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Terry O'Quinn

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Terrance Quinn (born July 15, 1952), known professionally as Terry O'Quinn, is an American actor. He played John Locke on the TV series Lost (2004), the title role in The Stepfather (1987) and Stepfather II: Make Room for Daddy (1989), and Peter Watts in Millennium (1996), which ran for three seasons (1996-1999). He has also hosted Mysteries of The Missing on The Science Channel.

O'Quinn was born at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, one of 11 siblings, and grew up in nearby Newberry, Michigan. He is of Irish and English descent, and was raised Roman Catholic. He attended Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and the University of Iowa in Iowa City. He changed his surname from Quinn to O'Quinn as another registered actor already had the name Terrance Quinn.

In the 1970s he came to Baltimore to act in the Center Stage production of Tartuffe. He remained at Center Stage for some years and often appeared with the late Tana Hicken, most notably as Benedick to her Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing. His first movie role was in Heaven's Gate.

O'Quinn began acting in the 1970s during his time at Central Michigan University. He not only was an actor but also playwright/director. He wrote and directed the musical Orchestrina. This musical featured five main characters: The Man (played by Jeff Daniels), The Boy (Harold Downs), The Woman (Ann O'Donnell), The Girl (Debbie Penwarden), and The Drunk (James Hilliker), plus a female and a male chorus. He was roommates at CMU with actor Brad Slaight.

Starting in 1980, O'Quinn has appeared in various feature films such as Silver Bullet, Tombstone, Heaven's Gate, Young Guns, alongside Rutger Hauer in Blind Fury, and as Howard Hughes in The Rocketeer.

O'Quinn also appeared in the Canadian horror movie, Pin (1988) alongside British-born Canadian actor, David Hewlett.

His early television roles include guest appearances on Miami Vice (episode "Give a Little, Take a Little"), Moonlighting, Star Trek: The Next Generation (episode "The Pegasus"), The Twilight Zone (1985 revival; episode "Chameleon"), Homicide: Life on the Street (episode "Hate Crimes"), a recurring role on Earth 2, another recurring role as Captain (& later Rear Admiral) Thomas Boone on JAG, as well as Colonel Will Ryan in episode 15 of season 1 on the JAG spin-off series NCIS (episode "Enigma").

Around 1995, O'Quinn made guest appearances in The X-Files and Harsh Realm, produced by Chris Carter, who also cast him in the film The X-Files: Fight The Future and then once again in the final season. In 1996 O'Quinn started acting in the television series Millennium as Peter Watts, also produced by Chris Carter. O'Quinn held this role for all three seasons of the series. O'Quinn holds the distinction of having played four different characters within the extended X-Files/Millennium continuum (the two shows being classed together since both Lance Henriksen's character of Frank Black and Charles Nelson Reilly's character of Jose Chung have appeared in both shows).
BornJuly 15, 1952
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BornJuly 15, 1952
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 7 wins & 25 nominations total

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Terry O'Quinn in Wild Card (1992)
Terry O'Quinn in An Early Frost (1985)
Terry O'Quinn in Lost (2004)
Michael Emerson and Terry O'Quinn in Lost (2004)
Terry O'Quinn in Lost (2004)
Terry O'Quinn in Lost (2004)
Terry O'Quinn in Lost (2004)
Naveen Andrews, Sam Anderson, L. Scott Caldwell, Henry Ian Cusick, Daniel Dae Kim, Emilie de Ravin, Matthew Fox, Jorge Garcia, Josh Holloway, Yunjin Kim, Ken Leung, Elizabeth Mitchell, Dominic Monaghan, Terry O'Quinn, Ian Somerhalder, John Terry, Sonya Walger, Cynthia Watros, Maggie Grace, and Evangeline Lilly in Lost (2004)
Terry O'Quinn in Lost (2004)
Terry O'Quinn and Alex O'Loughlin in Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
Kurtwood Smith and Terry O'Quinn in Patriot (2015)
Terry O'Quinn in Castle Rock (2018)

Known for:

Ken Leung in Lost (2004)
Lost
8.3
TV Series
  • John Locke
  • Man in Black
The Stepfather (1987)
The Stepfather
6.7
  • Jerry Blake
  • 1987
Billy Campbell in The Rocketeer (1991)
The Rocketeer
6.5
  • Howard Hughes
  • 1991
Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Dermot Mulroney, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Casey Siemaszko in Young Guns (1988)
Young Guns
6.8
  • Alex McSween
  • 1988

Credits

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Actor

  • Resident Alien
    • Peter Bach
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Unsung Hero
    • Grandpa James
    • Post-production
  • Alan Tudyk, Sara Tomko, and Judah Prehn in Resident Alien (2021)
    Resident Alien
    • Peter Bach
    • TV Series
    • 2021–2022
  • Dylan McDermott, Edwin Hodge, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Alexa Davalos, and Roxy Sternberg in FBI: Most Wanted (2020)
    FBI: Most Wanted
    • Byron LaCroix
    • TV Series
    • 2020–2022
  • Toni Collette and Bella Heathcote in Pieces of Her (2022)
    Pieces of Her
    • Martin Queller
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Terry O'Quinn, Katee Sackhoff, Patrick Sabongui, and Emma Oliver in Christmas Sail (2021)
    Christmas Sail
    • Dennis
    • TV Movie
    • 2021
  • Ultra City Smiths (2021)
    Ultra City Smiths
    • Captain Krieger
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • The Integral Principles of the Structural Dynamics of Flow (2020)
    The Integral Principles of the Structural Dynamics of Flow
    • Terry O'Quinn
    • Podcast Series
    • 2020
  • Allison Tolman and Alexa Swinton in Emergence (2019)
    Emergence
    • Richard Kindred
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Ben Kingsley, Jimmi Simpson, and Jacki Weaver in Perpetual Grace, LTD (2019)
    Perpetual Grace, LTD
    • Texas Ranger Wesley Walker
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
    Hawaii Five-0
    • Joe White
    • TV Series
    • 2011–2018
  • Patriot (2015)
    Patriot
    • Tom Tavner
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2018
  • Castle Rock (2018)
    Castle Rock
    • Dale Lacy
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Famke Janssen, Edi Gathegi, and Ryan Eggold in The Blacklist: Redemption (2017)
    The Blacklist: Redemption
    • Howard Hargrave
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • The Blacklist (2013)
    The Blacklist
    • Howard Hargrave (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Secrets and Lies (2015)
    Secrets and Lies
    • John Warner
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Jonathan Patrick Moore and Erin Bethea in New Life (2016)
    New Life
    • Dr. Philip Sumrall
    • 2016

Soundtrack

  • Patriot (2015)
    Patriot
    • performer: "If I Needed You" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Stepfather II: Make Room for Daddy (1989)
    Stepfather II: Make Room for Daddy
    • performer: "Camptown Races" (uncredited)
    • 1989
  • The Stepfather (1987)
    The Stepfather
    • Soundtrack ("Gwine to Rune All Night (De Camptown Races)" (1850), uncredited)
    • 1987

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The Rocketeer: 20th Anniversary Edition
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The Rocketeer: 20th Anniversary Edition
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The Rocketeer: 20th Anniversary Edition
The Rocketeer: 20th Anniversary Edition
Clip 1:19
The Rocketeer: 20th Anniversary Edition
The Rocketeer: 20th Anniversary Edition
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The Rocketeer: 20th Anniversary Edition
The Stepfather
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The Stepfather
The Stepfather
Interview 0:25
The Stepfather
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Interview 0:32
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Interview 0:38
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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Terrance K. O'Quinn
  • Height
    • 6′ 3½″ (1.92 m)
  • Born
    • July 15, 1952
    • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA
  • Spouse
    • Lori O'QuinnNovember 1979 - 2012 (divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
      Hunter Quinn
  • Relatives
      Sibling(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Provided audio commentary on Walkabout (2004) with Jack Bender & David Fury.
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Interviews
    • 1 Article
    • 5 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    Is one of the few cast members of Lost (2004) who did not have to audition, because his former collaborator (from Alias (2001)) J.J. Abrams thought of O'Quinn for the part of Locke before the actor was even offered it.
  • Quotes
    It looks like a camera on a stick. - when asked what the "monster" from Lost (2004) looks like.
  • Trademarks
      Soft soothing voice
  • Nickname
    • Mister Ten Thirteen

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