Person
Terry O'Quinn
Acting · Born 1952-07-15 · Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, USA
Biography
Terrance Quinn (born July 15, 1952), known professionally as Terry O'Quinn, is an American actor. He is best known for his Emmy Award-winning performance as John Locke on the TV series Lost (2004–2010). He had roles in films including The Stepfather (1987), The Rocketeer (1991), Heaven's Gate (1980), Silver Bullet (1985), Young Guns (1988), Blind Fury (1989), Tombstone (1993) and Primal Fear (1996). Other prominent television roles include Peter Watts in Millennium (1996–1999), FBI Asst. Director Kendall in Alias (2002–2004), Commander Joe White in Hawaii Five-0 (2011–2018), and Tom Tavner in Patriot (2015–2018).
Known for
NCIS
Will Ryan
Lost
John Locke
Hawaii Five-0
Joe White
The X-Files
Lt. Brian Tillman
JAG
Admiral Thomas Boone
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Gordon Buchanan
The West Wing
Nicholas Alexander
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Admiral Eric Pressman
Diagnosis: Murder
Ronald Trent
FBI: Most Wanted
Byron LaCroix
Filmography
- 2024Getting LOSTSelf
- 2024Unsung HeroGrandpa James
- 2024The Walking Dead: The Ones Who LiveMajor General Johnathan Beale
- 2023LOST: CircleJohn Locke
- 2022PIECES OF HERMartin Queller
- 2021Christmas SailDennis
- 2021Ultra City SmithsCaptain Krieger (voice)
- 2021Resident AlienPeter Bach
- 2020FBI: Most WantedByron LaCroix
- 2019EmergenceRichard Kindred
- 2019Perpetual Grace LTDWesley Walker
- 2018Castle RockDale Lacy
- 2017Mysteries of the MissingSelf - Host
- 2017The Blacklist: RedemptionHoward Hargrave
- 2016New LifeDr. Philip Sumrall
- 2015PatriotTom Tavner
- 2015Secrets and LiesJohn Warner
- 2014Gang RelatedSam Chapel
- 2013Full CircleJimmy Parerra
- 2012Ring of FireOliver Booth
- 2012666 Park AvenueGavin Doran
- 2011Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin StoryMark Miller
- 2010Hawaii Five-0Joe White
- 2007Masters of Science Fiction
- 2004LostJohn Locke
- 2003Phenomenon II
- 2003NCISWill Ryan
- 2003Old SchoolGoldberg (uncredited)
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self
- 2002The LocketCasey Keddington
- 2002Town Diary
- 2002Hometown LegendBuster Schuler
- 2002First Monday
- 2001AliasKendall
- 2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentGordon Buchanan
- 2001Good Day LiveSelf
- 2001American OutlawsRollin H. Parker
- 2001WW3Eric Farrell
- 2001Semper FiCliff's Father
- 2000Rated XJ.R. Mitchell
- 1999Harsh Realm
- 1999RoswellCarl
- 1999The West WingNicholas Alexander
- 1999Murder in a Small TownSidney Lassiter
- 1998The X-FilesMichaud
- 1997Breast MenHersch Lawyer
- 1997The ViewSelf
- 1997My Stepson, My LoverRichard Cory
- 1997On the Edge of InnocenceDavid Walker
- 1997Shadow ConspiracyFrank Ridell
- 1996Ghosts of MississippiJudge Hilburn
- 1996MillenniumPeter Watts
- 1996Primal FearYancy
- 1995JAGAdmiral Thomas Boone
- 1995The ClientBert Halliwell
- 1995Ray Alexander: A Menu for MurderFrank Darnell
- 1995Shadow WarriorsDr. Connors
- 1994Earth 2Reilly
- 1994Lipstick CameraRaymond Miller
- 1994A Friend to Die ForEd Saxe
- 1994Justice in a Small TownHarris Wiley
- 1994Don't Talk to StrangersBonner
- 1994Heart of a ChildGordon Holc
- 1994MacShayne: Winner Takes AllDanny Leggett
- 1993TombstoneMayor Clum
- 1993Diagnosis: MurderRonald Trent
- 1993The X-FilesLt. Brian Tillman
- 1993Amityville: A New GenerationDetective Clark
- 1993Visions of MurderAdm. Truman Hager
- 1993Born Too SoonDr. Friedman
- 1993Homicide: Life on the StreetBailey Lafeld
- 1992The Good FightHenry Cragin
- 1992Wild CardBarlow
- 1992My Samurai
- 1992Sexual AdvancesCliff Ripley
- 1992Trial: The Price of PassionBob Altschuler
- 1992Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta ViewSergeant Don Bell
- 1992The Cutting EdgeJack Moseley
- 1991Company BusinessColonel Pierce Grissom
- 1991The RocketeerHoward Hughes
- 1991Shoot First: A Cop's VengeanceSergeant Nicholas
- 1991Son of the Morning StarGen. Alfred Terry
- 1991The Last to GoDaniel
- 1990KaleidoscopeHenry
- 1990Blood OathMajor Beckett
- 1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate DeceptionCurt Mitchell
- 1989Stepfather 2Dr. Gene Clifford / Jerry Blake
- 1989The Forgotten OneBob Anderson
- 1989Blind FuryFrank Devereaux
- 1989Tales from the CryptInspector Martin Zeller
- 1989Roe vs. WadeJay Floyd
- 1989Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver NorthAaron Sykes
- 1988Pin : A Plastic NightmareDr. Frank Linden
- 1988Young GunsAlex McSween
- 1988Stranger on My LandConnie Priest
- 1988The JoggerJerry
- 1987Star Trek: The Next GenerationAdmiral Eric Pressman
- 1987Jake and the FatmanVincent Novak
- 1987A Year in the LifeKeith
- 1987When the Time ComesWes Travis
- 1987Black WidowBruce
- 1987The StepfatherJerry Blake
- 1987At Mother's RequestJoel Campbell
- 1986Women of ValorMaj. Tom Patterson
- 1986L.A. LawNick Moats
- 1986SpaceCampLaunch Director
- 1986Between Two WomenDr. Wallace
- 1986Matlock
- 1985Silver BulletSheriff Joe Haller
- 1985The Twilight ZoneCurt Lockridge (segment "Chameleon")
- 1985Right to Kill?Jim Barrett
- 1985An Early FrostDr. Redding
- 1985MoonlightingBryant Wilbourne
- 1985MischiefClaude Harbrough
- 1984Mrs. SoffelDetective Buck McGovern
- 1984Miami ViceRichard Cain
- 1984Places in the HeartBuddy Kelsey
- 1983All the Right MovesFreeman Smith
- 1983Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a NumberColonel Thomas Rhodes
- 1983Without a TraceParent
- 1982Remington SteeleChuck McBride
- 1980Heaven's GateCaptain Minardi
- 1980F.D.R.: The Last YearJames Roosevelt
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedCop
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameMichael Keddington's Abusive Father
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