimmt des öfteren größere oder kleinere Rollen in irischen bzw. in Irland spielenden Filmen (The Playboys, 1991; Michael Collins, 1995; This Is My Father, 1997; Evelyn, 2001; 32A, 2007) und arbeitet dabei mit seinen Brüdern oder Schwester zusammen (Paul + Declan in This Is My Father; Marian in 32A)
# Desperately Seeking Susan (Susan... verzweifelt gesucht, 1984-USA * Susan Seidelman ... Dez) (8503)
# The Mission (Mission, 1985/86-GB; R: Roland Joffé, B: Robert Bolt, K: Chris Menges, M: Ennio Morricone, D: Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons / AQ-Felipe) 126/8m-Abenteuerdrama
# Stakeout (Die Nacht hat viele Augen, 1987-USA; R: John Badham, B: Jim Kouf, K: John Seale, M: Arthur B. Rubinstein, D: Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Madeleine Stowe, AQ-Richard “Stick” Montgomery) 115m-Thrillerkomödie
# Crusoe (Crusoe, 1987-USA * Caleb Deschanel ... Crusoe) (05-?; 8903)
# The Lemon Sisters (Lemon Sisters, 1988-USA * Joyce Chopra ... Frankie McGuinness) (09-11; 9008)
# The Handmaid's Tale / Die Geschichte der Dienerin (1989-USA/D; R: Volker Schlöndorff, B: Harold Pinter, K: Igor Luther, M: Ryuichi Sakamoto, D: Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway, AQ-Nick) 109m-Sci-Fi-Drama (Roman von Margaret Atwood) (02-?; 9003)
# Avalon (Avalon, 1989-USA * Barry Levinson ... Jules Kaye) (09-11; 9010)
# At Play in the Fields of the Lord (Ein Pfeil in den Himmel, 1990-USA * Hector Babenco ... Martin Quarrier) (06-12; 9112)
# The Playboys (Die Playboys, 1991-IRL/USA; R: Gillies MacKinnon, B: Shane Connaughton, Kerry Crabbe, K: Jack Conroy, M: Jean-Claude Petit, D: Albert Finney, AQ-Tom Casey , Robin Wright) 110m-Liebesdrama
# Benny & Joon (Benny & Joon, 1992-USA * Jeremiah Chechik ... Benny) (06-?; 9304)
# Blink (Blink, 1993-USA; R: Michael Apted, B: Dana Stevens, K: Dante Spinotti, M: Brad Fiedel, D: Madeleine Stowe, AQ-Detective John Hallstrom) 106m-Psychothriller (03-05; 9401)
# Legends of the Fall (Legenden der Leidenschaft, 1993-USA * Edward Zwick ...Alfred Ludlow) (06-09; 9412)
# (Mary Shelley's) Frankenstein (Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, 1993/94-USA * Kenneth Branagh ... Kapitän Walton) (Roman von Mary Shelley) (10-02; 9411)
# The Stars Fell on Henrietta (Der wunderliche Mr. Cox, 1994-USA * James Keach ... Don Day) (PZ: 03-?)
# Haunted (Haunted - Haus der Geister, 1994-GB * Lewis Gilbert ... David Ash) (10-12; 9510)
# Michael Collins (1995-GB/USA * Neil Jordan ... Harry Boland) (07-09; 9610)
# The Commandments (Alles Unheil kommt von oben, 1995-USA * Daniel Taplitz ... Seth Warner) (10-12; 9705)
# Looking for Richard (Al Pacino's Looking for Richard, 1996-USA * Al Pacino ... *Richmond) > Dokumentarfilm (16mm) mit *inszenierten Szenen aus William Shakespeares Richard III (9610)
# The Assignment (The Assignment - Der Auftrag, 1996-CDN * Christian Duguay ... Annibal Ramirez/Carlos Sanchez) (02-06)
# This Is My Father (1997-CDN/IRL * Paul Quinn ... Kieran O'Day) (06-07)
# In Dreams (Jenseits der Träume, 1997-USA * Neil Jordan ... Paul Cooper) (08-12; 9901)
# Practical Magic (Zauberhafte Schwestern, 1998-USA * Griffin Dunne ... Gary Hallet) (02-05; 9810)
# Music of the Heart (Music of the Heart, 1998/99-USA * Wes Craven ... Brian Sinclair) (10-01; 9910)
# Songcatcher (1999-USA * Maggie Greenwald ... Tom Bledsoe) (08-09; 0106)
# Stolen Summer (Stolen Summer - Der letzte Sommer, 2001-USA * Pete Jones ... Joe O'Malley) (05-06; 0203)
# Evelyn (Evelyn, 2001-IRL/GB * Bruce Beresford ... Nick Barron) (10-?; 0303)
# Song for a Raggy Boy / Drengene fra Skt. Judes / Los niños de San Judas (2002-IRL/DK/GB/E * Aisling Walsh ... William Franklin) (07-08; 0301)
# Shadow of Fear (Shadow of Fear, 2003-USA * Rich Cowan ... Detective Scofield) > nur Videovertrieb (07-08; 1.85; PG-13)
# Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (Bobby Jones - Die Golflegende, 2003-USA * Rowdy Herrington ... Harry Vardon) (08?09-10; 0404)
# Return to Sender (Return to Sender, 2004-DK/GB * Bille August ... Frank Nitzche) (01-03; 0506)
# Proud (2004-USA * Mary Pat Kelly ... Commodore Alfred Lind) > nur Videovertrieb (1.78; PG)
# Nine Lives (Nine Lives, 2004-USA * Rodrigo García ... Henry) (07, 17 Tage; 0510)
# Dark Matter (2006-USA * Shi-Zheng Chen ... Jacob Reiser) (06-?; 0804)
# Wild Child (Wild Child, 2007-GB * Nick Moore ... Gerry) (06-09; 0808)
# 32A (2007-IRL/D * Marian Quinn ... Frank Brennan) (07-09; 0808)
# A Shine of Rainbows (2008-CDN/IRL * Vic Sarin ... Alec O'Donnell) (05-06; 1004)
# The Eclipse (2008-IRL * Conor McPherson ... Nicholas Holden) (09-10; 1003-USA)
# Handsome Harry (2008-USA * Bette Gordon ... Professor Porter) (09-? > 3 Wochen; 1004)
# The 5th Quarter (2008-USA * Rick Bieber ... Steven Abbate) (10-11; 1103)
# Jonah Hex (Jonah Hex, 2009-USA * Jimmy Hayward ... Präsident Grant) (04-07; 1006)
# Flipped (2009-USA * Rob Reiner ... Richard Baker) (06?07-08; 1008)
# Elle s'appelait Sarah (2009-F * Gilles Paquet-Brenner ... William Rainsferd) (Roman von Tatiana de Rosnay) (07-12; 1010)
# The Greening of Whitney Brown (2009-USA * Peter [Skillman] Odiorne ... Henry Brown) (10-11; 1111)
# Festival of Lights (2009/10-USA * Shundell Prasad ... Adem) (11>01 > 26 Tage; 1211)
# Unknown (2009/10-USA/GB/D/F * Jaume Collet-Serra ... Martin B) (Roman von Didier Van Cauwelaert) (12-03; 1102)
# If I Were You (2010-CDN/GB * Joan Carr-Wiggin ... Derek) (01-02; 1303-USA)
# Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright (2010-USA * R. Ellis Frazier ... Charlie Wright) (05-?) > nur Videovertrieb (1.85; R; 1012)
# The Stand Up (2010-USA * David Wexler ... Sandy) (10-11; 1209)
# The Last Keepers (2010-USA * Maggie Greenwald ... John Carver) (10-?) > nur Videovertrieb (PG-13; 1309)
# Allegiance / Recalled (Before the War - Allegiance, 2011-USA * Michael Connors ... Lieutenant Colonel Owens) (03-04; 1212, NY)
# Rushlights (2011-USA * Antoni Stutz ... Cameron Brogden) (1306)
# Stay (2012-CDN/IRL * Wiebke von Carolsfeld ... Dermot Fay) (06-07; 1403)
# Change in the Air (2015-USA; R: Dianne Dreyer, B: Audra Gorman, K: Jack Donnelly, M: Terry Adams, Bill Frisell, D: Mary Beth Hurt: Jo Ann Bayberry ° Aidan Quinn: Moody ° Peter Gerety: Arnie Bayberry ° M. Emmet Walsh: Walter Lemke ° Rachel Brosnahan: Wren, Satya Bhabha: Josh & Macy Gray: Donna & Olympia Dukakis: Margaret Lemke) 94m-Drama (10; 1810)
# Blacklight (2020/21-USA/AUS; R: Mark Williams, B: Nick May, Mark Williams, K: Shelly Johnson, M: Mark Isham, D: Liam Neeson: Travis Block, Emmy Raver-Lampman: Mira Jones, Taylor John Smith: Dusty Crane & Aidan Quinn: Gabriel Robinson) 104m-Action (11-01; 2202)
# Daughter of the Bride (2022-USA; R: Annette Haywood-Carter, B: Karen Bloch Morse, K: Patrice Cochet, M: Cathleen Flynn with Jeff Meegan & David Tobin, D: Marcia Gay Harden: Diane, Halston Sage: Kate, Andrew Richardson: Josh, Cara Santana: Janie, Michael Hsu Rosen: Mike & Aidan Quinn: Bruce) 102m-Komödie (06-?; 2302)