Ed Quinn

Known for ActingBorn 1968-02-26 (age 58)Berkeley, California, USA

Ed Quinn originally pursued a path in music before considering a career in acting. He was born in Berkeley, California and attended the St. Mary's College High School. After high school, Ed attended the University of California, Berkeley. He graduated in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and lettering in Rugby and embarked on modeling throughout Europe, including Paris, Milan and Barcelona. Upon his return to the United States, Ed began his acting career. His first big break was the series regular role of FINN in 2000 on the WB television series "Young Americans". (A Dawson's Creek spinoff). Ed then found lots of work on television during the early 2000s, including Jack & Jill (1999) and Crossing Jordan (2001) and several network pilots. He also appeared in movies like BEEPER with Harvey Keitel and starred in the Sequel Starship Troopers 2 (2004). (Directed by STAR WARS Special Effects Legend Phil Tippett) Other television appearances included numerous episodes on JAG (1995), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), CSI: NY (2004) and most notably on vampire series True Blood (2008) and the series regular role of NATHAN STARK on the Sci-Fi comedy/drama series Eureka (2006). In recent years he has joined the casts of hit shows such as 2 Broke Girls, One Day At A Time, and Mistresses. He is currently the Lead of TYLER PERRY's THE OVAL on BET playing President Hunter Franklin. He will also be seen in the feature films SHADOW FORCE and GUNS AND MOSES in late 2024. During his time as a musician, Ed studied with instrumental rock guitarist Joe Satriani. After playing in the Los Angeles-based bands Mad Theory and Scattergood, Ed went on to cut his first solo demo CD, entitled "Quinn". He currently releases music and music videos with his band ED QUINN and THE SWAMP METAL ALLSTARS and his solo title SuperEQ.Read more

Movies & web series

Tyler Perry's The Oval

Castle

Desperate Housewives

One Day at a Time

Eureka

The Neighborhood

True Blood

Revenge

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

NCIS: Los Angeles

Jack & Jill

Young Americans

CSI: NY

2 Broke Girls

JAG

Life with Bonnie

Crossing Jordan

Faking It

The Exes

Shadow Force

According to Jim

Guns & Moses

What I Like About You

Dharma & Greg

Bad Judge

American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules

The Caller

The Last Summer

Werewolf: The Beast Among Us

Grand-Daddy Day Care

The Beautiful Life: TBL

The Rainbow Tribe

Beeper

Blood Out

Navy Seals vs. Zombies

V.I.P.

The Neighbor

Low Fidelity

House of the Dead 2

The 12 Disasters of Christmas

Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation

The Last Light

Behemoth

Audrey

Man of the House