Terry O'Quinn

Born in Michigan,he grew up in nearby Newberry, Michigan, one of 11 siblings.

began acting in the 1970s during his time at Central Michigan University.

He not only was an outstanding 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 (including Gary E. Mitchell, an actor now in Grand Rapids, Michigan). Starting in 1980, O'Quinn has appeared in various films such as Silver Bullet, Tombstone, Heaven's Gate, Young Guns, and as Howard Hughes in The Rocketeer.

In recent years, O'Quinn has been portraying John Locke on the ABC TV series Lost, for which he won an Emmy Award in 2007 and had previously been nominated in 2005.