Terry O'Quinn

Terry O'Quinn
Birth name	Terrance Quinn
Born	July 15, 1952 in Newberry, Michigan, USA
Sometimes credited as	Terrance O'Quinn, Terrance Quinn, Terence Quinn
Notable Roles	John Locke in Lost Peter Watts in Millennium
Notable Episodes
Awards	1 SAG TV Award 1 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films TV Saturn Award

Terry O'Quinn is an American actor. He played the role of John Locke on ABC's Lost.

Biography

Terry O'Quinn was born on July 15, 1952 in Newberry, Michigan. He attended Central Michigan University and the University of Iowa. He married his wife, Lori, in 1979. They lived for most of their marriage in Finksburg, Maryland, but after Lost began airing the couple decided to follow suit with O'Quinn's co-stars and move to Hawaii. O'Quinn and his wife have two grown sons, Hunter and Oliver.

O'Quinn began acting in the 1970s. He has appeared in such films as Young Guns, The Rocketeer, and Tombstone. His television roles include guest appearances on Earth 2, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and JAG. Befriending Chris Carter, producer of The X-Files, O'Quinn was a guest star in two episodes and had a supporting role in The X-Files feature film. Carter later cast O'Quinn in the TV series Millennium and Harsh Realm. After appearing on Alias, J.J. Abrams wanted to cast him for his new series Lost without any audition.

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
The Doctors	Jerry Dancy	1981
Harsh Realm	Omar Santiago	1999	1
Lost	John Locke	2004–2010	1	2	3	4	5	6
666 Park Avenue	Gavin Doran	2012–2013	1
Gang Related	Sam Chapel	2014	1

Recurring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
JAG	Thomas Boone	1995–2002	1	2				6	7	8
Millennium	Peter Watts	1996–1999	1	2	3
Alias	Assistant Director Kendall	2002–2004	1	2	3
Hawaii Five-0	Joe White	2011–2018

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Tales of the Unexpected	Cop	5x15 - In the Bag	August 1, 1982
ABC Afterschool Specials	Mr. Jacobs	12x02 - The Hand Me Down Kid	October 19, 1983
Miami Vice	Richard Cain	1x10 - Give a Little, Take a Little	December 7, 1984
The Twilight Zone (credited as Terrance O'Quinn)	Dr. Curt Lockridge	1x2C - Chameleon	October 4, 1985
Remington Steele	Chuck McBride	4x08 - Coffee, Tea, or Steele	December 10, 1985
Moonlighting	Bryant Wilbourne	4x03 - Take a Left at the Altar	October 13, 1987
A Year in the Life	Keith	1x17 - Fathers and Other Strangers	February 17, 1988
Jake and the Fatman	Vincent Novak	3x22 - You're Driving Me Crazy	April 4, 1990
L.A. Law	Nick Moats	6x20 - Beauty and the Breast	May 7, 1992
Star Trek: The Next Generation	Admiral Eric Pressman	7x12 - The Pegasus	January 8, 1994
Matlock (uncredited)	Malcolm Engle	9x03 - The Dare	October 27, 1994
Tales from the Crypt	Inspector Zeller	6x06 - The Bribe	November 23, 1994
Earth 2	Reilly	1x06 - Water	December 11, 1994
Earth 2	Reilly	1x07 - The Church of Morgan	December 18, 1994
The X-Files	Lt. Brian Tillman	2x12 - Aubrey	January 6, 1995
Earth 2	Reilly	1x08 - The Enemy Within	January 8, 1995
Earth 2	Reilly	1x09 - Redemption	January 22, 1995
Earth 2	Reilly	1x18 - Survival of the Fittest	April 23, 1995
Earth 2	Reilly	1x19 - All About Eve	May 21, 1995
The Client	Bert Halliwell	1x01 - Pilot	September 17, 1995
Homicide: Life on the Street	Bailey Lafeld	4x05 - Hate Crimes	November 17, 1995
Diagnosis Murder	Dr. Ronald Trent	3x14 - The Murder Trade	April 5, 1996
Roswell (credited as Terence Quinn)	Carl	3x02 - Michael, The Guys and The Great Snapple Caper	October 16, 2001
The X-Files (credited as Terrance Quinn)	Shadow Man	9x06 - Trust No 1	January 6, 2002
The West Wing	General Nicholas Alexander	5x06 - Disaster Relief	November 5, 2003
The West Wing	General Nicholas Alexander	5x10 - The Stormy Present	January 7, 2004
The West Wing	General Nicholas Alexander	5x13 - The Warfare of Genghis Khan	February 11, 2004
The West Wing	General Nicholas Alexander	5x14 - An Khe	February 18, 2004
Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Gordon Buchanan	3x14 - Mis-Labeled	February 22, 2004
NCIS	Col. Will Ryan	1x15 - Enigma	February 24, 2004
The West Wing	General Nicholas Alexander	5x21 - Gaza	May 12, 2004
The West Wing	General Nicholas Alexander	6x01 - NSF Thurmont	October 20, 2004
The West Wing	General Nicholas Alexander	6x02 - The Birnam Wood	October 27, 2004
Masters of Science Fiction	Major Skynner	1x02 - The Awakening	August 11, 2007

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
F.D.R.: The Last Year	James Roosevelt	April 15, 1980
Right to Kill?	Jim Barrett	1985
An Early Frost	Dr. Redding	November 11, 1985
Women of Valor	Maj. Tom Patterson	1986
Between Two Women	Dr. Wallace	March 10, 1986
At Mother's Request	Joel Campbell	January 4, 1987
When the Time Comes	Wes Travis	May 25, 1987
Stranger on My Land	Connie Priest	January 17, 1988
Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North	Aaron Sykes	April 30, 1989
Roe vs. Wade	Jay Floyd	May 15, 1989
The Case of the Desperate Deception	Curt Mitchell	March 11, 1990	Perry Mason
Kaleidoscope	Henry	October 15, 1990
The Last to Go	Daniel	January 21, 1991
Son of the Morning Star	Gen. Alfred Terry	February 3, 1991
Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance	Sergeant Nicholas	March 24, 1991
Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View	Sergeant Don Bell	April 28, 1992
Trial: The Price of Passion	Bob Altschuler	May 3, 1992
Sexual Advances	Cliff Ripley	May 10, 1992
Wild Card	Barlow	October 28, 1992
The Good Fight	Henry Cragin	December 15, 1992
Born Too Soon	Dr. Friedman	April 25, 1993
Visions of Murder	Admiral Truman Hager	May 7, 1993
MacShayne: Winner Takes All	Danny Leggett	February 11, 1994
Heart of a Child	Gordon Holc	May 9, 1994
Don't Talk to Strangers	Bonner	August 11, 1994
Justice in a Small Town	Harris Wiley	September 23, 1994
A Friend to Die For	Ed Saxe	September 26, 1994
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder	Frank Darnell	March 20, 1995
On the Edge of Innocence	Mr. David Walker	April 20, 1997
My Stepson, My Lover	Richard Cory	June 25, 1997
Murder in a Small Town	Sidney Lassiter	January 10, 1999
Rated X	J.R. Mitchell	May 13, 2000
Semper Fi	Cliff's father	April 1, 2001
WW3	Eric Farrell	July 13, 2001
The Locket	Casey Keddington	December 8, 2002
Phenomenon II		November 1, 2003

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
The View		February 16, 2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live		May 24, 2005
Entertainment Tonight		August 17, 2005
Entertainment Tonight		October 4, 2006

Awards and Accolades

IVy Awards

(1 Nomination)

• Nominated: Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2005-06)

Lost

Primetime Emmy Awards

(1 Nomination)

• Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2004-05)

Lost

Screen Actors Guild Awards

(1 Nomination/1 Win)

• Won: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2005)

Lost

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films TV Saturn Awards, USA

(2 Nominations/1 Win)

• Won: Best Supporting Actor on Television (2004)

Lost

• Nominated: Best Supporting Actor on Television (2005)

Lost

Other Awards

• Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Saturn Awards, USA
  • Nominated: Best Actor (1987) - The Stepfather

• Independent Spirit Awards, USA
  • Nominated: Best Male Lead (1987) - The Stepfather

Trivia

• O'Who?: Terry O'Quinn's real name is Terry Quinn. He changed his last name to "O'Quinn" in order to distinguish himself from another actor named Terry Quinn.