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Terrance Quinn (born July 15, 1952), known professionally as Terry O'Quinn, is an American actor. He played John Locke on the TV series Lost (2004), the title role in The Stepfather (1987) and Stepfather II: Make Room for Daddy (1989), and Peter Watts in Millennium (1996), which ran for three seasons (1996-1999). He has also hosted Mysteries of The Missing on The Science Channel.

O'Quinn was born at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, one of 11 siblings, and grew up in nearby Newberry, Michigan. He is of Irish and English descent, and was raised Roman Catholic. He attended Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and the University of Iowa in Iowa City. He changed his surname from Quinn to O'Quinn as another registered actor already had the name Terrance Quinn.

In the 1970s he came to Baltimore to act in the Center Stage production of Tartuffe. He remained at Center Stage for some years and often appeared with the late Tana Hicken, most notably as Benedick to her Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing. His first movie role was in Heaven's Gate.

O'Quinn began acting in the 1970s during his time at Central Michigan University. He not only was an actor but also playwright/director. He wrote and directed the musical Orchestrina. This musical featured five main characters: The Man (played by Jeff Daniels), The Boy (Harold Downs), The Woman (Ann O'Donnell), The Girl (Debbie Penwarden), and The Drunk (James Hilliker), plus a female and a male chorus. He was roommates at CMU with actor Brad Slaight.

Starting in 1980, O'Quinn has appeared in various feature films such as Silver Bullet, Tombstone, Heaven's Gate, Young Guns, alongside Rutger Hauer in Blind Fury, and as Howard Hughes in The Rocketeer.

O'Quinn also appeared in the Canadian horror movie, Pin (1988) alongside British-born Canadian actor, David Hewlett.

His early television roles include guest appearances on Miami Vice (episode "Give a Little, Take a Little"), Moonlighting, Star Trek: The Next Generation (episode "The Pegasus"), The Twilight Zone (1985 revival; episode "Chameleon"), Homicide: Life on the Street (episode "Hate Crimes"), a recurring role on Earth 2, another recurring role as Captain (& later Rear Admiral) Thomas Boone on JAG, as well as Colonel Will Ryan in episode 15 of season 1 on the JAG spin-off series NCIS (episode "Enigma").

Around 1995, O'Quinn made guest appearances in The X-Files and Harsh Realm, produced by Chris Carter, who also cast him in the film The X-Files: Fight The Future and then once again in the final season. In 1996 O'Quinn started acting in the television series Millennium as Peter Watts, also produced by Chris Carter. O'Quinn held this role for all three seasons of the series. O'Quinn holds the distinction of having played four different characters within the extended X-Files/Millennium continuum (the two shows being classed together since both Lance Henriksen's character of Frank Black and Charles Nelson Reilly's character of Jose Chung have appeared in both shows).

Dick Lundy was born on 14 August 1907 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA. He was a director and assistant director, known for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), The King of Ads (1991) and Charlotte's Web (1973). He was married to Anne and Juanita Sheridan. He died on 7 April 1990 in San Diego County, California, USA.

Gary Brandner was born on 31 May 1930 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Howling (1981), Howling II: ... Your Sister Is a Werewolf (1985) and The Howling. He was married to Barbara Nutting, Martine Wood Brandner and Paula Moon. He died on 22 September 2013 in Reno, Nevada, USA.

Nicholas Proffitt's novel "Gardens of Stone" was based on his service as a member of the 3rd U.S. Infantry detachment detailed to serve as the honor guard at Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington, D.C. After his military service, he graduated from the University of Arizona with a journalism degree and went to work for Newsweek as a reporter, subsequently working in Vietnam and Lebanon. He eventually rose to the position of Newsweek's Bureau Chief in London and, later, Nairobi; he retired in 1981 and devoted his time to writing book-length fiction and short stories.

Norman A. Fox was born on 25 May 1911 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA. He was a writer, known for Night Passage (1957), The Intruder (1981) and Something's Rotten (1979). He was married to Roselea Spaulding and Patsy Caulfield. He died on 24 March 1960 in Great Falls, Montana, USA.

Louis Fitzroy was born on 24 November 1870 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Making Matters Worse (1915), The Silent Way (1914) and Blind Husbands (1919). He was married to Margaret Cullington. He died on 26 January 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

David Lasley's prolific career as a singer/songwriter spans more than 30 years. He is best-known for the hundreds of songs he has written for artists such as Anita Baker ("You Bring Me Joy"), Maxine Nightingale ("Lead Me On"), Patti LaBelle ("Come What May", "I Don't Go Shopping"), Aretha Franklin ("There's a Star for Everyone"), Boz Scaggs ("Jojo"), Tina Turner, Whitney Houston and many more. His work as a background vocalist is equally auspicious. Most familiar for his more than 24 years singing with pop/folk icon James Taylor, Lasley has also backed such artists as Bette Midler, Bonnie Raitt, Luther Vandross, Aretha Franklin, Jimmy Buffett, Ringo Starr, Cher, Chaka Khan, and countless others. Lasley's tremendous talent as a solo performer matches his stature as a songwriter, vocal arranger and background vocalist and in 2000, he issued Back to Blue-Eyed Soul, a retrospective of his work featuring rare recordings dating back to 1966.

Adam Graber was born on 11 July 1995 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA. He is an actor, known for New Money (2017), Terminal (2014) and TiPi (2013).

John Y. McKinney was born on 3 February 1908 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA. He was an actor. He was married to Doris Petersen. He died on 22 February 1972 in South Bend, Indiana, USA.

Diane D'Aubrey was born on 11 November 1889 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA. She was an actress, known for The Half Million Bribe (1916). She was married to Jan Rubini. She died on 23 May 1969 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

William MacPherson was born on 16 March 1933 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA. He was married to Elizabeth Mosher. He died on 28 March 2017 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

Abby Roque was born on 25 September 1997 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA.