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Hugh Anthony Quarshie 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 medical drama Holby City (2001–present). Quarshie has played the role of Ric for 18 years and is the longest serving cast member in Holby City.
Birth Name
Hugh Antony Kobna Quarshie
Born
Wednesday, 22 December 1954
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Maryland | Pete | 2023 |
| Book Club: The Next Chapter | Ousmane | 2023 |
| Riches | Stephen Richards | 2022 |
| The Son | Doctor Harris | 2022 |
| The Railway Children Return | General Harrison | 2022 |
| Stephen | Neville Lawrence | 2021 |
| Breeders | Alex | 2020 |
| Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald | Mustafa Kama | 2018 |
| Jeremy Vine | Self - Actor | 2018 |
| Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan | Ekon Ameh | 2018 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Maryland | Pete | 2023 |
| Book Club: The Next Chapter | Ousmane | 2023 |
| Riches | Stephen Richards | 2022 |
| The Son | Doctor Harris | 2022 |
| The Railway Children Return | General Harrison | 2022 |
| Stephen | Neville Lawrence | 2021 |
| Breeders | Alex | 2020 |
| Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald | Mustafa Kama | 2018 |
| Jeremy Vine | Self - Actor | 2018 |
| Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan | Ekon Ameh | 2018 |
| Red Sparrow | Simon Benford | 2018 |
| Absentia | Dr. Semo Oduwale | 2017 |
| Still Star-Crossed | Prince Cosimo | 2017 |
| Othello | Othello | 2015 |
| Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion | Solomon | 2014 |
| White Heat | Victor (Present Day) | 2012 |
| Ghosted | Ade | 2011 |
| Vera | Dr. Leon Parmer | 2011 |
| The Great Rift: Africa's Greatest Story | Self - Narrator / Narrator | 2010 |
| Small Island | Narrator | 2009 |
| Doctor Who | Solomon | 2005 |
| Who Do You Think You Are? | Self | 2004 |
| Strictly Come Dancing | Self - Audience Member | 2004 |
| Conspiracy of Silence | Fr. Joseph Ennis / Father Joseph | 2003 |
| The Afternoon Play | Adam Clay | 2003 |
| Celebrity Mastermind | Self - Contender | 2002 |
| The PhanDom Menace | Himself / Self | 2002 |
| Animated Tales of the World | Traveller | 2001 |
| Horatio Hornblower: Retribution | Francois Lefanu | 2001 |
| In Deep | Jim Craddock | 2001 |
| It Was an Accident | George Hurlock | 2000 |
| North Square | Judge Anthony Glove | 2000 |
| The Wright Stuff | Self - Guest Panelist | 2000 |
| Jason and the Argonauts | The Centaur | 2000 |
| Arabian Nights | Mustappa | 2000 |
| To Walk with Lions | Maxwell | 2000 |
| Ape-Man | Narrator | 2000 |
| Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | Captain Panaka | 1999 |
| Wing Commander | Lt. Obutu | 1999 |
| The Murder of Stephen Lawrence | Neville Lawrence | 1999 |
| Holby City | Ric Griffin / Ric Griffin (credit only) | 1999 |
| A Respectable Trade | Caesar Peters | 1998 |
| Melissa | George Bond | 1997 |
| Silent Witness | Jomo Mashaba | 1996 |
| She's Out | DCI Ron Craigh | 1995 |
| Solomon & Sheba | Nikaule's Father | 1995 |
| The Glam Metal Detectives | John | 1995 |
| MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis | Inspector Rhodes | 1994 |
| The Tomorrow People | Professor Galt | 1992 |
| Shakespeare: The Animated Tales | Cassius | 1992 |
| Virtual Murder | Doctor Mellor | 1992 |
| Medics | Dr. Tom Carey, research consultant / Tom Carey | 1990 |
| The Chief | Vincent Pierce | 1990 |
| Chancer | Kazeem | 1990 |
| Nightbreed | Detective Joyce | 1990 |
| Surgical Spirit | Fergus Debonaire | 1989 |
| The Church | Father Gus | 1989 |
| Behaving Badly | Daniel | 1989 |
| Press Gang | Inspector Hibbert | 1989 |
| Red Dwarf | Computer | 1988 |
| Casualty | Ric Griffin / Gordon Hutchens | 1986 |
| Highlander | Sunda Kastagir | 1986 |
| Titus Andronicus | Aaron | 1985 |
| Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend | Kenge Obe | 1985 |
| The Brief | Col. Augustine Ngeze / Roger Kibanga | 1984 |
| Sharma and Beyond | Man on Stairs | 1984 |
| Alas Smith & Jones | 1984 | |
| The Comic Strip Presents | Lieutenant Delaney | 1982 |
| Timewatch | Narrator | 1982 |
| Wolcott | Dennis St George | 1981 |
| The Dogs of War | Zangaron Officer | 1980 |
| Buccaneer | Major Ndobi | 1980 |
| The Knowledge | Campion | 1979 |
| Rumpole of the Bailey | Jonathan Mazenze | 1975 |
| Angels | Turi Mimi | 1975 |
| Horizon | Self - Narrator | 1964 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Holby City | 1999 |
