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Hugh Quarshie | |
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 Quarshie at German Comic Con 2024 | |
| Born | Hugh Anthony Kobna Amo Quarshie 22 December 1954 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Bryanston School Dean Close School |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Spouse | Annika Sundström |
| Children | 3 |
Hugh Anthony Quarshie (born 22 December 1954) is a Ghanaian-born British actor. He is known for his long-running role as Ric Griffin on the BBC One medical drama Holby City (2001–20), and for playing Captain Panaka in the Star Wars film Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999).
He is also known for stage roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company, of which he has been a member since 1981 and an associate since 2005.[1] His film work includes Highlander, Nightbreed and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. In 1987, he was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor and in 2022 he was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for playing Neville Lawrence in Stephen (2021).[2][3] He has also won a Critics' Circle Theatre Award and an Emmy Award.
- ^ "Hugh Quarshie: The RSC and me | Royal Shakespeare Company". www.rsc.org.uk. October 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "Olivier Winners 1987". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ "Leading Actor". Bafta. Retrieved 13 February 2025.