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Hugh Quarshie

Actor | * 12/22/1954 (69) | Accra (Ghana)
Hugh Anthony Quarshie (born 22 December 1954) is a Ghanaian-born British actor. He is known for his long-running role as Ric Griffin on the BBC One medical drama Holby City (2001–20), and for playing Captain Panaka in the Star Wars film Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999). He is also known for stage roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company, of which he’s been a member since 1981 and an associate since 2005. His film work includes Highlander, Nightbreed and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. He is a BAFTA Award nominee, and a Critics' Circle Theatre Award and Emmy Award winner. ()
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Hugh Anthony Quarshie(born 22 December 1954) is aGhanaian-born Britishactor of stage, television, and film. Some of his best-known roles include his appearances in the filmsHighlander(1986) andStar Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace(1999), and his long-running role asRic Griffinin theBBCmedical dramaHolby City(2001–present).

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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Prima ballerina Dominika Egorova faces a bleak and uncertain future after she suffers an injury that ends her career. She soon turns to Sparrow School, a secret intelligence service that trains except ...

Red Sparrow

R

2018 | 3.3/5 | 2h 20min
Mystery, Thriller
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Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for revenge against the Jedi. ...

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

PG

1999 | 3.3/5 | 2h 16min
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
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A troubled young man is drawn to a mythical place called Midian where a variety of monsters are hiding from humanity. ...

Nightbreed

R

1990 | 3.2/5 | 1h 42min
Horror, Fantasy, Action
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He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York City in 1986. His name is Connor MacLeod. He is immortal. ...

Highlander

R

1986 | 3.5/5 | 1h 56min
Adventure, Action, Fantasy
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Movies with Hugh Quarshie as Actor(26)

2023 Rapture
2023 Book Club: The Next Chapter
as General Harrison2022 The Railway Children Return
as Dr. Harris2022 The Son
as Narrator2019 Skeletons of the Mary Rose
as Simon Benford2018 Red Sparrow
as Mustafa Kama2018 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
as DI Reed2017 Retribution
as Othello2015 RSC Live: Othello
as Ric Griffin2013 Catherine Tate's Nan vs Holby City
2011 Ghosted
as Fr. Joseph Ennis2003 Conspiracy of Silence
as himself2002 The PhanDom Menace
as George Hurlock2000 It Was an Accident
as Lt. Obutu1999 Wing Commander
as Maxwell1999 To Walk with Lions
as Neville Lawrence1999 The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
as Captain Panaka1999 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
as Detective Joyce1990 Nightbreed
as Father Gus1989 The Church
as Mike1989 Loving Hazel
as Sunda Kastagir1986 Highlander
as Aaron1985 Titus Andronicus
as Kenge Obe1985 Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
as Philostrate1981 A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Campion1979 The Knowledge

TV Shows/Series with Hugh Quarshie as Actor(30)

as Pete2023 Maryland
as Stephen Richards2022 Riches
as Neville Lawrence2021 Stephen
as Semo Oduwale2017 Absentia
as Victor (present day)2012 White Heat
as Dr. Leon Parmer2011 Vera
as Narrator2010 The Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart
as Narrator2009 Small Island
as Solomon2005 Doctor Who
as himself2004 Who Do You Think You Are?
as Narrator2000 Ape-Man
as Ric Griffin1999 Holby City
1999 BeastMaster
as Caesar Peters1998 A Respectable Trade
as George Bond1997 Melissa
as Jomo Mashaba1996 Silent Witness
as DCI Ron Craigh1995 She's Out
as Cassius (voice)1992 Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992 Virtual Murder
1990 Medics
1989 Behaving Badly
as Inspector Hibbert1989 Press Gang
as Computer (voice)1988 Red Dwarf
as Gordon Hutchens1986 Casualty
as Ric Griffin1986 Casualty
1984 The Bill
as Narrator1983 Natural World
as Lieutenant Delaney1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Dennis St George1981 Wolcott
1975 Rumpole of the Bailey

Full Name: Hugh Quarshie
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Wednesday, 12/22 1954 (December) in Accra (Ghana) (current age: 69 years + 120 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Christ Church, Bryanston School, Dean Close School
Hugh Quarshie frequently works together with these people:
Peter Richardson (39x, Actor)
Adrian Edmondson (31x, Actor)
Jennifer Saunders (27x, Actress)
Dawn French (27x, Actress)
Nigel Planer (25x, Actor)
Rik Mayall (21x, Actor)
Paul Kasey (20x, Actor)
Keith Allen (19x, Actor)
Robbie Coltrane (18x, Actor)
Steven O'Donnell (14x, Actor)
Nicholas Briggs (12x, Actor)
Craig E. Tonkin (6x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:87864, Added: 05/26/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024