- "[Panaka]'s Captain of the Guard. The way I conceived of the role is that he is very tough, and I figured the tougher I was, the tougher it would make the Jedi seem. Obviously, no one out-toughed the Jedi, but Captain Panaka was going to give them a run for their money!"
- ―Hugh Quarshie
Hugh Quarshie (born December 22, 1954) played Captain Quarsh Panaka in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.
Biography
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Quarshie is of mixed Ghanaian, English and Dutch ancestry and was born in Accra, Ghana. He and his family moved to England when he was 3 years old.
He has appeared in many television programs, but is perhaps best known to sci-fi fans for appearing in Doctor Who in the two-part story arc "Daleks in Manhattan" and "Evolution of the Daleks" as the character Solomon. He currently appears in the British TV series Holby City as Ric Griffin, the second longest-serving main character in the show.
Additionally, Quarshie played Aaron the Moor in the BBC Television Shakespeare Titus Andronicus, portrayed Sunda Kastagir in the first Highlander film and led the cast of the 1989 Italian horror film The Church as Father Gus.
In 1986, Quarshie starred in Highlander alongside Clancy Brown (voice of Savage Opress in The Clone Wars and Montross in the video game Star Wars: Bounty Hunter). In 1995, he appeared along with Jimmy Smits in the TV movie Solomon & Sheba. In 1999, he played the role of Lieutenant Obutu in the film Wing Commander. Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) voiced the character of Merlin in the movie. In 2000, Quarshie appeared with Ayesha Dharker (Queen Jamillia) in the two-part TV miniseries Arabian Nights. In 2007, he shared the screen with David Tennant (voice of Huyang in The Clone Wars) in two episodes of Doctor Who.
Quarshie is also a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and has appeared in many stage productions, such as Macbeth, Faust, The Great White Hope and Julius Caesar.
FilmographyEdit
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
| 2013 | The Meeting | Unknown role | Short movie |
| 2012 | White Heat | Victor (Present Day) | TV series |
| 2012 | Black Magic | Unknown role | Short movie |
| 2011 | Ghosted | Ade | |
| 2009 | Small Island | Narrator | TV movie |
| 2007 | Doctor Who | Solomon | TV series |
| 2005 | Casualty @ Holby City | Ric Griffin | TV series |
| 2005 | The Afternoon Play | Adam Clay | TV series |
| 2003 | Conspiracy of Silence | Fr. Joseph Ennis | |
| 2003 | Georgian Underworld | Narrator | TV series (voice) |
| 2003 | Timewatch | Narrator | TV series (documentary) |
| 2001-2014 | Holby City | Ric Griffin | TV series |
| 2001/2005 | Casualty | Gordon Hutchens & Ric Griffin | TV series |
| 2001 | BeastMaster | Orpheo | TV series |
| 2001 | Hornblower: Retribution | François Le Fanu, Rebel Leader | TV movie |
| 2001 | In Deep | Jim Craddock | TV series |
| 2000 | North Square | Judge Anthony Glove | TV series |
| 2000 | It Was an Accident | George Hurlock | |
| 2000 | The Bill | Col. Augustine Ngeze/Roger Kibanga | TV series |
| 2000 | Jason and the Argonauts | Chiron, the Centaur | TV movie |
| 2000 | Arabian Nights | Mustappa | TV movie |
| 2000 | Threesome | Dave | Short movie |
| 1999 | To Walk with Lions | Maxwell | |
| 1999 | Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace | Captain Quarsh Panaka | |
| 1999 | Wing Commander | Lieutenant Obutu | |
| 1999 | The Murder of Stephen Lawrence | Neville Lawrence | TV movie |
| 1998 | A Respectable Trade | Caesar Peters | TV miniseries |
| 1997 | Melissa | George Bond | TV miniseries |
| 1995 | She's Out | DCI Ron Craigh | TV miniseries |
| 1995 | The Glam Metal Detectives | John | TV series |
| 1995 | Solomon & Sheba | Nikaule's Father | TV movie |
| 1994 | Shakespeare: The Animated Tales | Cassius | TV series (voice) |
| 1994 | MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis | Inspector Rhodes | TV movie |
| 1994 | The Chief | Vincent Pierce | TV series |
| 1993 | Red Dwarf | Computer | TV series (voice) |
| 1993 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Lieutenant Delaney | TV series |
| 1992-1994 | Medics | Dr. Tom Carey | TV series |
| 1992 | The Tomorrow People | Professor Galt | TV series |
| 1992 | Virtual Murder | Dr. Mellor | TV series |
| 1992 | Surgical Spirit | Fergus Debonaire | TV series |
| 1991 | Press Gang | Inspector Hibbert | TV series (as Huge Quarshie) |
| 1991 | Chancer | Kazeem | TV series |
| 1990 | Nightbreed | Detective Joyce | |
| 1989 | Behaving Badly | Daniel | TV miniseries |
| 1989 | The Church | Father Gus | |
| 1988 | A Gentleman's Club | Baba | TV series |
| 1986/1989 | Screenplay | Mike & Wallace | TV series |
| 1986 | Highlander | Sunda Kastagir | |
| 1985 | Alas Smith & Jones | Unknown role | TV series |
| 1985 | Titus Andronicus | Aaron | TV movie |
| 1985 | Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend | Kenge Obe | |
| 1984 | Sharma and Beyond | Man on Stairs | TV movie |
| 1983 | Angels | Turi Mimi | TV series |
| 1983 | Rumpole of the Bailey | Jonathan Mazenze | TV series |
| 1981 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Philostrate | TV movie |
| 1981 | The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs | Danny Young | TV movie |
| 1981 | Wolcott | Dennis St. George | TV miniseries |
| 1980 | The Dogs of War | Zangaron Officer | |
| 1980 | Buccaneer | Major Ndobi | TV series |
| 1979 | The Knowledge | Campion | TV movie |
| 1968 | Scene | Unknown role | TV series |
BibliographyEdit
External linksEdit
- Hugh Quarshie on Wikipedia
- Hugh Quarshie at the Internet Movie Database
- Hugh Quarshie (@HughQuarshie) on Twitter
