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Hugh Quarshie

Date of birth: 1954-12-22

Place of birth: Accra - Ghana

Known for: Acting

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).

Movie Credits

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
3.3

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

1999-05-19

Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evi

Nightbreed
3.2

Nightbreed

1990-02-16

A troubled young man is drawn to a mythical place called Midian where a variety of friendly monsters

Highlander
3.5

Highlander

1986-03-07

He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on t

Skeletons of the Mary Rose
0

Skeletons of the Mary Rose

2019-03-17

A unique, cutting-edge scientific investigation reveals surprising new information about the crew of

The Railway Children Return
3.3

The Railway Children Return

2022-07-15

Follow a group of children who are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, whe

To Walk with Lions
2.8

To Walk with Lions

1999-06-04

Drama based loosely on the final years of Kenya game warden and lion-raiser George Adamson's life. A

The Church
3

The Church

1989-03-10

In a Gothic cathedral built on the mass grave of a Teutonic purge, an ancient discovery by the new l

The Son
3.4

The Son

2022-11-10

A successful lawyer, with a new wife and infant, agrees to care for his teenage son from a previous

Conspiracy of Silence
2.2

Conspiracy of Silence

2003-05-15

When a priest commits suicide and two trainees are expelled from a seminary, a journalist starts to

Catherine Tate's Nan vs Holby City
3.5

Catherine Tate's Nan vs Holby City

2013-11-15

Catherine Tate's Nan makes life hard for Holby City surgeons and nurses when she is admitted to one

Solomon & Sheba
3.1

Solomon & Sheba

1995-02-26

In the land of Israel, Solomon (Jimmy Smits) is trying to figure out a way to become the world’s sup

Book Club: The Next Chapter
3.1

Book Club: The Next Chapter

2023-05-11

Four best friends take their book club to Italy for the fun girls' trip they never had. When things

Drums Along Balmoral Drive
0

Drums Along Balmoral Drive

1986-08-06

'I don't think at first I thought at all. I had a nice house, lovely kids. I didn't think about blac

The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
2.9

The Murder of Stephen Lawrence

1999-02-18

Stephen Lawrence was a black London teenager murdered by white racists in 1993. His parents fought t

It Was an Accident
3.3

It Was an Accident

2000-10-27

An ex-con gets caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
0

Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase

1993-05-13

Governor Wilkins brings rookie cop Lucille Bromley to see the imprisoned cannibal Dr Genghis in orde

A Turtle's Guide to the Pacific
0

A Turtle's Guide to the Pacific

2007-08-07

A loggerhead turtle journeys across the Pacific, meeting dolphins and whales, sharks and giant squid

Rapture
0

Rapture

2023-03-16

At a Catholic Confirmation camp, 16-year-old Orla's burgeoning sexuality sees her caught between the

Loving Hazel
0

Loving Hazel

1989-07-19

Mike and his ex-wife have an 8-year-old daughter, Hazel. She calls her new mother's boyfriend 'daddy

Ghosted
2.6

Ghosted

2011-06-24

‘GHOSTED’ tells a story of survival inside a British Prison. Jack a model prisoner, has kept his hea

Wing Commander
2.4

Wing Commander

1999-03-11

In the mid-27th century, the Terran Confederation is at war with the vicious alien Kilrathi Empire.

Retribution
3

Retribution

2017-07-27

A hardened debt-collector goes on a 24-hour rampage through London in an attempt to avenge the bruta

Wide Games
0

Wide Games

1983-03-08

After a 14 day survival exercise, Jet decides to leave home.

Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
2.6

Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend

1985-03-29

A paleontologist and her husband discover a mother and baby brontosaurus in Africa, and try to prote

The Knowledge
3.2

The Knowledge

1979-01-01

Four men attempt "The Knowledge" examination to qualify as London taxi drivers.

A Midsummer Night's Dream
2.5

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1981-12-13

Four Athenians run away to the forest only to have Puck the fairy make both of the boys fall in love

Red Sparrow
3.3

Red Sparrow

2018-02-15

Prima ballerina Dominika Egorova faces a bleak and uncertain future after she suffers an injury that

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
3.4

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

2018-11-14

Gellert Grindelwald has escaped imprisonment and has begun gathering followers to his cause—elevatin

The PhanDom Menace
0

The PhanDom Menace

2002-01-01

The PhanDom Menace presents the definitive look at the most devoted fans on the planet. Follow the l

RSC Live: Othello
5

RSC Live: Othello

2015-08-21

Othello is the greatest general of his age. A fearsome warrior, loving husband and revered defender

Titus Andronicus
3.8

Titus Andronicus

1985-04-25

Having subdued the Goths, warrior Titus Andronicus returns to Rome to bury his sons, with Gothic Que

The Return
3.2

The Return

2024-11-28

After twenty years away, Odysseus washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. The

Julius Caesar
0

Julius Caesar

1994-11-30

A compelling study of personal ambition versus the good of the state.

The Mandy Who Knew Too Much
0

The Mandy Who Knew Too Much

Mandy rarely dabbles in global diplomacy, especially over Christmas when it’s so cold out and there’

Sharma and Beyond
3.3

Sharma and Beyond

1984-05-24

A young would-be science-fiction writer finds out that his new girlfriend's father is his favorite a