Ed Quinn

{{short description|American actor, model and musician (born 1968)}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Ed Quinn

| image = Ed Quinn May 2020.png

| caption = Quinn in 2020

| birth_name = Arthur Edward Quinn

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|02|26}}

| birth_place = Berkeley, California, U.S.

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1999–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Heather Courtney Quinn|2008}}

}}

Arthur Edward Quinn (born February 26, 1968) is an American actor, model and musician. He played recurring roles in a number of television series, including 2 Broke Girls, Mistresses, and One Day at a Time. From 2006 to 2012 he starred in the Syfy fantasy series Eureka, and in 2019 began starring as President Hunter Franklin in the BET prime time soap opera The Oval.

Early life and education

Quinn was born in Berkeley, California, where he attended St. Mary's College High School and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in history from the University of California, Berkeley in 1991. While in Berkeley, Quinn was a brother of Alpha Delta Phi (California Chapter). He also played rugby for California.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvovermind.com/ed-quinn/|title=10 Things You Didn't Know About Ed Quinn|first=Jennifer|last=Borama|date=November 4, 2019|website=TVOvermind}}

Career

File:Ed Quinn(from Eureka creator, writer and cast).jpg

After graduating, Quinn worked as a model in Paris, Barcelona, and Milan, landing parts in more than 35 international television commercials. When he returned to the United States, Quinn landed the starring role of Finn in The WB summer series Young Americans (2000). Later he had a recurring roles on Jack & Jill and CSI: NY. He made his film debut in the 2002 low-budget film Beeper starring Harvey Keitel and later appeared in direct-to-video Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004). From 2006 through 2008, he played Nathan Stark in the Syfy series Eureka, reprising this role once during 2010.

In 2015 Quinn joined the cast of the ABC series Mistresses. From 2016 to 2017, Quinn had a recurring role in last two seasons of CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls. In 2018, Quinn had a recurring role in the Netflix series One Day at a Time.{{cite news|url=http://tvline.com/2017/12/19/one-day-at-a-time-season-2-spoilers-penelope-love-interest-ed-quinn/|title=One Day at a Time: Meet Penelope's New Love Interest — 2018 FIRST LOOK

|work=TVLine|date=December 19, 2017|author=Schwartz, Ryan}} Quinn's role as Max Ferraro on One Day at a Time continued as the show transitioned to Pop (also shown on TV Land and Logo) for the fourth season in 2020. In 2019, Quinn landed the starring role of fictitious President Hunter Franklin in the Tyler Perry prime time soap opera The Oval.{{cite news |title=Feast your Eyes on Ed Quinn! |url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/california-live/feast-your-eyes-on-ed-quinn/2453315/ |access-date=16 December 2020 |work=California Live |publisher=NBC Los Angeles |date=2 November 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Fishman |first1=Scott |title='The Oval's Ed Quinn on Playing POTUS, & 'One Day at a Time' |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/957020/tyler-perry-oval-season-2-ed-quinn-one-day-at-a-time/ |access-date=16 December 2020 |work=TV Insider |date=28 November 2020}}

=Music=

Quinn studied with Joe Satriani and played in the Los Angeles-based bands Mad Theory and Scattergood, which led to a recording contract.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} He handled lead/rhythm guitar and vocals for the band ScatterGood, which has taken a hiatus. Quinn recently did his first solo demo CD, entitled Quinn, with three songs produced by his friend Chris Lloyd: "Because of You", "Cause I Do" and "We Had It Made". Another 5 song EP was released in 2013.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}

Personal life

Quinn and Heather Courtney-Quinn, a TV and film producer, have been married since 2008.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2002 \| Beeper \| Dr. Richard Avery \|
2004 \| Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation \| Cpl. Joe Griff \|
2005 \| House of the Dead 2 \| Lt. Jake Ellis \|
2006 \| Hooked \| Ed \| Short film
2007 \| {{sortname\|The\|Neighbor\|nolink=1}} \| Jonathan \|
2008 \| {{sortname\|The\|Rainbow Tribe\|nolink=1}} \| Sunny \|
2011 \| {{sortname\|The\|Caller\|dab=2011 film}} \| Steven Campbell \|
2011 \| Blood Out \| Anthony \|
2011 \| Low Fidelity \| Bob \|
2012 \| Werewolf: The Beast Among Us \| Charles \| Direct-to-video
2014 \| Audrey \| Pete \|
2014 \| The Last Light \| Jack Lewis \|
2015 \| Navy Seals vs. Zombies \| Lt. Pete Cunningham \|
2018 \| Hero \| James Renn \| Short film
2019 \| Grand-Daddy Day Care \| Jack Quartermaine \| Direct-to-video
2019 \| The Last Summer \| Griffin's Dad \|
2020 \| American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules \| Kevin \| Direct-to-video
2025 \| Shadow Force \| Parker \| Post-production

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2002

| Beeper

| Dr. Richard Avery

2004

| Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation

| Cpl. Joe Griff

2005

| House of the Dead 2

| Lt. Jake Ellis

2006

| Hooked

| Ed

| Short film

2007

| {{sortname|The|Neighbor|nolink=1}}

| Jonathan

2008

| {{sortname|The|Rainbow Tribe|nolink=1}}

| Sunny

2011

| {{sortname|The|Caller|dab=2011 film}}

| Steven Campbell

2011

| Blood Out

| Anthony

2011

| Low Fidelity

| Bob

2012

| Werewolf: The Beast Among Us

| Charles

| Direct-to-video

2014

| Audrey

| Pete

2014

| The Last Light

| Jack Lewis

2015

| Navy Seals vs. Zombies

| Lt. Pete Cunningham

2018

| Hero

| James Renn

| Short film

2019

| Grand-Daddy Day Care

| Jack Quartermaine

| Direct-to-video

2019

| The Last Summer

| Griffin's Dad

2020

| American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules

| Kevin

| Direct-to-video

2025

| Shadow Force

| Parker

| Post-production

= Television =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1999 \| V.I.P. \| Jeff \| Episode: "Why 2 Kay"
2000 \| Dharma & Greg \| Stavros \| Episode: "The Best Laid Plans"
2000 \| Young Americans \| Finn \| Main cast; 8 episodes
2001 \| Jack & Jill \| Peter McCray \| 6 episodes
2001–2002 \| Crossing Jordan \| Tyler \| 2 episodes
2003 \| Life with Bonnie \| Rock Benson \| Episode: "Queer Eye for the Straight Lie"
2004 \| It's All Relative \| Brad \| Episode: "Cross My Heart"
2004 \| According to Jim \| Doug \| Episode: "Everyone Gets Dumped"
2004 \| JAG \| Simon Tanveer \| Episode: "Hail and Farewell (Part II)"
2004 \| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation \| Tom Cunningham \| Episode: "Swap Meet"
2005 \| Jake in Progress \| Dakota \| Episode: "Stand by Your Man"
2005 \| What I Like About You \| Jack \| Episode: "Bad to the Scone"
2005–2006 \| CSI: NY \| Frankie Mala \| 4 episodes
2006–2010 \| Eureka \| Nathan Stark \| Main cast: seasons 1–3; recurring: season 4; 30 episodes
2009 \| True Blood \| Stan Baker \| 3 episodes
2009 \| {{sortname\|The\|Beautiful Life}} \| Richard Foster \| 2 episodes
2010 \| Desperate Housewives \| Brent Ferguson \| Episode: "Down the Block There's a Riot"
2011 \| Behemoth \| Thomas Walsh \| Television film
2011 \| NCIS: Los Angeles \| Steve Brenner/Justin Marchetti \| Episode: "Empty Quiver"
2012 \| Castle \| Gabriel Winters \| Episode: "The Final Frontier"
2012 \| 12 Disasters of Christmas \| Joseph \| Television film
2014 \| {{sortname\|The\|Exes}} \| Matt \| Episode: "When Haskell Met Sammy"
2014 \| Bad Judge \| Chad Forbes \| Episode: "One Brave Waitress"
2015 \| Revenge \| James Allen \| 6 episodes
2015 \| Mistresses \| Dr. Alec Adams \| 10 episodes
2015 \| Faking It \| Hank \| 3 episodes
2016–2017 \| 2 Broke Girls \| Randy \| 17 episodes
2017 \|NCIS: New Orleans \|Ethan McKinley \|Episode: "Slay the Dragon"
2018–2020 \|One Day at a Time \|Max Ferraro \|Recurring role; 11 episodes
2019–present \|The Oval \|President Hunter Franklin \|Main role

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1999

| V.I.P.

| Jeff

| Episode: "Why 2 Kay"

2000

| Dharma & Greg

| Stavros