1954Born, Accra
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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).
Known for
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenaceCaptain Panaka
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of GrindelwaldMustafa Kama
Red SparrowSimon Benford
Doctor WhoSolomon
HighlanderSunda Kastagir2025Wild CherryJeremy Trevy · 2 episodesShow
2024The ReturnImphinomousMovie
2024The Marlow Murder ClubProfessor Gifford, Darius Gifford · 4 episodesShow
2023MarylandPete · 3 episodesShow
2023Book Club: The Next ChapterOusmaneMovie
2023RaptureMovie
2022RichesStephen Richards · 6 episodesShow
2022The SonDoctor HarrisMovie
2022The Railway Children ReturnGeneral HarrisonMovie
2021Bismarck: 24 Hours to DoomNarrator (voice)Movie
2021StephenNeville Lawrence · 3 episodesShow
2020BreedersAlex · 8 episodesShow
2020McDonald & DoddsClarence Adderly · 1 episodeShow
2019The CaptureCommissioner Cameron Yates · 6 episodesShow
2019Skeletons of the Mary RoseNarratorMovie
2018Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of GrindelwaldMustafa KamaMovie
2018Tom Clancy's Jack RyanEkon Ameh · 1 episodeShow
2018Red SparrowSimon BenfordMovie
2017AbsentiaSemo Oduwale · 10 episodesShow
2017RetributionDI ReedMovie
2017Still Star-CrossedPrince Cosimo · 3 episodesShow
2015RSC Live: OthelloOthelloMovie
2013Catherine Tate's Nan vs Holby CityRic GriffinMovie
2012White HeatVictor (present day) · 6 episodesShow
2011GhostedAdeMovie
2011VeraDr. Leon Parmer · 1 episodeShow
2010The Great Rift: Africa's Wild HeartNarrator · 3 episodesShow
2009Small IslandNarrator · 2 episodesShow
2007A Turtle's Guide to the PacificNarratorMovie
2005Casualty @Holby CityRic Griffin · 2 episodesShow
2003Celebrity Mastermind1 episodeShow
2003Conspiracy of SilenceFr. Joseph EnnisMovie
2003The Afternoon PlayAdam Clay · 1 episodeShow
2001Hornblower: RetributionFrancois LefanuMovie
2001In DeepJim Craddock · 2 episodesShow
2001Animated Tales of the WorldTraveller (voice) · 1 episodeShow
2000It Was an AccidentGeorge HurlockMovie
2000North SquareJudge Anthony Glove · 1 episodeShow
2000Arabian NightsMustappa · 2 episodesShow
2000Ape-Man: Adventures in Human EvolutionNarrator · 6 episodesShow
1999BeastMaster1 episodeShow
1999To Walk with LionsMaxwellMovie
1999Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenaceCaptain PanakaMovie
1999Wing CommanderLt. ObutuMovie
1999The Murder of Stephen LawrenceNeville LawrenceMovie
1999Holby CityRic Griffin · 953 episodesShow
1998A Respectable TradeCaesar Peters · 4 episodesShow
1997MelissaGeorge Bond · 3 episodesShow
1996Silent WitnessJomo Mashaba · 2 episodesShow
1995She's OutDCI Ron Craigh · 6 episodesShow
1995Solomon & ShebaNikaule's FatherMovie
1995The Glam Metal DetectivesJohn · 1 episodeShow
1994Julius CaesarCassiusMovie
1994MacGyver: Lost Treasure of AtlantisInspector RhodesMovie
1993Gregory: Diary of a NutcaseLieutenant DelaneyMovie
1992The Tomorrow PeopleProfessor Galt · 5 episodesShow
1992Shakespeare: The Animated TalesCassius (voice) · 1 episodeShow
1992The True Adventures of Christopher ColumbusMoorish Lord · 1 episodeShow
1992Virtual MurderDoctor Mellor · 1 episodeShow
1990MedicsDr Tom Carey · 22 episodesShow
1990The ChiefVincent Pierce · 1 episodeShow
1990ChancerKazeem · 2 episodesShow
1990NightbreedDetective JoyceMovie
1989Loving HazelMikeMovie
1989Surgical SpiritFergus Debonaire · 1 episodeShow
1989The ChurchFather GusMovie
1989Behaving BadlyDaniel · 4 episodesShow
1989Press GangInspector Hibbert · 2 episodesShow
1989Under African Skies: EthiopiaPresenterMovie
1988A Gentleman's ClubBaba · 1 episodeShow
1988Red DwarfComputer (voice) · 1 episodeShow
1986Drums Along Balmoral DriveWallaceMovie
1986ScreenPlayWallace, Mike · 1 episodeShow
1986HighlanderSunda KastagirMovie
1985Titus AndronicusAaronMovie
1985Baby: Secret of the Lost LegendKenge ObeMovie
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