A prolific and gifted character actor who finally found fame with "Lost," Terry O'Quinn was born July 15, 1952, in Newberry, Mich., and made his feature debut in Heaven's Gate in 1980. After a soap opera gig and a Broadway stint opposite Faye Dunaway, O'Quinn worked steadily in television and films, with memorable turns in Places in the Heart (1984) and the landmark AIDS drama An Early Frost (1985).O'Quinn earned raves in 1987 as the demented title character in the thriller The Stepfather. During the '90s and 2000s, he remained a familiar face if not a familiar name, appearing in "The Rocketeer" and on the tube in "The X-Files" and "The West Wing."
In 2003, O'Quinn landed a role on "Alias," where he worked with series creator J.J. Abrams -- who later cast him in "Lost." Playing the mysterious John Locke, O'Quinn became a fan favorite and a 2007 Emmy winner for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama.
The StepfatherIn this acclaimed thriller classic, Jerry Blake (Terry O'Quinn) expects only one thing from his family -- perfection -- and when he doesn't get it, he doesn't just get angry, he goes mad: completely, psychopathically, homicidally mad. After brutally dispatching one clan, Jerry sets up shop with a... Read More
Hometown LegendDivine intervention on the gridiron propels a high school football squad to prominence in this inspirational drama from producer and best-selling Christian author Jerry Jenkins. In a town with little hope, the Crusaders, a team of perennial losers, show that a bit of faith can help win battles on... Read More
Stepfather IITerry O'Quinn returns in this sequel as the man who incorporates himself into one family after another -- and then butchers them for fun. Presumed dead, we was actually captured and sent to an institution, but escaped. Having established himself in a small town with a new identity, he finds the... Read More
An Early FrostAidan Quinn stars as a gay lawyer diagnosed with AIDS in this pioneering made-for-television drama, which stirred up controversy in 1985 as the first major film to deal with the newly emerging virus. Extras include the bonus short "Living with AIDS," a moving portrait of San Franciscan AIDS victim... Read More
Shadow WarriorsA technically sophisticated cyborg prototype (built by an amoral inventor to act as a bodyguard) is a resounding success. So, the inventor programs the next-generation product to seek out and "harvest" outstanding human physical specimens whose bodies can be used to manufacture more cyborgs. It's... Read More
Curiosity (2011) | TV-14 | |
Masters of Science Fiction (2007) | NR | |
Lost (2004) | NR | |
Hometown Legend (2002) | PG | |
American Outlaws (2001) | PG-13 | |
NR | ||
Rated X (2000) | UR | |
NR | ||
Breast Men (1997) | R | |
NR | ||
Primal Fear (1996) | R | |
R | ||
Millennium (1996) | NR | |
Shadow Warriors (1996) | R | |
Death of a Cheerleader (1994) | NR | |
TV-14 | ||
MacShayne: Winner Takes All (1994) | NR | |
Amityville: A New Generation (1993) | R | |
Visions of Murder (1993) | NR | |
The Cutting Edge (1992) | PG | |
The Rocketeer (1991) | PG | |
Company Business (1991) | PG-13 | |
TV-PG | ||
R | ||
NR | ||
R | ||
Young Guns (1988) | R | |
Pin (1988) | R | |
Black Widow (1987) | R | |
SpaceCamp (1986) | PG | |
R | ||
Mischief (1985) | R | |
An Early Frost (1985) | NR | |
TV-PG | ||
Places in the Heart (1984) | PG | |
R | ||
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