Declan Quinn (born 1957) is an Irish-American cinematographer. He is a three-time winner of the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography. His latest film A Master Builder opened in New York during June 2014 and was based on the 19th century play by Henrik Ibsen.
Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Quinn is one of five children. His mother, Teresa, was a homemaker, and also worked as a bookkeeper and in the travel business, and his father, Michael Quinn, was a professor of literature. His four siblings, the most famous of whom is Aidan, are actors. The family moved to Ireland when he was in his teens, but he returned to the United States to earn a degree in film from Columbia College Chicago.
Back in Ireland, he met Bono and U2 at the Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, and he began his career filming several music videos and the documentaries U2: Unforgettable Fire (1984) and U2: Outside It's America (1987) for the group.
Quinn permanently returned to the States in 1989 and filmed The Kill-Off.