Lost: 20 years later, what happened to Terry O’Quinn, who played John Locke?

20 years after the release of Lost, what has become of Terry O’Quinn, who played the mysterious John Locke? The American actor joined the show in 2004 to lend his personality to one of the main characters in the series, which was created by JJ Abrams. A role that suits him perfectly and one that he will play for six seasons of the show.

He plays John Locke, a lost man who has suffered the worst atrocities and ends up in a wheelchair… until he realizes that since landing on the island he has regained the use of his legs! Then begins his quest to discover the powers and secrets of the place. In this, he is pitted against Jack (played by Matthew Fox), a rationalist who just wants to leave the island with the survivors.

Spoiler:
In Lost, O’Quinn actually plays a double role as he plays John Locke until Season 5 of the series before playing the Man in Black, who will play the island’s Black Smoke, Jacob’s brother who decides to possess the dead John Locke’s body.

Did you know that the series originated from a movie starring Tom Hanks?

After Terry O’Quinn’s “Lost.”

After several TV movies, including My Son Is Gone, Taraji P. Henson’, he joined short-lived series such as 666 Park Avenue, Secrets and Lies. He is remembered by JJ Abrams for his appearance in Castle Rock, adapted from Stephen King.

He was then a regular cast member on The Patriot alongside Michael Dorman, reunited with his lost comrades Daniel De Kim and Jorge Garcia in Hawaii 5-0 and played a Texas Ranger in Perpetual Grace, LTD. After the TV movie “A Fairytale Christmas Parade” with Kate Sackhoff, she will film the Netflix series “Her True Face” and will soon join the cast of The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live with Andrew Lincoln (Rick) and Danai Gurira (Michonne).

Its “cursed” beginning

Terry O’Quinn’s career began in 1980 on American television in the TV movie FDR: The Last Year. In the same year, he was part of the adventures of Michael Cimino’s cursed film Heaven’s Door. Despite this failure, the actress went on to appear in Team Spirit (with debutant Tom Cruise), Seasons of the Heart, Mrs Soffel and Blue Fear in 1985.

After devoting time to television and appearing in series such as Remington Steele or Clair de Lune, Terry O’Quinn returned to the fore in 1987 thanks to The Stepfather. The film’s success ushered in a new heyday for the actor, who stars in Young. Guns, Blind Vengeance and The Adventures of Rocketeer, where he plays Howard Hughes.

Meet the creator of The X-Files

In 1994, the actor had a decisive meeting: Chris Carter. So, buoyed by the success of The X-Files, the creator-writer hired him for an episode of his series. Since then, the collaboration has been highlighted by the film adaptation of the series, The X-Files, the film and two regular roles in two other Carter productions: Millennium and Harsh Realm.

Aka

In 2002, after playing for JAG, Terry O’Quinn had a second decisive encounter: Abrams, who offered her the role of Kendall in Alias. O’Quinn then joined White House West for about ten episodes, while also appearing in the credits of series such as NCIS: Special Investigations or New York Special Unit.

Then, in 2004, the lost adventure began for him.