Terry O'Quinn
Acting1952Sault 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).
Known For
Acting History
2024
Unsung Hero
as Grandpa James
Getting LOST
as Self
Resident Alien
TVas Peter Bach / Peter Bach (voice)• 1 eps
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
TVas Major General Johnathan Beale• 3 eps
2023
LOST: Circle
TVas John Locke
2022
PIECES OF HER
TVas Martin Queller• 6 eps
2021
Christmas Sail
as Dennis
Ultra City Smiths
TVas Captain Krieger (voice)
2020
FBI: Most Wanted
TVas Byron LaCroix• 9 eps
2019
Emergence
TVas Richard Kindred• 5 eps
Perpetual Grace LTD
TVas Wesley Walker
2018
Castle Rock
TVas Dale Lacy• 10 eps
2017
The Blacklist: Redemption
TVas Howard Hargrave• 7 eps
Mysteries of the Missing
TVas Self - Host
2016
New Life
as Dr. Philip Sumrall
Secrets and Lies
TVas John Warner• 10 eps
2015
Patriot
TVas Tom Tavner• 18 eps
2014
Gang Related
TVas Sam Chapel• 13 eps
2013
Full Circle
TVas Jimmy Parerra
2012
666 Park Avenue
TVas Gavin Doran• 13 eps
Ring of Fire
TVas Oliver Booth
2011
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
as Mark Miller
Hawaii Five-0
TVas Joe White• 16 eps
2005
Good Day Live
TVas Self• 1 eps
2004
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TVas Gordon Buchanan• 1 eps
Lost
TVas John Locke• 118 eps
NCIS
TVas Will Ryan• 1 eps
2003
Old School
as Goldberg (uncredited)
The West Wing
TVas Nicholas Alexander• 7 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TVas Self
2002
The Locket
as Casey Keddington
Hometown Legend
as Buster Schuler
Alias
TVas Kendall• 18 eps
The X-Files
TVas Shadow Man / Lt. Brian Tillman• 1 eps
2001
Semper Fi
as Cliff's Father
American Outlaws
as Rollin H. Parker
WW3
as Eric Farrell
Roswell
TVas Carl• 1 eps
2000
The Mitchell Brothers
as J.R. Mitchell
1999
Murder in a Small Town
as Sidney Lassiter
1998
The X-Files
as Michaud
1997
Shadow Conspiracy
as Frank Ridell
Breast Men
as Hersch Lawyer
My Stepson, My Lover
as Richard Cory
On the Edge of Innocence
as David Walker
The View
TVas Self
1996
Primal Fear
as Yancy
Ghosts of Mississippi
as Judge Hilburn
Millennium
TVas Peter Watts• 40 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
TVas Ronald Trent• 1 eps
1995
Shadow Warriors
as Dr. Connors
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
as Frank Darnell
JAG
TVas Thomas Boone• 4 eps
The Client
TVas Bert Halliwell
Homicide: Life on the Street
TVas Bailey Lafeld• 1 eps
1994
MacShayne: Winner Takes All
as Danny Leggett
Heart of a Child
as Gordon Holc
Death of a Cheerleader
as Ed Saxe
Don't Talk to Strangers
as Bonner
Lipstick Camera
as Raymond Miller
Justice in a Small Town
as Harris Wiley
Earth 2
TVas Reilly• 6 eps
Star Trek: The Next Generation
TVas Admiral Eric Pressman• 1 eps
Tales from the Crypt
TVas Inspector Martin Zeller• 1 eps
1993
Amityville: A New Generation
as Detective Clark
Visions of Murder
as Adm. Truman Hager
Tombstone
as Mayor Clum
Born Too Soon
as Dr. Friedman
1992
The Good Fight
as Henry Cragin
The Cutting Edge
as Jack Moseley
Sexual Advances
as Cliff Ripley
Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View
as Sergeant Don Bell
Wild Card
as Barlow
Trial: The Price of Passion
as Bob Altschuler
L.A. Law
TVas Nick Moats• 1 eps
1991
The Rocketeer
as Howard Hughes
Company Business
as Colonel Pierce Grissom
Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance
as Sergeant Nicholas
The Last to Go
as Daniel
Son of the Morning Star
TVas Gen. Alfred Terry
1990
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
as Curt Mitchell
Blood Oath
as Major Beckett
Kaleidoscope
as Henry
Jake and the Fatman
TVas Vincent Novak• 1 eps
1989
Blind Fury
as Frank Devereaux
Stepfather 2
as Dr. Gene Clifford / Jerry Blake
The Forgotten One
as Bob Anderson
Roe vs. Wade
as Jay Floyd
Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North
as Aaron Sykes
1988
Young Guns
as Alex McSween
The Jogger
as Jerry
Pin
as Dr. Frank Linden
Stranger on My Land
as Connie Priest
1987
The Stepfather
as Jerry Blake
Black Widow
as Bruce
When the Time Comes
as Wes Travis
A Year in the Life
TVas Keith
Moonlighting
TVas Bryant Wilbourne• 1 eps
At Mother's Request
TVas Joel Campbell
1986
1985
Right to Kill?
as Jim Barrett
Mischief
as Claude Harbrough
An Early Frost
as Dr. Redding
Silver Bullet
as Sheriff Joe Haller
Remington Steele
TVas Chuck McBride• 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
TVas Curt Lockridge (segment "Chameleon")• 1 eps
1984
Mrs. Soffel
as Detective Buck McGovern
Places in the Heart
as Buddy Kelsey
Miami Vice
TVas Richard Cain• 1 eps
1983
Without a Trace
as Parent
All the Right Moves
as Freeman Smith
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
as Colonel Thomas Rhodes
1982
Tales of the Unexpected
TVas Cop• 1 eps
1980
Heaven's Gate
as Captain Minardi
F.D.R.: The Last Year
as James Roosevelt
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TVas Michael Keddington's Abusive Father