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Terry O'Quinn

Terrance "Terry" O'Quinn (born July 15, 1952) is an Emmy Award-nominated American actor. He is known for playing the titular role of The Stepfather and, in recent years, John Locke on the popular ABC TV series Lost.

Early Life 

O'Quinn was born in Newberry, Michigan. He attended Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. Before graduating, he worked as a security guard.

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Career 

O'Quinn began acting in the 1970s. He has appeared in such films as Tombstone, Heaven's Gate, The Rocketeer, and as the deranged serial killer in The Stepfather. 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.

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.

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. 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, with no audition needed, in his new television drama Lost. 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. 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."

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) :

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o Lt. Brian Tillman (1995) "Aubrey"
o SAC Darius Michaud (1998) X-Files: Fight the Future
o Unnamed Shadow man (2002) "Trust No 1", credited as Terrence Quinn.
o Peter Watts, a recurring character in seasons 1 through 3 of Millennium

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Personal Life 

O'Quinn has been married to his wife, Lori, for 25 years. Most of that time they lived in Finksburg, 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. O'Quinn and his wife are the parents of two sons, Oliver and Hunter, who live on the West Coast of the United States.

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Filmography 

* Masters of Science Fiction episode "The Awakening" (2007)
* Lost (2004-) ... as John Locke
* NCIS (2004) ... as Col. Will Ryan
* JAG (1995-2005) ... as Captain/Admiral Thomas Boone
* The West Wing (2003-2004) ... as General Nicholas Alexander, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Season 5)
* Old School (2003) ... as Goldberg (uncredited)
* Alias (2002-2003) ... as FBI Asst. Director Kendall
* Hometown Legend (2002) ... as Buster Shuler
* The X-Files episode "Trust no 1" (2002) ... as Shadow man
* American Outlaws (2001) ... as Rollin H. Parker and Rain's Gopher
* Harsh Realm (1999) ... as General Omar Santiago
* The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998) ... as Darius Michaud
* Millennium (1996-1999) ... as Peter Watts
* Primal Fear (1996) ... as Bud Yancy
* Diagnosis Murder (1996) guest star ... as Dr. Ronald Trent
* Earth 2 (1995) ... as Reilly
* The X-Files episode "Aubrey" (1995) ... as Lt. Brian Tillman
* Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Pegasus" (1994) ... Admiral Erik Pressman
* Tombstone (1993) ... as Mayor John Clum
* The Cutting Edge (1992) ... as Jack Moseley
* The Rocketeer (1991) ... as Howard Hughes
* Prisoners of the Sun (Australia: Blood Oath) (1990) ... as Maj. Beckett
* Stepfather II (1989) ... as Dr. Gene Clifford/The Stepfather
* Young Guns (1988) ... as Alex McSween
* The Stepfather (1987) ... as Jerry Blake
* SpaceCamp (1986) ... as Launch Director
* Mischief (1985)....as Claude Harbrough
* Silver Bullet (1985) ... as Sheriff Joe Haller
* Places in the Heart (1984) ... as Buddy Kelsey
* All the Right Moves (1983) ... as Freeman Smith
* Without a Trace (1983) ... as Parent
* The Doctors (1981) ... as Dr. Jerry Dancy
* Heaven's Gate (1980) ... as Capt. Minardi

Terry O'Quinn Blog Posts 

For Your Consideration: Supporting Actors – Terry O'Quinn and ...
I've saved Terry O'Quinn until the end not because I don't know what to say, but rather because it almost feels unnecessary to say it. After unjustly losing the Emmy two years ago, Terry O'Quinn has unfortunately gone unrecognized for ...
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At the end of the fourth season, we see that in an effort to get the six to return to the island, Locke (Terry O'Quinn) killed himself in order to convince them ? he also knew a way for them to return by channeling Daniel's mother and ...
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As is true for all of you, I'm sure, I'm so excited about season six! And while this interview doesn't give away much, Emerson said a couple things that got me riled up again. Terry O'Quinn doing ?staggering? work. ...
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And he says Terry O'Quinn is continuing to do staggering work in the final season, and Josh Holloway is also having a really strong final season, with a gripping, moving storyline. [TV Guide Magazine]. Says Carlton Cuse: ...

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Terry O'Quinn News Posts 

The Stepfather, review
The performance that seals the doom of this mangy domestic psycho-thriller is a fantastic one, given 22 years ago by Terry O'Quinn in the Joseph ...
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Its only awards success in the last four years has been Emmys for Emerson and Terry O'Quinn. But with the last season ahead, Lost could get some farewell ...
The Stepfather: Without a shadow of a doubt, it's daft
By Daily Mail Reporter The Stepfather is a pointless, dumbed-down remake of a slasher movie of the same name, released in 1987 and starring Terry O'Quinn as ...
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Terrance "Terry"' OQuinn (born July 15, 1952), né Quinn', is an American actor. He made his debut in a 1980 television movie called F.D.R.: The Last Year. Since then, OQuinn has had minor supporting roles in films and TV movies such as Young Guns, All the Right Moves, Silver Bullet, Places in the Heart and Between Two Women. O'Quinn has had guest roles on tv shows such as Miami Vice, The Twilight Zone, Tales of the Unexpected, The West Wing, JAG, and Remington Steele.

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