Ed Quinn

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Quinn in 2020
Born
Arthur Edward Quinn

(1968-02-26) February 26, 1968 (age 57)
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present
Spouse
Heather Courtney Quinn
(m. 2008)

Arthur Edward Quinn (born February 26, 1968) is an American actor, model and musician. He played recurring roles in a number of television series, including 2 Broke Girls , Mistresses , and One Day at a Time . From 2006 to 2012 he starred in the Syfy fantasy series Eureka , and in 2019 began starring as President Hunter Franklin in the BET prime time soap opera The Oval .

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Early life and education

Quinn was born in Berkeley, California, where he attended St. Mary's College High School and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in history from the University of California, Berkeley in 1991. While in Berkeley, Quinn was a brother of Alpha Delta Phi (California Chapter). He also played rugby for California. [1]

Career

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Quinn in 2007

After graduating, Quinn worked as a model in Paris, Barcelona, and Milan, landing parts in more than 35 international television commercials. [1] When he returned to the United States, Quinn landed the starring role of Finn in The WB summer series Young Americans (2000). Later he had a recurring roles on Jack & Jill and CSI: NY . He made his film debut in the 2002 low-budget film Beeper starring Harvey Keitel and later appeared in direct-to-video Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004). From 2006 through 2008, he played Nathan Stark in the Syfy series Eureka , reprising this role once during 2010.

In 2015 Quinn joined the cast of the ABC series Mistresses . From 2016 to 2017, Quinn had a recurring role in last two seasons of CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls . In 2018, Quinn had a recurring role in the Netflix series One Day at a Time . [2] Quinn's role as Max Ferraro on One Day at a Time continued as the show transitioned to Pop (also shown on TV Land and Logo) for the fourth season in 2020. In 2019, Quinn landed the starring role of fictitious President Hunter Franklin in the Tyler Perry prime time soap opera The Oval . [3] [4]

Music

Quinn studied with Joe Satriani and played in the Los Angeles-based bands Mad Theory and Scattergood, which led to a recording contract.[ citation needed ] He handled lead/rhythm guitar and vocals for the band ScatterGood, which has taken a hiatus. Quinn recently did his first solo demo CD, entitled Quinn, with three songs produced by his friend Chris Lloyd: "Because of You", "Cause I Do" and "We Had It Made". Another 5 song EP was released in 2013.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

Quinn and Heather Courtney-Quinn, a TV and film producer, have been married since 2008.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Beeper Dr. Richard Avery
2004 Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation Cpl. Joe Griff
2005 House of the Dead 2 Lt. Jake Ellis
2006HookedEdShort film
2007The NeighborJonathan
2008The Rainbow TribeSunny
2011 The Caller Steven Campbell
2011 Blood Out Anthony
2011Low FidelityBob
2012 Werewolf: The Beast Among Us Charles Direct-to-video
2014AudreyPete
2014The Last LightJack Lewis
2015 Navy Seals vs. Zombies Lt. Pete Cunningham
2018HeroJames RennShort film
2019 Grand-Daddy Day Care Jack QuartermaineDirect-to-video
2019 The Last Summer Griffin's Dad
2020 American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules KevinDirect-to-video
2024 Guns & Moses Detective Wallace
2025 Shadow Force ParkerPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 V.I.P. JeffEpisode: "Why 2 Kay"
2000 Dharma & Greg StavrosEpisode: "The Best Laid Plans"
2000 Young Americans FinnMain cast; 8 episodes
2001 Jack & Jill Peter McCray6 episodes
2001–2002 Crossing Jordan Tyler2 episodes
2003 Life with Bonnie Rock BensonEpisode: "Queer Eye for the Straight Lie"
2004 It's All Relative BradEpisode: "Cross My Heart"
2004 According to Jim DougEpisode: "Everyone Gets Dumped"
2004 JAG Simon TanveerEpisode: "Hail and Farewell (Part II)"
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Tom CunninghamEpisode: "Swap Meet"
2005 Jake in Progress DakotaEpisode: "Stand by Your Man"
2005 What I Like About You JackEpisode: "Bad to the Scone"
2005–2006 CSI: NY Frankie Mala4 episodes
2006–2010 Eureka Nathan Stark Main cast: seasons 1–3; recurring: season 4; 30 episodes
2009 True Blood Stan Baker 3 episodes
2009 The Beautiful Life Richard Foster2 episodes
2010 Desperate Housewives Brent FergusonEpisode: "Down the Block There's a Riot"
2011 Behemoth Thomas WalshTelevision film
2011 NCIS: Los Angeles Steve Brenner/Justin MarchettiEpisode: "Empty Quiver"
2012 Castle Gabriel WintersEpisode: "The Final Frontier"
2012 12 Disasters of Christmas JosephTelevision film
2014 The Exes MattEpisode: "When Haskell Met Sammy"
2014 Bad Judge Chad ForbesEpisode: "One Brave Waitress"
2015 Revenge James Allen6 episodes
2015 Mistresses Dr. Alec Adams10 episodes
2015 Faking It Hank3 episodes
2016–2017 2 Broke Girls Randy17 episodes
2017 NCIS: New Orleans Ethan McKinleyEpisode: "Slay the Dragon"
2018–2020 One Day at a Time Max FerraroRecurring role; 11 episodes
2019–present The Oval President Hunter FranklinMain role

References

  1. 1 2 Borama, Jennifer (November 4, 2019). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Ed Quinn". TVOvermind.
  2. Schwartz, Ryan (December 19, 2017). "One Day at a Time: Meet Penelope's New Love Interest — 2018 FIRST LOOK". TVLine.
  3. "Feast your Eyes on Ed Quinn!". California Live. NBC Los Angeles. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  4. Fishman, Scott (28 November 2020). "'The Oval's Ed Quinn on Playing POTUS, & 'One Day at a Time'". TV Insider. Retrieved 16 December 2020.