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Hugh Anthony Quarshie (born 22 December 1954) is a Ghanaian-born British actor. Some of his best-known roles include his appearances in the films Highlander (1986), The Church (1989), Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), and the Doctor Who episodes "Daleks in Manhattan" and "Evolution of the Daleks" (2007) as well as his long-running role as Ric Griffin in the BBC One medical drama Holby City (2001–2020). Quarshie played the role of Ric for 19 years and was the longest-serving cast member in Holby City, until he confirmed his departure in October 2020. The character departed in Episode 1034 (Episode 26) of Series 22, which aired on 10 November 2020.

Hugh Quarshie
Born
Hugh Anthony Kobna Amo Quarshie

(1954-12-22) 22 December 1954 (age 67)
Accra, Gold Coast (now Ghana)
NationalityBritish
EducationBryanston School
Dean Close School
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
OccupationActor
Years active1979–present
OrganizationRoyal Shakespeare Company
SpouseAnnika Sundström
Children3

Early life


A member of the Euro-African community of Ghana, Quarshie is of mixed Ghanaian, English and Dutch ancestry. He was born in Accra, Ghana, to Emma Wilhelmina (née Phillips; 1917–2004) and Richard Quarshie (1913–2006). His mother was of chiefly ancestry; her relatives currently serve as the chiefs of the Ghanaian village of Abii.

Hugh emigrated with his family to the United Kingdom at the age of three.[1] He was educated at Bryanston School in Dorset and Dean Close School in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (during which time he played the role of Othello at the Tuckwell Theatre), before reading PPE at Christ Church, Oxford.


Acting career


Quarshie had considered becoming a journalist before taking up acting. He is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and has appeared in many stage productions and television programmes, including the serial Behaving Badly with Judi Dench. He is well known for playing the roles of Sunda Kastagir in Highlander, Captain Panaka in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, and Ric Griffin on the television series Holby City. He attended the Star Wars fan event "Star Wars Celebration" in 1999. He portrayed Lieutenant Obutu in Wing Commander.

He appeared in the 2007 two-part Doctor Who episode "Daleks in Manhattan"/"Evolution of the Daleks" as Solomon, the leader of the shanty town Hooverville. He headed the cast of Michele Soavi's The Church (1989) as Father Gus, and played Aaron the Moor in the BBC Television Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus.

Quarshie has also narrated for television. His work includes the 2006 documentary Mega Falls of Iguacu (about the Iguaçu Falls), the 2009 adaptation of Small Island, and the 2010 BBC Wildlife series The Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart.


Personal life


In September 2010, Quarshie featured in an episode of Who Do You Think You Are?, in which he traced his Ghanaian and Dutch origins.[2][3] The episode revealed that Quarshie was part of his country's old mixed race elite as one of his ancestors, Pieter Martinus Johannes Kamerling, was a Dutch official on the Gold Coast. This also made him a distant relative of Dutch actor Antonie Kamerling.[4]


Politics


Quarshie is a supporter of the Women's Equality Party.[5]


Filmography



Film


Year Title Role Notes
1980 The Dogs of War Zangaron Officer
1985 Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend Kenge Obe
1986 Highlander Sunda Kastagir
1989 La Chiesa Father Gus
1990 Nightbreed Detective Joyce
1999 Wing Commander Lieutenant Obutu
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Captain Panaka
2000 It Was An Accident George Hurlock
Threesome Dave Short film
2003 Conspiracy of Silence Fr Joseph Ennis, SJ
2011 Ghosted Ade
2012 Black Magic Short film
2013 The Meeting Jack
2018 Red Sparrow Simon Benford
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Mustafa Kama
2020 What Matters Ewan Short film
2021 Fire Ants Ewen
TBA Rapture TBA

Television


Year Title Role Notes
1968 Scene Episode: "Wide Games"
1979 The Knowledge Campion TV movie
1980 Buccaneer Major Ndobi 2 episodes
1981 Wolcott Dennis St George Miniseries
The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs Danny Young TV movie
A Midsummer Night's Dream Philostrate TV movie
1983 Rumpole of the Bailey Jonathan Mazenze Episode: "Rumpole and the Golden Thread"
1983 Angels Turi Mimi 2 episodes
1984 Sharma and Beyond Man on Stairs TV movie
1985 Titus Andronicus Aaron TV movie
Alas Smith and Jones 1 episode
1986–89 Screenplay Mike / Wallace 2 episodes
1988 A Gentleman's Club Baba Episode: A Question of Er...
1989 Behaving Badly Daniel 4 episodes
1991 Chancer Kazeem 2 episodes
Press Gang Inspector Hibbert 2 episodes
1992–94 Medics Dr Tom Carey 19 episodes
1992 Surgical Spirit Fergus Debonaire 1 episode
Virtual Murder Dr Mellor Episode: A Dream of Dracula
The Tomorrow People Professor John Galt 5 episodes (The 5-part story officially known as "The Origin Story")
1993 The Comic Strip Presents... Lieutenant Delaney Episode: Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
Red Dwarf Computer Voice Episode: "Emohawk: Polymorph II"
1994 Horizon Narrator
(voice)		 Documentary
The Chief Vincent Pierce 1 episode
MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis Inspector Rhodes TV movie
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales Cassius
(voice)		 Episode: Julius Caesar
1999 The Murder of Stephen Lawrence Neville Lawrence TV movie
2000 Jason and the Argonauts Chiron the centaur Miniseries
2001–2020 Holby City Ric Griffin 505 episodes
2004–2019 Casualty Ric Griffin
2007 Doctor Who Solomon Episodes: "Daleks in Manhattan" and "Evolution of the Daleks"
2009 Hot Cities Narrator 8 episodes
2012 White Heat Victor 6 episodes
2017 Still Star-Crossed Prince Cosimo 3 episodes
2019 Absentia Dr. Semo Oduwale Season 2
2021 Stephen Neville Lawrence Miniseries
2021-2022 Breeders Alex 6 episodes
2022 Vera Dr Leon Parmer Episode: "Vital Signs"
Silent Witness Series 25; episode: "History Part 1"

Theatre



References


  1. "Hugh Quarshie". TheGenealogist. Genealogy Supplies. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. "Hugh Quarshie". Who do You Think You Are?. BBC Magazines. BBC Worldwide. 2010. Archived from the original on 18 October 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  3. "Hugh Quarshie — Holby City's African chief". BBC News. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  4. "Hugh Quarshie". GoldCoastDataBase. Retrieved 24 March 2019. Hugh Quarshie is related to Antonie Kamerling through Pieter Martinus Johannes Kamerling's brother Anthony Wilhelm Constantinus Gerardus Kamerling (1824–1875) (registration required)
  5. Hugh Quarshie (23 April 2016). Hugh Quarshie: Give half your votes to equality on 5 May – WE think that's fair (Video). Women's Equality Channel. Retrieved 28 April 2016 – via YouTube.



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[de] Hugh Quarshie

Hugh Antony Kobna Quarshie (* 22. Dezember 1954 in Accra, Ghana) ist ein britischer Schauspieler.
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[es] Hugh Quarshie

Hugh Anthony Quarshie (Acra, 22 de diciembre de 1954) es un actor ghanés nacionalizado británico, reconocido principalmente por su participación en producciones de cine y televisión como Highlander (1986), La Chiesa (1989), Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)[1][2] y en algunos episodios de Doctor Who (2007) y Holby City (2001–2020). Quarshie interpretó el papel de Ric durante diecinueve años en Holby City hasta que confirmó su salida en octubre de 2020.[3][4]


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