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Hugh Quarshie

1954 - Today

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Hugh Anthony Quarshie (born 22 December 1954) is a Ghanaian-born British actor. He is known for his long-running role as Ric Griffin on the BBC One medical drama Holby City (2001–20), and for playing Captain Panaka in the Star Wars film Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999). He is also known for stage roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company, of which he has been a member since 1981 and an associate since 2005. His film work includes Highlander, Nightbreed and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Hugh Quarshie is the 7,511th most popular actor (up from 8,871st in 2024), the 43rd most popular biography from Ghana (up from 44th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Ghanaian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Hugh Quarshie ranks 7,511 out of 13,578. Before him are Virginia Gregg, Park Yoo-chun, Molly Peters, Ben Daniels, Isabel Lucas, and Gabriel Luna. After him are Scott Baio, Katherine MacDonald, Zhang Zilin, Virginia Weidler, Jaime King, and Jorge Salinas.

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Among people born in 1954, Hugh Quarshie ranks 561. Before him are Peter Erskine, Alla Kudlai, Brigitte Rohde, Jaroslav Netolička, Sergejus Jovaiša, and Aziz Salihu. After him are José González Ganoza, Don Coscarelli, Gregory S. Paul, Ken Page, Hans-Günter Bruns, and Umberto Guidoni.

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In Ghana

Among people born in Ghana, Hugh Quarshie ranks 43 out of 162. Before him are Edward Akufo-Addo (1906), Akwasi Afrifa (1936), Baba Rahman (1994), Nana (1968), Nii Amaa Ollennu (1906), and Kwadwo Asamoah (1988). After him are Owusu Benson (1977), James Kwesi Appiah (1960), Alphonso Davies (2000), Derek Boateng (1983), Ayi Kwei Armah (1939), and Kofi Awoonor (1935).

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Among ACTORS In Ghana

Among actors born in Ghana, Hugh Quarshie ranks 2. Before him are Peter Mensah (1959). After him are Akosua Busia (1966), Dzifa Gomashie (1965), Ama K. Abebrese (1980), Lydia Forson (1984), Nadia Buari (1982), Nana Ama McBrown (1977), Joselyn Dumas (1980), Yvonne Nelson (1985), Juliet Ibrahim (1986), and Abraham Attah (2002).

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