Jack Quaid | |
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Born | Jack Henry Quaid April 24, 1992 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2011–present |
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Relatives | Randy Quaid (uncle) |
Jack Henry Quaid (born April 24, 1992) [1] is an American actor. The son of actors Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid, he made his acting debut with a minor role in the dystopian film The Hunger Games (2012). Quaid then had his breakout role as vigilante Hughie Campbell in the satirical superhero series The Boys (2019–present).
Quaid was part of the main cast of the drama series Vinyl (2016). He has voiced Brad Boimler in Star Trek: Lower Decks since 2020, and Superman in My Adventures with Superman since 2023. In film, he has appeared in Logan Lucky (2017), starred as Richie Kirsch in the slasher film Scream (2022), and played theoretical physicist Richard Feynman in Oppenheimer (2023).
Quaid was born on April 24, 1992, in Los Angeles, California [1] to actors Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid. [2] He was president of the Bad Movie Club at Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California, [3] and attended NYU Tisch School of the Arts for three years. [4]
In 2012, Quaid made his film debut as Marvel in the film The Hunger Games . [5] In an interview, he explained his experience while filming: "We had torrential downpours, flooding, scorching heat and then a bear would wander onto the set. But it was an amazing bonding experience. We definitely all had a great story to tell about what we did on our summer vacation." He also said that he was warned of a backlash from fans because of his character's dastardly acts: "When I got cast, I was told that people would be spitting on me in the streets." In 2013, he reprised Marvel for a flashback scene in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire in a cameo appearance.
Following his involvement with the Hunger Games franchise, Quaid took part in a series of independent films, including his own film Roadies, which was funded through donations on the crowdsourcing website Indiegogo. [6] During this time, he was part of the sketch comedy troop Sasquatch Sketch, which was active from 2013 to 2017, [7] produced dozens of comedy videos, and performed live in the Los Angeles area. [8] Quaid also acted in other comedic webseries and shorts.
Quaid appeared in the main cast of the short-lived television series Vinyl , which premiered in February 2016. [9] In 2017, he appeared in Steven Soderbergh’s heist comedy Logan Lucky , and starred as Jordan Welch in the horror comedy film Tragedy Girls , which was released in theaters on October 20, 2017. [10] [11]
On March 6, 2018, Deadline announced that Quaid was cast as Hugh "Hughie" Campbell, the lead role of The Boys . [12] The series premiered in July 2019. Since its debut, it has been renewed for a second, third, and fourth season. [13] [14] In late 2018, Quaid and his fellow The Boys co-star Erin Moriarty both appeared in the music video for Creedence Clearwater Revival's song "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?". [15]
In July 2019, Variety announced that Quaid was cast as Ensign Brad Boimler in the new CBS All Access animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks . [16] This follows his voice acting role on the animated series Harvey Girls Forever! . In the same year, Quaid starred in romantic-comedy Plus One . In September 2020, he was cast in the fifth Scream film, [17] [18] which was released on January 14, 2022. [19] [20]
Quaid was cast in Christopher Nolan's historical epic Oppenheimer , released on July 21, 2023. [21] Quaid plays physicist Richard Feynman. [22]
Quaid lives in Los Angeles, California. He was in a relationship with actress Lizzy McGroder from 2016 to 2021. [23] [24]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | The Hunger Games | Marvel | |
The World is Watching: Making the Hunger Games | Himself | Documentary | |
Just 45 Minutes from Broadway | Danny | ||
2013 | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | Marvel | |
2014 | Just Before I Go | Dylan | |
2015 | Running Wild | Eric | |
Ithaca | Marcus Macauley | ||
2016 | Aberrant | Cole | Formerly known as Vineland |
2017 | Logan Lucky | Fish Bang | |
2017 | Tragedy Girls | Jordan Welch | |
2018 | Rampage | Connor | |
Smallfoot | Pilot | Voice [25] | |
2019 | Plus One | Ben King | |
2021 | Batman: The Long Halloween: Part One | Alberto Falcone | Voice, direct-to-video [26] [27] [25] |
2022 | Scream | Richard "Richie" Kirsch | |
2023 | Scream VI | Uncredited cameo | |
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Earth-65 Peter Parker / Lizard | Voice role | |
Oppenheimer | Richard Feynman | ||
2025 | Novocaine | Nathan Caine | Filming |
TBA | Heads of State | TBA | Post-production [28] |
Nowhere Men | TBA | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Mrs. | Jack | Episode: "The Blind Date" |
2016 | Vinyl | Clark Morelle | 10 episodes Main role |
2017 | Workaholics | Clark | Episode: "Party Gawds" |
The Tap | Warren Michaels | Episode: "Pilot" | |
2019–present | The Boys | Hugh "Hughie" Campbell | 24 episodes Main role |
2019–2020 | Harvey Girls Forever! | Richie Rich | Voice, main role (27 episodes) [25] |
2020–present | Star Trek: Lower Decks | Brad Boimler | Voice, main role (40 episodes) |
2020–2023 | The Ready Room | Himself | 5 episodes Aftershow |
2020 | Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun | Clyde Whittings | Episode: "'Lympics" |
2021 | Solar Opposites | Tanner, various | Voice, episode: "The Rad Awesome Terrific Ray"; uncredited [29] |
Solos | Zen | Voice, episode: "SASHA" | |
2023 | My Adventures with Superman | Clark Kent / Kal-El / Superman | Main voice role [30] [25] |
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Ensign Bradward "Brad" Boimler | Episode: "Those Old Scientists" [31] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | Dirhael | Voice role and motion capture performance |
2017 | Middle-earth: Shadow of War |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2021 | Vought News Network: Seven on 7 with Cameron Coleman | Hughie Campbell | Episode: "January 2022" |
2021–2022 | Star Trek: Lower Decks Logs | Ensign Bradward "Brad" Boimler | 3 episodes Voice role |
2022 | Best of the Worst | Himself | Episode: "Best of the Worst: Plinketto Episode 10" [32] |
2023 | 5-Second Films | Himself | 4 episodes |
Year | Title | Band |
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2018 | "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2019 | IGN Summer Movie Awards | Best TV Ensemble Shared with Karl Urban, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Dominique McElligott, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Tomer Capone, Karen Fukuhara, Nathan Mitchell and Elisabeth Shue | The Boys | Nominated |
2020 | Best TV Ensemble Shared with Karl Urban, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Dominique McElligott, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Tomer Capone, Karen Fukuhara, Nathan Mitchell and Colby Minifie | Nominated | ||
2021 | Critics' Choice Super Awards | Best Voice Actor in an Animated Series | Star Trek: Lower Decks | Nominated |
MTV Movie & TV Awards | Best Hero | The Boys | Nominated | |
Pena de Prata | Best Ensemble in a Limited Series or Anthology Series or TV Special Shared with Morgan Freeman, Anne Hathaway, Uzo Aduba, Anthony Mackie, Dan Stevens, Helen Mirren, Constance Wu, Nicole Beharie and Sanaa Lathan | Solos | Nominated |
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When I was in high school, I used to be President of the Bad Movie Club.