Terry O'Quinn

For me, Terry O'Quinn will always be John Locke on Lost, a performance of such coiled mystery and wounded faith that the Emmy felt inevitable. But it's the breadth that earns my admiration: the genuine menace of The Stepfather, Howard Hughes in The Rocketeer, decades of sturdy supporting work, plus the fact that the man plays guitar and sings. Born up in Sault Ste. Marie, he built the kind of unflashy, deeply reliable career that holds productions together. I have a soft spot for character actors who disappear into roles rather than chase the spotlight, and O'Quinn is one of the finest.

Name (English)

Terry O'Quinn

Name (Japanese)

テリー・オクィン

Reading

てりー・おくぃん

Born

July 15, 1952 (age 74)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Dragon

Origin

Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States

Occupation

television actor / actor / film actor / guitarist / singer

University

University of Iowa

Awards & achievements

• Saturn Awards
• 2007 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry%20O'Quinn
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%86%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q271637

Tags

• Michigan
• television actor
• actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-17

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