Terry O'Quinn
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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
Credits
The Rocketeer (1991)
as Howard Hughes
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Primetime (2026)
as John Locke (archive footage) (uncredited)
Primal Fear (1996)
as Yancy
Old School (2003)
as Goldberg (uncredited)
Tombstone (1993)
as Mayor Clum
The X-Files (1998)
as Michaud
Young Guns (1988)
as Alex McSween
Heaven's Gate (1980)
as Captain Minardi
Breast Men (1997)
as Hersch Lawyer
The Stepfather (1987)
as Jerry Blake
All the Right Moves (1983)
as Freeman Smith
Silver Bullet (1985)
as Sheriff Joe Haller
Blind Fury (1989)
as Frank Devereaux
Places in the Heart (1984)
as Buddy Kelsey
Black Widow (1987)
as Bruce
Unsung Hero (2024)
as Grandpa James
Stepfather 2 (1989)
as Dr. Gene Clifford / Jerry Blake
Shadow Conspiracy (1997)
as Frank Ridell
American Outlaws (2001)
as Rollin H. Parker
Mischief (1985)
as Claude Harbrough
The Cutting Edge (1992)
as Jack Moseley
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
as Judge Hilburn
Amityville: A New Generation (1993)
as Detective Clark
SpaceCamp (1986)
as Launch Director
Kaleidoscope (1990)
as Henry
A Friend to Die For (1994)
as Ed Saxe
Mrs. Soffel (1984)
as Detective Buck McGovern
Pin (1988)
as Dr. Frank Linden
Company Business (1991)
as Colonel Pierce Grissom
The Last to Go (1991)
as Daniel
Heart of a Child (1994)
as Gordon Holc
Murder in a Small Town (1999)
as Sidney Lassiter
Lipstick Camera (1994)
as Raymond Miller
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception (1990)
as Curt Mitchell
MacShayne: Winner Takes All (1994)
as Danny Leggett
Wild Card (1992)
as Barlow
Don't Talk to Strangers (1994)
as Bonner
On the Edge of Innocence (1997)
as David Walker
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story (2011)
as Mark Miller
Trial: The Price of Passion (1992)
as Bob Altschuler
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number (1983)
as Colonel Thomas Rhodes
Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance (1991)
as Sergeant Nicholas
Christmas Sail (2021)
as Dennis
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder (1995)
as Frank Darnell
F.D.R.: The Last Year (1980)
as James Roosevelt
Justice in a Small Town (1994)
as Harris Wiley
Getting LOST (2024)
as Self
Rated X (2000)
as J.R. Mitchell
An Early Frost (1985)
as Dr. Redding
Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North (1989)
as Aaron Sykes
Roe vs. Wade (1989)
as Jay Floyd
My Stepson, My Lover (1997)
as Richard Cory
Stranger on My Land (1988)
as Connie Priest
The Forgotten One (1989)
as Bob Anderson
New Life (2016)
as Dr. Philip Sumrall
Without a Trace (1983)
as Parent
Blood Oath (1990)
as Major Beckett
WW3 (2001)
as Eric Farrell
The Locket (2002)
as Casey Keddington
When the Time Comes (1987)
as Wes Travis
Hometown Legend (2002)
as Buster Schuler
Town Diary (2002)
Actor
Born Too Soon (1993)
as Dr. Friedman
Between Two Women (1986)
as Dr. Wallace
Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View (1992)
as Sergeant Don Bell
Phenomenon II (2003)
Actor
Semper Fi (2001)
as Cliff's Father
The Good Fight (1992)
as Henry Cragin
Right to Kill? (1985)
as Jim Barrett
Women of Valor (1986)
as Maj. Tom Patterson
Visions of Murder (1993)
as Adm. Truman Hager
My Samurai (1992)
Actor
Shadow Warriors (1995)
as Dr. Connors
Sexual Advances (1992)
as Cliff Ripley
The Jogger (1988)
as Jerry