Terry O'Quinn
Acting • Born 1952-07-15
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).
Filmography
128 credits
Primal Fear
Movie • 1996
Yancy
The X-Files
Movie • 1998
Michaud
The Rocketeer
Movie • 1991
Howard Hughes
Christmas Sail
Movie • 2021
Dennis
Heaven's Gate
Movie • 1980
Captain Minardi
Stepfather 2
Movie • 1989
Dr. Gene Clifford / Jerry Blake
MacShayne: Winner Takes All
Movie • 1994
Danny Leggett
Young Guns
Movie • 1988
Alex McSween
Company Business
Movie • 1991
Colonel Pierce Grissom
The Stepfather
Movie • 1987
Jerry Blake
Amityville: A New Generation
Movie • 1993
Detective Clark
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
Movie • 1983
Colonel Thomas Rhodes
Rated X
Movie • 2000
J.R. Mitchell
American Outlaws
Movie • 2001
Rollin H. Parker
SpaceCamp
Movie • 1986
Launch Director
Pin
Movie • 1988
Dr. Frank Linden
Shadow Conspiracy
Movie • 1997
Frank Ridell
The Cutting Edge
Movie • 1992
Jack Moseley
Unsung Hero
Movie • 2024
Grandpa James
Black Widow
Movie • 1987
Bruce
Blind Fury
Movie • 1989
Frank Devereaux
Breast Men
Movie • 1997
Hersch Lawyer
Blood Oath
Movie • 1990
Major Beckett
My Stepson, My Lover
Movie • 1997
Richard Cory
Town Diary
Movie • 2002
Between Two Women
Movie • 1986
Dr. Wallace
The Forgotten One
Movie • 1989
Bob Anderson
Murder in a Small Town
Movie • 1999
Sidney Lassiter
Shadow Warriors
Movie • 1995
Dr. Connors
Don't Talk to Strangers
Movie • 1994
Bonner
Women of Valor
Movie • 1986
Maj. Tom Patterson
Lipstick Camera
Movie • 1994
Raymond Miller
Kaleidoscope
Movie • 1990
Henry
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
Movie • 1990
Curt Mitchell
Roe vs. Wade
Movie • 1989
Jay Floyd
Visions of Murder
Movie • 1993
Adm. Truman Hager
The Last to Go
Movie • 1991
Daniel
Getting LOST
Movie • 2024
Self
Right to Kill?
Movie • 1985
Jim Barrett
F.D.R.: The Last Year
Movie • 1980
James Roosevelt
When the Time Comes
Movie • 1987
Wes Travis
Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North
Movie • 1989
Aaron Sykes
Places in the Heart
Movie • 1984
Buddy Kelsey
Heart of a Child
Movie • 1994
Gordon Holc
Tombstone
Movie • 1993
Mayor Clum
On the Edge of Innocence
Movie • 1997
David Walker
My Samurai
Movie • 1992
Mischief
Movie • 1985
Claude Harbrough
A Friend to Die For
Movie • 1994
Ed Saxe
Semper Fi
Movie • 2001
Cliff's Father
New Life
Movie • 2016
Dr. Philip Sumrall
Stranger on My Land
Movie • 1988
Connie Priest
Sexual Advances
Movie • 1992
Cliff Ripley
Mrs. Soffel
Movie • 1984
Detective Buck McGovern
Wild Card
Movie • 1992
Barlow
The Good Fight
Movie • 1992
Henry Cragin
All the Right Moves
Movie • 1983
Freeman Smith
Without a Trace
Movie • 1983
Parent
An Early Frost
Movie • 1985
Dr. Redding
Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View
Movie • 1992
Sergeant Don Bell
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
Movie • 1995
Frank Darnell
Ghosts of Mississippi
Movie • 1996
Judge Hilburn
WW3
Movie • 2001
Eric Farrell
Hometown Legend
Movie • 2002
Buster Schuler
The Locket
Movie • 2002
Casey Keddington
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
Movie • 2011
Mark Miller
Justice in a Small Town
Movie • 1994
Harris Wiley
Phenomenon II
Movie • 2003
Silver Bullet
Movie • 1985
Sheriff Joe Haller
Trial: The Price of Passion
Movie • 1992
Bob Altschuler
Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance
Movie • 1991
Sergeant Nicholas
Old School
Movie • 2003
Goldberg (uncredited)
The Jogger
Movie • 1988
Jerry
Born Too Soon
Movie • 1993
Dr. Friedman
Remington Steele
TV • 1982
Chuck McBride
Star Trek: The Next Generation
TV • 1987
Admiral Eric Pressman
Earth 2
TV • 1994
Reilly
L.A. Law
TV • 1986
Nick Moats
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
Alias
TV • 2001
Kendall
Matlock
TV • 1986
Harsh Realm
TV • 1999
Tales from the Crypt
TV • 1989
Inspector Martin Zeller
Tales of the Unexpected
TV • 1979
Cop
Moonlighting
TV • 1985
Bryant Wilbourne
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Masters of Science Fiction
TV • 2007
The X-Files
TV • 1993
Lt. Brian Tillman
Millennium
TV • 1996
Peter Watts
Lost
TV • 2004
John Locke
Roswell
TV • 1999
Carl
JAG
TV • 1995
Admiral Thomas Boone
First Monday
TV • 2002
Resident Alien
TV • 2021
Peter Bach
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV • 1993
Bailey Lafeld
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Michael Keddington's Abusive Father
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV • 2001
Gordon Buchanan
Diagnosis: Murder
TV • 1993
Ronald Trent
Good Day Live
TV • 2001
Self
Ultra City Smiths
TV • 2021
Captain Krieger (voice)
666 Park Avenue
TV • 2012
Gavin Doran
Hawaii Five-0
TV • 2010
Joe White
Gang Related
TV • 2014
Sam Chapel
Full Circle
TV • 2013
Jimmy Parerra
The Client
TV • 1995
Bert Halliwell
At Mother's Request
TV • 1987
Joel Campbell
Patriot
TV • 2015
Tom Tavner
The X-Files
TV • 1993
Shadow Man
Secrets and Lies
TV • 2015
John Warner
Ring of Fire
TV • 2012
Oliver Booth
PIECES OF HER
TV • 2022
Martin Queller
Mysteries of the Missing
TV • 2017
Self - Host
Castle Rock
TV • 2018
Dale Lacy
The West Wing
TV • 1999
Nicholas Alexander
Son of the Morning Star
TV • 1991
Gen. Alfred Terry
A Year in the Life
TV • 1987
Keith
The Blacklist: Redemption
TV • 2017
Howard Hargrave
Perpetual Grace LTD
TV • 2019
Wesley Walker
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
TV • 2024
Major General Johnathan Beale
Resident Alien
TV • 2021
Peter Bach (voice)
NCIS
TV • 2003
Will Ryan
Emergence
TV • 2019
Richard Kindred
JAG
TV • 1995
Thomas Boone
The Twilight Zone
TV • 1985
Curt Lockridge (segment "Chameleon")
Miami Vice
TV • 1984
Richard Cain
FBI: Most Wanted
TV • 2020
Byron LaCroix
Jake and the Fatman
TV • 1987
Vincent Novak
LOST: Circle
TV • 2023
John Locke