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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 127

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