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Terry O'Quinn

Born Terrance Quinn
July 15, 1952 (1952-07-15) (age 55)
Newberry, Michigan, United States

Terrance "Terry" O'Quinn (born July 15, 1952) is an Emmy Award-winning American actor. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Newberry is a village in the US state of Michigan and the County seat of Luce County Located within McMillan Township at its very The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works He is known for playing the titular role of The Stepfather and, in recent years, John Locke on the popular ABC TV series Lost. The Stepfather is a 1987 American Thriller film starring Terry O'Quinn in the title role John Locke, most often referred to by his surname is a Fictional character on the ABC television series Lost played by Terry O'Quinn The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Lost is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American serial drama television series.

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Personal life

Terry O'Quinn was born as Terrance Quinn at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and grew up in nearby Newberry, Michigan, one of 11 siblings. Sault Ste Marie (ˌsuːseɪntməˈriː is the oldest city in both the state of Michigan and in the entire Newberry is a village in the US state of Michigan and the County seat of Luce County Located within McMillan Township at its very He attended Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. Central Michigan University (also known as CMU) is a Coeducational State university located in Mount Pleasant in the U Mount Pleasant is a City in the US state of Michigan and the county seat of Isabella County. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. The University of Iowa, is a major teaching service and Research university located on a campus in Iowa City Iowa, on the banks of the Iowa River Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is the principal city of the Iowa City Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area which He changed his surname from Quinn to O'Quinn as another registered actor already had the name Terrance Quinn. [1]

O'Quinn has been married to his wife, Lori, for 25 years. Most of that time they lived in Reisterstown, Maryland, but after Lost began airing, the couple decided to follow the example of O'Quinn's co-stars and move to Hawaii, where the series is shot. Reisterstown is an Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Baltimore County Maryland. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the The couple sold their property in Hawaii in 2007 and purchased a home in Maryland. They have two sons, Oliver and Hunter. O'Quinn is also a grandfather of one girl.

Career

O'Quinn began acting in the 1970s during his time at Central Michigan University. Central Michigan University (also known as CMU) is a Coeducational State university located in Mount Pleasant in the U He not only was an outstanding actor but also playwright/director. He wrote and directed the musical Orchestrina. This musical featured five characters: The Man (played by Jeff Daniels of Dumb & Dumber), The Boy (Harold Downs), The Woman, The Girl, and The Drunk (James Hilliker). Jeffrey Warren "Jeff" Daniels (born February 19, 1955) is an American Actor, musician and playwright Dumb and Dumber is a 1994 American Comedy film starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels.

He has appeared in such films as Tombstone, Heaven's Gate, The Rocketeer, and as the deranged serial killing title character in The Stepfather. In the Film industry, a feature film is a Film made for initial distribution in theaters and being the "main attraction" of the screening Tombstone is a 1993 Western movie written by Kevin Jarre and directed by its star Kurt Russell, with credited director George P Heaven's Gate is a 1980 Western movie depicting the Johnson County War, a dispute between land barons and European immigrants in Wyoming WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Stepfather is a 1987 American Thriller film starring Terry O'Quinn in the title role

His early television roles include guest appearances on Miami Vice (episode "Give a Little, Take a Little"), Earth 2, Moonlighting, Star Trek: The Next Generation (episode "The Pegasus"), The New Twilight Zone (episode "Chameleon"), Homicide: Life on the Street (episode "Hate Crimes"), and a recurring role as Rear Admiral Thomas Boone on JAG. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Miami Vice is an American Television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. Earth 2 is a short-lived science fiction Television series which aired on NBC from November 6, 1994 to June 4, 1995 Moonlighting is an American Television series that first aired on ABC from 1985 to 1989 with a total of 67 episodes Star Trek The Next Generation ( STTNG or TNG) is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning science fiction television program created by Gene Roddenberry " The Pegasus " is the 164th episode of the Science fiction Television series Star Trek The Next Generation and the 12th The New Twilight Zone is the popular nickname for the 1985 revival of Rod Serling 's acclaimed 1950/60s Television series, The Twilight Zone Homicide Life on the Street is an American Television Police procedural series chronicling the work of a fictional Baltimore JAG (the American Military Acronym for Judge Advocate General) is an American adventure / Legal drama Television

In 1995, O'Quinn began a series of notable guest appearances in The X-Files, Millennium, and Harsh Realm, all produced by Chris Carter, who also cast him in the film The X-Files: Fight The Future. The X-Files is a Peabody, Golden Globe and Emmy Award -winning American Science fiction television series created by Chris Carter Millennium is an American supernatural thriller and crime drama television series produced by Chris Carter (creator of The X-Files Harsh Realm is a Science fiction Television series about humans trapped inside a Virtual reality simulation Chris Carter may refer to Cris Carter, former American football player at the wide receiver position Chris Carter (screenwriter, American The X-Files is a 1998 Science fiction film based on the television series of the same name.

After a string of recurring appearances on Alias (2002–2003), as the FBI Director Kendall, O'Quinn became a favorite of television producer J.J. Abrams. Alias is an American " Spy-fi " television series created by J Assistant Director Kendall is a Fictional character from the television series Alias, played by Terry O'Quinn. Jeffrey Jacob "JJ" Abrams (born in 1966 is an American Emmy Award -winning film and Television producer, writer actor composer director Following a seven-episode guest run on The West Wing in 2003–2004, O'Quinn received a call from Abrams indicating that the producer wanted to cast him in his new television drama Lost without any audition. Lost is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American serial drama television series. In 2005 and 2007, O'Quinn received an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama for his work as John Locke on Lost. John Locke, most often referred to by his surname is a Fictional character on the ABC television series Lost played by Terry O'Quinn O'Quinn admitted on the TV Guide Channel that he did not have much faith in the series Lost at first, calling it "The Mysterious Gilligan's Island of Dr. Moreau. TV Guide Network (formerly known as TV Guide Channel, Prevue Channel and Prevue Guide) is a Cable network produced by Macrovision The Mysterious Island (L'Île mystérieuse is a Novel by Jules Verne, published in 1874. Gilligan's Island is an American TV sitcom originally produced by United Artists Television. The Island of Doctor Moreau is an 1896 Science fiction Novel written by H " On September 16, 2007, he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series for his role in Lost. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. This is a list of the winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

O'Quinn holds the distinction of having played four different characters within the extended X-Files/Millennium continuum (the two shows being classed together since both Lance Henriksen's character of Frank Black and Charles Nelson Reilly's character of Jose Chung have appeared in both shows) :

Filmography

References

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