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BACKGROUND

  • Was once a bodyguard
  • Is good friends with 1013 Production's Chris Carter, having appeared in most of his work: as a guest star in two episodes of "The X-Files" (one of the roles was the "Shadow Man", some kind of unstoppable killer who successfully pretended to be a friend), a supporting role in "The X-Files Movie", and recurring roles on "Harsh Realm" and "Millennium".
  • He was raised in Michigan.
  • He elongated his last name to "O'Quinn" from his real name of "Quinn" to distinguish himself from another person named Terry Quinn already acting in films.
  • He has been balding since his early 20s and has appeared with a partially or entirely shaved head in most of his films.
  • Irish-American.
  • Has been experienced in percussion since high school.
  • Has had roles in both of J.J. Abrams hit television series: "Alias" and "Lost"
  • Not many know that he is a talented guitarist and singer.
  • He is a particularly big Neil Young fan and can apparently do a dead-on impression of him.
  • Although always friendly onset, he keeps private and mysterious habits apart from his younger "Lost" (2005) co-stars, who often get together for wild parties, when not shooting.
  • He keeps this enigmatic aura so they will regard him similarly to the way they regard his mysterious character Locke.
  • In an episode of "Lost" (2004) , his character Locke's parents were played by Kevin Tighe and Swoosie Kurtz, who are both only 8 years O'Quinn's senior.
  • He is one of the few cast members of "Lost" who did not have to audition, because his former collaborator (from "Alias") J.J. Abrams began to imagine O'Quinn in the part of Locke before the actor was even offered it.
  • Has 2 sons: Oliver (23 years) and Hunter (21 years)
  • Plays small roles in both Old School and Primal Fear
  • Also had a recurring role in "The West Wing" as General Nicholas Alexander. Where he can be seen with his moustache.
  • Guest-starred in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation named The Pegasus, where he portrayed an Admiral intent on recovering a secret experiment that caused the destruction of a ship twelve years before. As Admiral Pressman, he shows similar zeal in recovering the device reponsible as John Locke does investigating the island. The device is located on the ship's bridge - the ship was not destroyed but instead is fused with an asteroid, making the interior look somewhat similar to a certain underground hatch.
  • Played Howard Hughes (with a toupee) in the film The Rocketeer

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