Terry O'Quinn

Terry O'Quinn is in the group of people who have appeared in both of Donald P. Bellisario's JAG and NCIS. He appeared as Captain/Admiral Boone in 10 episodes of JAG and in the NCIS episode "Enigma"(1-15).

Terry is left-handed.

Favorites:

Artist: Neil Young
Interests: Hiking, Biking, Reading and Swimming
Lost episode: "Walkabout"
Lost character: Kate

If Terry was given the option to play any other character on Lost, he would choose Sawyer.

According to Terry, his best working experience has been on Lost.

Before working on Lost, Terry and his wife, Lori lived in Finkburg, Maryland.

Terry has a black belt in Karate.

His real name is Terrance Quinn, but he lengthened his name to distinguish himself from actor Terry Quinn.

Terry did the audio commentary for Lost's "Walkabout" episode in the Lost: Complete First Season DVD set. It was written by David Fury and directed by Jack Bender.

In 2006 and 2008, O'Quinn was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television for Lost. He won the award for the same role in 2005. In 1988, he was also nominated for a Saturn Best Actor Award for The Stepfather.

O'Quinn attended the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa.

The scenes Terry enjoys playing the most in Lost are the ones where he gets to talk to another character about "normal" things and about human emotion.

O'Quinn's other film credits include Without a Trace (1993), The Jogger (1990), The Forgotten One (1990), Prisoners of the Sun (1991), My Samurai (1992), Lipstick Camera (1994), and The Shadow Conspiracy (1997).

O'Quinn first appeared in a feature film in Heaven's Gate in 1980. His primetime television debut was on the 1985 TV-movie Right to Kill, which was directed by John Erman.

Terry claims to get his inspiration from music, literature, people and nature.

Terry learned to throw and handle knives for his role in Lost.

Terry is the seventh among 11 siblings. He has a brother named Thomas Anthony who is also an actor.

Terry played a part in JAG as Admiral Thomas Boone, Boone was also the name of a character on Lost.

After Lost began airing, Terry and his wife Lori decided to follow the example of O'Quinn's co-stars and moved to Hawaii, where the series is shot.

Terry O'Quinn holds the unique distinction of having played three different characters within the X-Files continuum.

Terry has had roles in both of J.J. Abrams' hit television series, Alias (2001) and Lost (2004).

Terry was one of People Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive, 2006. He is found in the "Sexy at every age, Age 54".

Terry has an Irish Terrier named 'Reggie.'

Terry has appeared in episodes of two different television series with the same name. Both Millenium and Lost have had episodes featuring Terry called "Walkabout".

Terry is 6 feet 1.5 inches (1.87 metres) tall. He has green eyes. Terry has been bald since his early twenties.

Terry has appeared in the Broadway plays Foxfire (1982-1983) and The Curse of the Aching Heart (1982) along with the off-Broadway play Richard III. His other Shakespeare production credit is appearing in Much Ado About Nothing.

Terry first realized his love for acting at Central Michigan University in the early 70's.

He was concerned about how few lines his character had in the pilot of Lost, but said to himself "I've got to have faith."

When asked what the Island Monster on Lost looks like, he said "It looks like a camera on a stick."

Although friendly while on set, Terry doesn't socialize much with other Lost cast members outside of business. He wants them to see him the way their characters see Locke.

He is a talented guitarist and singer, and often entertains the cast and crew of Lost.

Terry has been an experienced percussionist since high school.

He is an Irish American.

J.J. Abrams, who is a fan of Terry and has worked with him before, offered him the role of Locke in Lost without an audition.

Terry has two grown sons who live on the US West Coast. Their names are Oliver (born in 1984) and Hunter (born in 1986).

In 2005, Terry had been married to his wife, Lori, for 25 years. Lori is a horse trainer. They met while he was working on the movie Heaven's Gate.

Terry received an Emmy nomination in 2005 for his role as John Locke on Lost. He won the Emmy for "Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series" in 2007 for the same role.

Terry, whose nickname is "Mister Ten Thirteen", 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, a supporting role in The X-Files, and recurring roles on "Harsh Realm" and Millenium.