TERRY O'QUINN

'Terrance "Terry" O'Quinn' (born July 15, 1952) is an Emmy Award-nominated American actor. He is known for playing the titular role of ''The Stepfather'' and, in recent years, John Locke on the popular ABC TV series ''Lost.''

Contents

Biography

Early life

Career

Personal life

Filmography

References

External links

Biography

Early life

O'Quinn was born in Newberry, Michigan. He attended Central Michigan University in , and the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa.
Before graduating, he worked as a security guard.

Career

O'Quinn began acting in the 1970s. He has appeared in such films as ''Tombstone'', ''Heaven's Gate'', ''The Rocketeer'', and as the deranged serial killer in ''The Stepfather''. His early television roles include guest appearances on ''Miami Vice'' (episode "Give a Little, Take a Little"), ''Earth 2'', ''Moonlighting'', '' (episode "The Pegasus"), ''The New Twilight Zone'' (episode "Chameleon"), '' (episode "Hate Crimes"), and a recurring role as Rear Admiral Thomas Boone on ''JAG''.
In 1995, O'Quinn began a series of notable guest appearances in ''The X-Files'', ''Millennium'', and ''Harsh Realm'', all produced by Chris Carter, who also cast him in the film ''The X-Files: Fight The Future.''
After a string of recurring appearances on ''Alias'' (2002–2003), as the FBI Director Kendall, O'Quinn became a favorite of television producer J.J. Abrams. Following a seven-episode guest run on ''The West Wing'' in 2003–2004, O'Quinn received a call from Abrams indicating that the producer wanted to cast him, with no audition needed, in his new television drama ''Lost''. In 2005 and 2007, O'Quinn received an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama for his work as John Locke on ''Lost''. O'Quinn admitted on the TV Guide Channel that he did not have much faith in the series ''Lost'' at first, calling it "The Mysterious Gilligan's Island of Dr. Moreau."
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) :

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★ Lt. Brian Tillman (1995) "Aubrey"

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★ SAC Darius Michaud (1998) ''

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★ Unnamed Shadow man (2002) "Trust No 1", credited as ''Terrence Quinn''.

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★ Peter Watts, a recurring character in seasons 1 through 3 of Millennium

Personal life

O'Quinn has been married to his wife, Lori, for 25 years. Most of that time they lived in Finksburg, Maryland, but after ''Lost'' began airing, the couple decided to follow the example of O'Quinn's co-stars and move to Hawaii, where the series is shot. O'Quinn and his wife are the parents of two sons, Oliver and Hunter, who live on the West Coast of the United States.

Filmography

★ ''Masters of Science Fiction'' episode "The Awakening"^[1] (2007)

★ ''Lost'' (2004-) ... as John Locke

★ ''NCIS'' (2004) ... as Col. Will Ryan

★ ''JAG'' (1995–2005) ... as Captain/Admiral Thomas Boone

★ ''The West Wing'' (2003–2004) ... as General Nicholas Alexander, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Season 5)

★ ''Old School'' (2003) ... as Goldberg (uncredited)

★ ''Alias'' (2002–2003) ... as FBI Asst. Director Kendall

★ ''Hometown Legend'' (2002) ... as Buster Shuler

★ ''The X-Files'' episode "Trust no 1" (2002) ... as Shadow man

★ ''American Outlaws'' (2001) ... as Rollin H. Parker and Rain's Gopher

★ ''Harsh Realm'' (1999) ... as General Omar Santiago

★ ''The X-Files: Fight the Future'' (1998) ... as Darius Michaud

★ ''Millennium'' (1996–1999) ... as Peter Watts

★ ''Primal Fear'' (1996) ... as Bud Yancy

★ ''Diagnosis Murder'' (1996) guest star ... as Dr. Ronald Trent

★ ''Earth 2'' (1995) ... as Reilly

★ ''The X-Files'' episode "Aubrey" (1995) ... as Lt. Brian Tillman

★ '' episode "The Pegasus" (1994) ... Admiral Erik Pressman

★ ''Tombstone'' (1993) ... as Mayor John Clum

★ ''The Cutting Edge'' (1992) ... as Jack Moseley

★ ''The Rocketeer'' (1991) ... as Howard Hughes

★ ''Prisoners of the Sun'' (Australia: ''Blood Oath'') (1990) ... as Maj. Beckett

★ ''Stepfather II'' (1989) ... as Dr. Gene Clifford/The Stepfather

★ ''Young Guns'' (1988) ... as Alex McSween

★ ''The Stepfather'' (1987) ... as Jerry Blake

★ ''SpaceCamp'' (1986) ... as Launch Director

★ ''Mischief'' (1985)....as Claude Harbrough

★ ''Silver Bullet'' (1985) ... as Sheriff Joe Haller

★ ''Places in the Heart'' (1984) ... as Buddy Kelsey

★ ''All the Right Moves'' (1983) ... as Freeman Smith

★ ''Without a Trace'' (1983) ... as Parent

★ ''The Doctors'' (1981) ... as Dr. Jerry Dancy

★ ''Heaven's Gate'' (1980) ... as Capt. Minardi

References

1. http://abc.go.com/specials/mastersofscifi.html

External links

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★ TerryOQuinn.net

★ TerryOQuinn.com

★ A portait of Terry O'Quinn in Adobe Photoshop