Hugh Quarshie

Hugh Quarshie (born December 22, 1954) played Captain Quarsh Panaka in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.

BiographyEdit

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

BibliographyEdit

• "The Quarshie Quotient"—Star Wars Insider 40
• "Captain Fantastic!"—Star Wars Insider 118

External linksEdit

• Hugh Quarshie on Wikipedia
• Hugh Quarshie at the Internet Movie Database
• Hugh Quarshie (@HughQuarshie) on Twitter