Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1954-12-22 (70 years)
- Place of BirthAccra - Ghana
- Also Known As-
Hugh Quarshie
Biography
Hugh Anthony Quarshie (born 22 December 1954) is a Ghanaian-born British actor of stage, television, and film. Some of his best-known roles include his appearances in the films Highlander (1986) and Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999), and his long-running role as Ric Griffin in the BBC medical drama Holby City (2001–present).
Acting Career
- 2024
The Return
As: Imphinomous
- 2024
The Marlow Murder Club
As: Professor Gifford
- 2023
Maryland
As: Pete
- 2023
Book Club: The Next Chapter
As: Ousmane
- 2022
Riches
As: Stephen Richards
- 2022
The Son
As: Doctor Harris
- 2022
The Railway Children Return
As: General Harrison
- 2021
Stephen
As: Neville Lawrence
2020Breeders
As: Alex
2020McDonald & Dodds
As: Clarence Adderly
2019Skeletons of the Mary Rose
As: Narrator
- 2018
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
As: Mustafa Kama
2018Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
As: Ekon Ameh
- 2018
Red Sparrow
As: Simon Benford
2017Absentia
As: Semo Oduwale
2017Retribution
As: DI Reed
2015RSC Live: Othello
As: Othello
2013Catherine Tate's Nan vs Holby City
As: Ric Griffin
2012White Heat
As: Victor (present day)
2011Vera
As: Dr. Leon Parmer
2010The Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart
As: Narrator
2009Small Island
As: Narrator
2005Doctor Who
As: Solomon
2003Conspiracy of Silence
As: Fr. Joseph Ennis
2000It Was an Accident
As: George Hurlock
2000Jason and the Argonauts
As: Chiron
2000Arabian Nights
As: Mustappa
2000Ape-Man
As: Narrator
1999To Walk with Lions
As: Maxwell
- 1999
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
As: Captain Panaka
1999Wing Commander
As: Lt. Obutu
1999The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
As: Neville Lawrence
1999Holby City
As: Ric Griffin
1998A Respectable Trade
As: Caesar Peters
1997Melissa
As: George Bond
1996Silent Witness
As: Jomo Mashaba
1995She's Out
As: DCI Ron Craigh
1995Solomon & Sheba
As: Nikaule's Father
1994Julius Caesar
As: Cassius
1993Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
As: Lieutenant Delaney
1992Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
As: Cassius (voice)
1990Nightbreed
As: Detective Joyce
1989Loving Hazel
As: Mike
1989Surgical Spirit
As: Fergus Debonaire
1989The Church
As: Father Gus
1989Press Gang
As: Inspector Hibbert
1988Red Dwarf
As: Computer (voice)
1986Casualty
As: Ric Griffin
- 1986
Casualty
As: Gordon Hutchens
1986Drums Along Balmoral Drive
As: Wallace
- 1986
Highlander
As: Sunda Kastagir
1985Titus Andronicus
As: Aaron
1985Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
As: Kenge Obe
1983Natural World
As: Narrator
1983Wide Games
As: Corporal Chalkie
1982The Comic Strip Presents...
As: Lieutenant Delaney
1981A Midsummer Night's Dream
As: Philostrate
1981Wolcott
As: Dennis St George
1979The Knowledge
As: Campion
1978The BBC Television Shakespeare
As: Aaron
- 1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
As: Philostrate