Hugh Quarshie
Acting
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).
Born: December 22, 1954
Place of Birth: Accra - Ghana
Known For
RSC Live: Othello
Othello is the greatest general of his age. A fearsome warrior, loving husband and revered defender of Venice against its enemies. But he is also an outsider whose victories have created enemies of his own, men driven by prejudice and jealousy to destroy him. As they plot in the shadows, Othello realises too late that the greatest danger lies not in the hatred of others, but his own fragile and destructive pride.
She's Out
Dolly Rawlins is free again. She has served the eight year prison sentence for her husband's murder and is now set to collect the six million pounds worth of diamonds that she stashed before she was sent down. The money will enable her to follow her dreams and start a new life. But her former cell mates have their own ideas...
Red Dwarf
The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf.
The Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart
A BBC/Animal Planet co-production, the three-part series focuses on the landscape and wildlife of the Great Rift Valley in East Africa.
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
When CIA analyst Jack Ryan stumbles upon a suspicious series of bank transfers his search for answers pulls him from the safety of his desk job and catapults him into a deadly game of cat and mouse throughout Europe and the Middle East, with a rising terrorist figurehead preparing for a massive attack against the US and her allies.
Doctor Who
The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.
McDonald & Dodds
Two detectives, DCI McDonald and DS Dodds, who seemingly have nothing in common, are thrown together and forge a rumbustious friendship and entertaining partnership.
Titus Andronicus
Having subdued the Goths, warrior Titus Andronicus returns to Rome to bury his sons, with Gothic Queen Tamora and her retinue as captives. The newly-dead Roman Emperor's two sons, Saturninus and Bassianus, are competing for their father's title. According to Roman custom, Titus sacrifices Tamora's eldest son to the Gods; having the deciding vote, he also chooses Saturninus as Emperor.
Press Gang
The activities of the staff at The Junior Gazette, a children's weekly newspaper produced by a group of school pupils.
Silent Witness
A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.
Filmography
as Imphinomous
as Professor Gifford
as Pete
as Ousmane
as Stephen Richards
as Doctor Harris
as General Harrison
as Neville Lawrence
as Alex
as Clarence Adderly
as Narrator
as Mustafa Kama
as Ekon Ameh
as Simon Benford
as Semo Oduwale
as DI Reed
as Othello
as Ric Griffin
as Victor (present day)
as Dr. Leon Parmer
as Narrator
as Narrator
as Solomon
as Self
as Fr. Joseph Ennis
as Adam Clay
as Self
as George Hurlock
as Chiron
as Mustappa
as Narrator
as Maxwell
as Captain Panaka
as Lt. Obutu
as Neville Lawrence
as Ric Griffin
as Caesar Peters
as Jomo Mashaba
as DCI Ron Craigh
as Nikaule's Father
as Cassius
as Lieutenant Delaney
as Cassius (voice)
as Vincent Pierce
as Detective Joyce
as Mike
as Fergus Debonaire
as Father Gus
as Inspector Hibbert
as Computer (voice)
as Gordon Hutchens
as Ric Griffin
as Wallace
as Sunda Kastagir
as Aaron
as Kenge Obe
as Man on Stairs
as Narrator
as Corporal Chalkie
as Philostrate
as Dennis St George
as Campion
as Jonathan Mazenze
as General Moore