Hugh Quarshie

December 22, 1954 (age 71) Accra, Gold Coast, Ghana
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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).

His titles like Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Red Sparrow, and Highlander - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 19, 2026

Watched: 0/34
Weighted avg: 6.12 /10
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    Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
    1999May 1999 by George Lucas
    Supporting as Captain Panaka
    Supporting as Captain Panaka
    6.13 Good--
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    Red Sparrow
    2018February 2018 by Francis Lawrence
    Minor role as Simon Benford
    Minor role as Simon Benford
    6.08 Okay++
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    Highlander
    1986March 1986 by Russell Mulcahy
    Minor role as Sunda Kastagir
    Minor role as Sunda Kastagir
    6.44 Good-
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    The Church Italian
    1989March 1989 by Michele Soavi
    Lead role as Father Gus
    Lead role as Father Gus
    5.63 Okay
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    5
    Nightbreed
    1990February 1990 by Clive Barker
    Supporting as Detective Joyce
    Supporting as Detective Joyce
    5.92 Okay++
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    The Return
    2024November 2024 by Uberto Pasolini
    Minor role as Imphinomous
    Minor role as Imphinomous
    6.08 Okay++
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    7
    Wing Commander
    1999March 1999 by Christopher Roberts
    Minor role as Lt. Obutu
    Minor role as Lt. Obutu
    4.50 Mediocre
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    8
    The Railway Children Return
    2022July 2022 by Morgan Matthews
    Minor role as General Harrison
    Minor role as General Harrison
    6.04 Okay++
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    9
    Book Club: The Next Chapter
    2023May 2023 by Bill Holderman
    Minor role as Ousmane
    Minor role as Ousmane
    5.85 Okay+
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    10
    Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
    1985March 1985 by Bill L. Norton
    Supporting as Kenge Obe
    Supporting as Kenge Obe
    5.19 Okay--
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    Arabian Nights
    2000 by Peter Barnes
    Minor role as Mustappa
    Minor role as Mustappa
    5.88 Okay+
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    12
    The Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart
    2010 by Phil Chapman
    Lead role as Narrator
    Lead role as Narrator
    6.27 Good--
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    Ghosted
    2011June 2011 by Craig Viveiros
    Supporting
    Supporting
    5.58 Okay
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    Stephen
    2021 by Frank Cottrell Boyce
    Starring as Neville Lawrence
    Starring as Neville Lawrence
    5.95 Okay++
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    Maryland
    2023 by Suranne Jones
    Supporting as Pete
    Supporting as Pete
    5.83 Okay+
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    Riches
    2022 by Abby Ajayi
    Starring as Stephen Richards
    Starring as Stephen Richards
    5.78 Okay+
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    To Walk with Lions
    1999June 1999 by Carl Schultz
    Supporting as Maxwell
    Supporting as Maxwell
    5.81 Okay+
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    Small Island
    2009
    Supporting as Narrator
    Supporting as Narrator
    5.75 Okay+
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    Retribution
    2017July 2017 by Danny Albury
    Starring as DI Reed
    Starring as DI Reed
    Needs more reviews
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    Conspiracy of Silence
    2003May 2003 by John Deery
    Supporting as Fr. Joseph Ennis
    Supporting as Fr. Joseph Ennis
    5.65 Okay
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    21
    White Heat
    2012 by Paula Milne
    Supporting as Victor (present day)
    Supporting as Victor (present day)
    5.72 Okay+
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    22
    Solomon & Sheba
    1995February 1995 by Robert M. Young
    Minor role as Nikaule's Father
    Minor role as Nikaule's Father
    6.10 Okay++
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    The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
    1999February 1999 by Paul Greengrass
    Starring as Neville Lawrence
    Starring as Neville Lawrence
    Needs more reviews
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    The Knowledge
    1979January 1979 by Bob Brooks
    Minor role as Campion
    Minor role as Campion
    6.01 Okay++
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    It Was an Accident
    2000October 2000 by Metin Hüseyin
    Supporting as George Hurlock
    Supporting as George Hurlock
    Needs more reviews
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    26
    Behaving Badly
    1989
    Starring
    Starring
    Needs more reviews
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    Titus Andronicus
    1985April 1985 by Jane Howell
    Supporting as Aaron
    Supporting as Aaron
    Needs more reviews
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    28
    Medics
    1990–1995
    Supporting
    Supporting
    Needs more reviews
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    29
    A Midsummer Night's Dream
    1981December 1981 by Elijah Moshinsky
    Supporting as Philostrate
    Supporting as Philostrate
    Needs more reviews
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    30
    Sharma and Beyond
    1984May 1984 by Brian Gilbert
    Minor role as Man on Stairs
    Minor role as Man on Stairs
    Needs more reviews
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    Ape-Man: Adventures in Human Evolution
    2000
    Starring as Narrator
    Starring as Narrator
    Needs more reviews
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    She's Out
    1995 by Lynda La Plante
    Supporting as DCI Ron Craigh
    Supporting as DCI Ron Craigh
    Needs more reviews
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    Wolcott
    1981 by Patrick Carroll
    Supporting as Dennis St George
    Supporting as Dennis St George
    Needs more reviews
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    A Respectable Trade
    1998
    Minor role as Caesar Peters
    Minor role as Caesar Peters
    Needs more reviews
Co-starring with:
Marianne Jean-Baptiste 1 title
Tomas Arana 1 title
Joely Richardson 2 titles
Steve Coogan 1 title
Douglas Hodge 2 titles
Warren Clarke 2 titles
Jenny Agutter 2 titles
Tom Courtenay 1 title
MyAnna Buring 1 title