Person
Hugh Quarshie
Acting · Born 1954-12-22 · Accra, Gold Coast, Ghana
Biography
Hugh Anthony Quarshie (born 22 December 1954) is a Ghanaian-born British actor of stage, television, and film. Some of his best-known roles include his appearances in the films Highlander (1986) and Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999), and his long-running role as Ric Griffin in the BBC medical drama Holby City (2001–present).
Known for
Doctor Who
Solomon
Silent Witness
Jomo Mashaba
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Ekon Ameh
Vera
Dr. Leon Parmer
Holby City
Ric Griffin
Casualty
Ric Griffin
Natural World
Narrator
The Capture
Commissioner Cameron Yates
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
Rumpole of the Bailey
Jonathan Mazenze
Filmography
- 2024The ReturnImphinomous
- 2024The Marlow Murder ClubProfessor Gifford
- 2023MarylandPete
- 2023Book Club: The Next ChapterOusmane
- 2023Rapture
- 2022RichesStephen Richards
- 2022The SonDoctor Harris
- 2022The Railway Children ReturnGeneral Harrison
- 2022Remembers…Self
- 2021StephenNeville Lawrence
- 2020BreedersAlex
- 2020McDonald & DoddsClarence Adderly
- 2019The CaptureCommissioner Cameron Yates
- 2019Skeletons of the Mary RoseNarrator
- 2018Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of GrindelwaldMustafa Kama
- 2018Tom Clancy's Jack RyanEkon Ameh
- 2018Red SparrowSimon Benford
- 2017AbsentiaSemo Oduwale
- 2017RetributionDI Reed
- 2015RSC Live: OthelloOthello
- 2013Catherine Tate's Nan vs Holby CityRic Griffin
- 2012White HeatVictor (present day)
- 2011Ghosted
- 2011VeraDr. Leon Parmer
- 2010The Great Rift: Africa's Wild HeartNarrator
- 2009Small IslandNarrator
- 2007A Turtle's Guide to the PacificNarrator
- 2005Doctor WhoSolomon
- 2004Who Do You Think You Are?Self
- 2003Celebrity Mastermind
- 2003Conspiracy of SilenceFr. Joseph Ennis
- 2003The Afternoon PlayAdam Clay
- 2002The PhanDom MenaceSelf
- 2000It Was an AccidentGeorge Hurlock
- 2000Jason and the ArgonautsChiron
- 2000Arabian NightsMustappa
- 2000Ape-ManNarrator
- 1999BeastMaster
- 1999To Walk with LionsMaxwell
- 1999Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenaceCaptain Panaka
- 1999Wing CommanderLt. Obutu
- 1999The Murder of Stephen LawrenceNeville Lawrence
- 1999Holby CityRic Griffin
- 1998A Respectable TradeCaesar Peters
- 1997MelissaGeorge Bond
- 1996Silent WitnessJomo Mashaba
- 1995She's OutDCI Ron Craigh
- 1995Solomon & ShebaNikaule's Father
- 1994Julius CaesarCassius
- 1993Gregory: Diary of a NutcaseLieutenant Delaney
- 1992Shakespeare: The Animated TalesCassius (voice)
- 1992Virtual MurderDoctor Mellor
- 1990Medics
- 1990The ChiefVincent Pierce
- 1990NightbreedDetective Joyce
- 1989Loving HazelMike
- 1989Surgical SpiritFergus Debonaire
- 1989The ChurchFather Gus
- 1989Behaving Badly
- 1989Press GangInspector Hibbert
- 1989Under African Skies: EthiopiaPresenter
- 1988A Gentleman's Club
- 1988Red DwarfComputer (voice)
- 1986CasualtyRic Griffin
- 1986Drums Along Balmoral DriveWallace
- 1986ScreenPlayWallace
- 1986HighlanderSunda Kastagir
- 1985Titus AndronicusAaron
- 1985Baby: Secret of the Lost LegendKenge Obe
- 1984The Bill
- 1984Sharma and BeyondMan on Stairs
- 1983Natural WorldNarrator
- 1983Wide GamesCorporal Chalkie
- 1981A Midsummer Night's DreamPhilostrate
- 1981WolcottDennis St George
- 1980BuccaneerMajor Ndobi
- 1979The KnowledgeCampion
- 1975Rumpole of the BaileyJonathan Mazenze
- —The Mandy Who Knew Too MuchGeneral Moore
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