Terry O'Quinn

Terry O'Quinn

Known for
Acting
Born
July 15, 1952 (age 74)
Birthplace
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).

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Filmography

2024
Unsung Hero poster

Unsung Hero

Movie · as Grandpa James

2024
Getting LOST poster

Getting LOST

Movie · as Self

2024
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live poster

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live

TV · as Major General Johnathan Beale · 3 eps

2023
LOST: Circle poster

LOST: Circle

TV · as John Locke · 80 eps

2022
PIECES OF HER poster

PIECES OF HER

TV · as Martin Queller · 6 eps

2021
Christmas Sail poster

Christmas Sail

Movie · as Dennis

2021
Resident Alien poster

Resident Alien

TV · as Peter Bach, Peter Bach (voice) · 12 eps

2021
Ultra City Smiths poster

Ultra City Smiths

TV · as Captain Krieger (voice) · 6 eps

2020
FBI: Most Wanted poster

FBI: Most Wanted

TV · as Byron LaCroix · 9 eps

2019
Perpetual Grace LTD poster

Perpetual Grace LTD

TV · as Wesley Walker · 10 eps

2019
Emergence poster

Emergence

TV · as Richard Kindred · 5 eps

2018
Castle Rock poster

Castle Rock

TV · as Dale Lacy · 10 eps

2017
Mysteries of the Missing poster

Mysteries of the Missing

TV · as Self - Host · 8 eps

2017
The Blacklist: Redemption poster

The Blacklist: Redemption

TV · as Howard Hargrave · 7 eps

2016
New Life poster

New Life

Movie · as Dr. Philip Sumrall

2015
Patriot poster

Patriot

TV · as Tom Tavner · 18 eps

2015
Secrets and Lies poster

Secrets and Lies

TV · as John Warner · 10 eps

2014
Gang Related poster

Gang Related

TV · as Sam Chapel · 13 eps

2013
Full Circle poster

Full Circle

TV · as Jimmy Parerra · 10 eps

2012
666 Park Avenue poster

666 Park Avenue

TV · as Gavin Doran · 13 eps

2012
Ring of Fire poster

Ring of Fire

TV · as Oliver Booth · 2 eps

2011
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story poster

Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story

Movie · as Mark Miller

2010
Hawaii Five-0 poster

Hawaii Five-0

TV · as Joe White · 16 eps

2007
Masters of Science Fiction poster

Masters of Science Fiction

TV · 1 ep

2007
Phineas and Ferb poster

Phineas and Ferb

TV · as Professor Mystery (voice) · 1 ep

2004
Lost poster

Lost

TV · as John Locke · 118 eps

2003
Phenomenon II poster

Phenomenon II

Movie

2003
Old School poster

Old School

Movie · as Goldberg (uncredited)

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
NCIS poster

NCIS

TV · as Will Ryan · 1 ep

2002
Town Diary poster

Town Diary

Movie

2002
Hometown Legend poster

Hometown Legend

Movie · as Buster Schuler

2002
The Locket poster

The Locket

Movie · as Casey Keddington

2002
First Monday poster

First Monday

TV · 1 ep

2001
American Outlaws poster

American Outlaws

Movie · as Rollin H. Parker

2001
Semper Fi poster

Semper Fi

Movie · as Cliff's Father

2001
WW3 poster

WW3

Movie · as Eric Farrell

2001
Alias poster

Alias

TV · as Kendall · 18 eps

2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

TV · as Gordon Buchanan · 1 ep

2001
Good Day Live poster

Good Day Live

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2000
Rated X poster

Rated X

Movie · as J.R. Mitchell

1999
Murder in a Small Town poster

Murder in a Small Town

Movie · as Sidney Lassiter

1999
Harsh Realm poster

Harsh Realm

TV · 9 eps

1999
Roswell poster

Roswell

TV · as Carl · 1 ep

1999
The West Wing poster

The West Wing

TV · as Nicholas Alexander · 7 eps

1998
The X-Files poster

The X-Files

Movie · as Michaud

1997
Shadow Conspiracy poster

Shadow Conspiracy

Movie · as Frank Ridell

1997
Breast Men poster

Breast Men

Movie · as Hersch Lawyer

1997
My Stepson, My Lover poster

My Stepson, My Lover

Movie · as Richard Cory

1997
On the Edge of Innocence poster

On the Edge of Innocence

Movie · as David Walker

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
Primal Fear poster

Primal Fear

Movie · as Yancy

1996
Ghosts of Mississippi poster

Ghosts of Mississippi

Movie · as Judge Hilburn

1996
Millennium poster

Millennium

TV · as Peter Watts · 40 eps

1995
Shadow Warriors poster

Shadow Warriors

Movie · as Dr. Connors

1995
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder poster

Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder

Movie · as Frank Darnell

1995
JAG poster

JAG

TV · as Admiral Thomas Boone · 4 eps

1995
The Client poster

The Client

TV · as Bert Halliwell · 1 ep

1994
MacShayne: Winner Takes All poster

MacShayne: Winner Takes All

Movie · as Danny Leggett

1994
Don't Talk to Strangers poster

Don't Talk to Strangers

Movie · as Bonner

1994
Lipstick Camera poster

Lipstick Camera

Movie · as Raymond Miller

1994
Heart of a Child poster

Heart of a Child

Movie · as Gordon Holc

1994
A Friend to Die For poster

A Friend to Die For

Movie · as Ed Saxe

1994
Justice in a Small Town poster

Justice in a Small Town

Movie · as Harris Wiley

1994
Earth 2 poster

Earth 2

TV · as Reilly · 6 eps

1993
Amityville: A New Generation poster

Amityville: A New Generation

Movie · as Detective Clark

1993
Visions of Murder poster

Visions of Murder

Movie · as Adm. Truman Hager

1993
Tombstone poster

Tombstone

Movie · as Mayor Clum

1993
Born Too Soon poster

Born Too Soon

Movie · as Dr. Friedman

1993
The X-Files poster

The X-Files

TV · as Lt. Brian Tillman, Shadow Man · 1 ep

1993
Homicide: Life on the Street poster

Homicide: Life on the Street

TV · as Bailey Lafeld · 1 ep

1993
Diagnosis: Murder poster

Diagnosis: Murder

TV · as Ronald Trent · 1 ep

1992
The Cutting Edge poster

The Cutting Edge

Movie · as Jack Moseley

1992
My Samurai poster

My Samurai

Movie

1992
Sexual Advances poster

Sexual Advances

Movie · as Cliff Ripley

1992
Wild Card poster

Wild Card

Movie · as Barlow

1992
The Good Fight poster

The Good Fight

Movie · as Henry Cragin

1992
Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View poster

Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View

Movie · as Sergeant Don Bell

1992
Trial: The Price of Passion poster

Trial: The Price of Passion

Movie · as Bob Altschuler

1991
The Rocketeer poster

The Rocketeer

Movie · as Howard Hughes

1991
Company Business poster

Company Business

Movie · as Colonel Pierce Grissom

1991
The Last to Go poster

The Last to Go

Movie · as Daniel

1991
Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance poster

Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance

Movie · as Sergeant Nicholas

1991
Son of the Morning Star poster

Son of the Morning Star

TV · as Gen. Alfred Terry · 2 eps

1990
Blood Oath poster

Blood Oath

Movie · as Major Beckett

1990
Kaleidoscope poster

Kaleidoscope

Movie · as Henry

1990
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception poster

Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception

Movie · as Curt Mitchell

1989
Stepfather 2 poster

Stepfather 2

Movie · as Dr. Gene Clifford / Jerry Blake

1989
Blind Fury poster

Blind Fury

Movie · as Frank Devereaux

1989
The Forgotten One poster

The Forgotten One

Movie · as Bob Anderson

1989
Roe vs. Wade poster

Roe vs. Wade

Movie · as Jay Floyd

1989
Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North poster

Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North

Movie · as Aaron Sykes

1989
Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt

TV · as Inspector Martin Zeller · 1 ep

1988
Young Guns poster

Young Guns

Movie · as Alex McSween

1988
Pin poster

Pin

Movie · as Dr. Frank Linden

1988
Stranger on My Land poster

Stranger on My Land

Movie · as Connie Priest

1988
The Jogger poster

The Jogger

Movie · as Jerry

1987
The Stepfather poster

The Stepfather

Movie · as Jerry Blake

1987
Black Widow poster

Black Widow

Movie · as Bruce

1987
When the Time Comes poster

When the Time Comes

Movie · as Wes Travis

1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation poster

Star Trek: The Next Generation

TV · as Admiral Eric Pressman · 1 ep

1987
At Mother's Request poster

At Mother's Request

TV · as Joel Campbell · 2 eps

1987
A Year in the Life poster

A Year in the Life

TV · as Keith · 1 ep

1987
Jake and the Fatman poster

Jake and the Fatman

TV · as Vincent Novak · 1 ep

1986
SpaceCamp poster

SpaceCamp

Movie · as Launch Director

1986
Between Two Women poster

Between Two Women

Movie · as Dr. Wallace

1986
Women of Valor poster

Women of Valor

Movie · as Maj. Tom Patterson

1986
L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law

TV · as Nick Moats · 1 ep

1986
Matlock poster

Matlock

TV · 1 ep

1985
Right to Kill? poster

Right to Kill?

Movie · as Jim Barrett

1985
Mischief poster

Mischief

Movie · as Claude Harbrough

1985
An Early Frost poster

An Early Frost

Movie · as Dr. Redding

1985
Silver Bullet poster

Silver Bullet

Movie · as Sheriff Joe Haller

1985
Moonlighting poster

Moonlighting

TV · as Bryant Wilbourne · 1 ep

1985
The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone

TV · as Curt Lockridge (segment "Chameleon") · 1 ep

1984
Places in the Heart poster

Places in the Heart

Movie · as Buddy Kelsey

1984
Mrs. Soffel poster

Mrs. Soffel

Movie · as Detective Buck McGovern

1984
Miami Vice poster

Miami Vice

TV · as Richard Cain · 1 ep

1983
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number poster

Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number

Movie · as Colonel Thomas Rhodes

1983
All the Right Moves poster

All the Right Moves

Movie · as Freeman Smith

1983
Without a Trace poster

Without a Trace

Movie · as Parent

1982
Remington Steele poster

Remington Steele

TV · as Chuck McBride · 1 ep

1980
Heaven's Gate poster

Heaven's Gate

Movie · as Captain Minardi

1980
F.D.R.: The Last Year poster

F.D.R.: The Last Year

Movie · as James Roosevelt

1979
Tales of the Unexpected poster

Tales of the Unexpected

TV · as Cop · 1 ep

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Michael Keddington's Abusive Father · 1 ep