Terry O'Quinn

74, from Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, USA

Artwork for The X-FilesImage of Terry O'Quinn

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).

Timeline

2024Aged 72

  • Poster for Unsung Hero

    Grandpa James

  • Poster for Getting LOST

    Self

2021Aged 69

  • Poster for Christmas Sail

    Dennis

2016Aged 64

  • Poster for New Life

    Dr. Philip Sumrall

2011Aged 59

  • Poster for Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story

    Mark Miller

2003Aged 51

  • Poster for Old School

    Goldberg (uncredited)

  • Poster for Phenomenon II

    (Unknown)

2002Aged 50

  • Poster for Hometown Legend

    Buster Schuler

  • Poster for Town Diary

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for The Locket

    Casey Keddington

2001Aged 49

  • Poster for Semper Fi

    Cliff's Father

  • Poster for WW3

    Eric Farrell

  • Poster for American Outlaws

    Rollin H. Parker

2000Aged 48

  • Poster for Rated X

    J.R. Mitchell

1999Aged 47

  • Poster for Murder in a Small Town

    Sidney Lassiter

1998Aged 46

  • Poster for The X-Files

    Michaud

1997Aged 45

  • Poster for Shadow Conspiracy

    Frank Ridell

  • Poster for On the Edge of Innocence

    David Walker

  • Poster for My Stepson, My Lover

    Richard Cory

  • Poster for Breast Men

    Hersch Lawyer

1996Aged 44

  • Poster for Primal Fear

    Yancy

  • Poster for Ghosts of Mississippi

    Judge Hilburn

1995Aged 43

  • Poster for Shadow Warriors

    Dr. Connors

  • Poster for Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder

    Frank Darnell

1994Aged 42

  • Poster for MacShayne: Winner Takes All

    Danny Leggett

  • Poster for Heart of a Child

    Gordon Holc

  • Poster for Don't Talk to Strangers

    Bonner

  • Poster for Justice in a Small Town

    Harris Wiley

  • Poster for A Friend to Die For

    Ed Saxe

  • Poster for Lipstick Camera

    Raymond Miller

1993Aged 41

  • Poster for Born Too Soon

    Dr. Friedman

  • Poster for Visions of Murder

    Adm. Truman Hager

  • Poster for Amityville: A New Generation

    Detective Clark

  • Poster for Tombstone

    Mayor Clum

1992Aged 40

  • Poster for The Cutting Edge

    Jack Moseley

  • Poster for Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View

    Sergeant Don Bell

  • Poster for Trial: The Price of Passion

    Bob Altschuler

  • Poster for Sexual Advances

    Cliff Ripley

  • Poster for My Samurai

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Wild Card

    Barlow

  • Poster for The Good Fight

    Henry Cragin

1991Aged 39

  • Poster for The Last to Go

    Daniel

  • Poster for Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance

    Sergeant Nicholas

  • Poster for The Rocketeer

    Howard Hughes

  • Poster for Company Business

    Colonel Pierce Grissom

1990Aged 38

  • Poster for Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception

    Curt Mitchell

  • Poster for Blood Oath

    Major Beckett

  • Poster for Kaleidoscope

    Henry

1989Aged 37

  • Poster for Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North

    Aaron Sykes

  • Poster for Roe vs. Wade

    Jay Floyd

  • Poster for Blind Fury

    Frank Devereaux

  • Poster for The Forgotten One

    Bob Anderson

  • Poster for Stepfather 2

    Dr. Gene Clifford / Jerry Blake

1988Aged 36

  • Poster for The Jogger

    Jerry

  • Poster for Stranger on My Land

    Connie Priest

  • Poster for Young Guns

    Alex McSween

  • Poster for Pin

    Dr. Frank Linden

1987Aged 35

  • Poster for The Stepfather

    Jerry Blake

  • Poster for Black Widow

    Bruce

  • Poster for When the Time Comes

    Wes Travis

1986Aged 34

  • Poster for Between Two Women

    Dr. Wallace

  • Poster for SpaceCamp

    Launch Director

  • Poster for Women of Valor

    Maj. Tom Patterson

1985Aged 33

  • Poster for Mischief

    Claude Harbrough

  • Poster for An Early Frost

    Dr. Redding

  • Poster for Right to Kill?

    Jim Barrett

  • Poster for Silver Bullet

    Sheriff Joe Haller

1984Aged 32

  • Poster for Places in the Heart

    Buddy Kelsey

  • Poster for Mrs. Soffel

    Detective Buck McGovern

1983Aged 31

  • Poster for Without a Trace

    Parent

  • Poster for Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number

    Colonel Thomas Rhodes

  • Poster for All the Right Moves

    Freeman Smith

1980Aged 28

  • Poster for F.D.R.: The Last Year

    James Roosevelt

  • Poster for Heaven's Gate

    Captain Minardi

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