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Terry O'Quinn

Terry O'Quinn

Born: 1952-07-15 • Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, USA

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).

Filmography
Getting LOST poster
Getting LOST
2024 • Self
Unsung Hero poster
Unsung Hero
2024 • Grandpa James
Christmas Sail poster
Christmas Sail
2021 • Dennis
New Life poster
New Life
2016 • Dr. Philip Sumrall
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story poster
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
2011 • Mark Miller
Phenomenon II poster
Phenomenon II
2003
Old School poster
Old School
2003 • Goldberg (uncredited)
The Locket poster
The Locket
2002 • Casey Keddington
Town Diary poster
Town Diary
2002
Hometown Legend poster
Hometown Legend
2002 • Buster Schuler
American Outlaws poster
American Outlaws
2001 • Rollin H. Parker
WW3 poster
WW3
2001 • Eric Farrell
Semper Fi poster
Semper Fi
2001 • Cliff's Father
Rated X poster
Rated X
2000 • J.R. Mitchell
Murder in a Small Town poster
Murder in a Small Town
1999 • Sidney Lassiter
The X-Files poster
The X-Files
1998 • Michaud
Breast Men poster
Breast Men
1997 • Hersch Lawyer
My Stepson, My Lover poster
My Stepson, My Lover
1997 • Richard Cory
On the Edge of Innocence poster
On the Edge of Innocence
1997 • David Walker
Shadow Conspiracy poster
Shadow Conspiracy
1997 • Frank Ridell
Ghosts of Mississippi poster
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996 • Judge Hilburn
Primal Fear poster
Primal Fear
1996 • Yancy
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder poster
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1995 • Frank Darnell
Shadow Warriors poster
Shadow Warriors
1995 • Dr. Connors
Lipstick Camera poster
Lipstick Camera
1994 • Raymond Miller
A Friend to Die For poster
A Friend to Die For
1994 • Ed Saxe
Justice in a Small Town poster
Justice in a Small Town
1994 • Harris Wiley
Don't Talk to Strangers poster
Don't Talk to Strangers
1994 • Bonner
Heart of a Child poster
Heart of a Child
1994 • Gordon Holc
MacShayne: Winner Takes All poster
MacShayne: Winner Takes All
1994 • Danny Leggett
Tombstone poster
Tombstone
1993 • Mayor Clum
Amityville: A New Generation poster
Amityville: A New Generation
1993 • Detective Clark
Visions of Murder poster
Visions of Murder
1993 • Adm. Truman Hager
Born Too Soon poster
Born Too Soon
1993 • Dr. Friedman
The Good Fight poster
The Good Fight
1992 • Henry Cragin
Wild Card poster
Wild Card
1992 • Barlow
My Samurai poster
My Samurai
1992
Sexual Advances poster
Sexual Advances
1992 • Cliff Ripley
Trial: The Price of Passion poster
Trial: The Price of Passion
1992 • Bob Altschuler
Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View poster
Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View
1992 • Sergeant Don Bell
The Cutting Edge poster
The Cutting Edge
1992 • Jack Moseley
Company Business poster
Company Business
1991 • Colonel Pierce Grissom
The Rocketeer poster
The Rocketeer
1991 • Howard Hughes
Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance poster
Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance
1991 • Sergeant Nicholas
The Last to Go poster
The Last to Go
1991 • Daniel
Kaleidoscope poster
Kaleidoscope
1990 • Henry
Blood Oath poster
Blood Oath
1990 • Major Beckett
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception poster
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
1990 • Curt Mitchell
Stepfather 2 poster
Stepfather 2
1989 • Dr. Gene Clifford / Jerry Blake
The Forgotten One poster
The Forgotten One
1989 • Bob Anderson
Blind Fury poster
Blind Fury
1989 • Frank Devereaux
Roe vs. Wade poster
Roe vs. Wade
1989 • Jay Floyd
Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North poster
Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North
1989 • Aaron Sykes
Pin poster
Pin
1988 • Dr. Frank Linden
Young Guns poster
Young Guns
1988 • Alex McSween
Stranger on My Land poster
Stranger on My Land
1988 • Connie Priest
The Jogger poster
The Jogger
1988 • Jerry
When the Time Comes poster
When the Time Comes
1987 • Wes Travis
Black Widow poster
Black Widow
1987 • Bruce
The Stepfather poster
The Stepfather
1987 • Jerry Blake
Women of Valor poster
Women of Valor
1986 • Maj. Tom Patterson
SpaceCamp poster
SpaceCamp
1986 • Launch Director
Between Two Women poster
Between Two Women
1986 • Dr. Wallace
Silver Bullet poster
Silver Bullet
1985 • Sheriff Joe Haller
Right to Kill? poster
Right to Kill?
1985 • Jim Barrett
An Early Frost poster
An Early Frost
1985 • Dr. Redding
Mischief poster
Mischief
1985 • Claude Harbrough
Mrs. Soffel poster
Mrs. Soffel
1984 • Detective Buck McGovern
Places in the Heart poster
Places in the Heart
1984 • Buddy Kelsey
All the Right Moves poster
All the Right Moves
1983 • Freeman Smith
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number poster
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
1983 • Colonel Thomas Rhodes
Without a Trace poster
Without a Trace
1983 • Parent
Heaven's Gate poster
Heaven's Gate
1980 • Captain Minardi
F.D.R.: The Last Year poster
F.D.R.: The Last Year
1980 • James Roosevelt