Hugh Quarshie

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’s been a member since 1981 and an associate since 2005. His film work includes Highlander, Nightbreed and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. He is a BAFTA Award nominee, and a Critics' Circle Theatre Award and Emmy Award winner.

Hugh Quarshie
Born
Hugh Anthony Kobna Amo Quarshie

(1954-12-22) 22 December 1954
Accra, Gold Coast (present-day Ghana)
NationalityBritish
EducationBryanston School
Dean Close School
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
OccupationActor
Years active1979–present
SpouseAnnika Sundström
Children3
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