Hugh Anthony Quarshie (born 22 December 1954) is a Ghanaian-born
British actor. Some of his best-known roles include his appearances in
the films Highlander (1986), The Church (1989), Star Wars: Episode I
â€" The Phantom Menace (1999), and the Doctor Who episodes "Daleks in
Manhattan" and "Evolution of the Daleks" (2007) as well as his
long-running role as Ric Griffin in the BBC medical drama Holby City
(2001â€"present). Quarshie has played the role of Ric for 18 years and
is the longest-serving cast member in Holby City.Quarshie is of mixed
Ghanaian, English and Dutch ancestry. He was born in Accra, Ghana, to
Emma Wilhelmina (née Phillips; 1917â€"2004) and Richard Quarshie
(1913â€"2006). His mother was of chiefly ancestry; her relatives
currently serve as the chiefs of the Ghanaian village of Abii.Hugh
emigrated with his family to the United Kingdom at the age of three.
He was educated at Bryanston School in Dorset and Dean Close School in
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (during which time he played the role of
Othello at the Tuckwell Theatre), before reading PPE at Christ Church,
Oxford.
British actor. Some of his best-known roles include his appearances in
the films Highlander (1986), The Church (1989), Star Wars: Episode I
â€" The Phantom Menace (1999), and the Doctor Who episodes "Daleks in
Manhattan" and "Evolution of the Daleks" (2007) as well as his
long-running role as Ric Griffin in the BBC medical drama Holby City
(2001â€"present). Quarshie has played the role of Ric for 18 years and
is the longest-serving cast member in Holby City.Quarshie is of mixed
Ghanaian, English and Dutch ancestry. He was born in Accra, Ghana, to
Emma Wilhelmina (née Phillips; 1917â€"2004) and Richard Quarshie
(1913â€"2006). His mother was of chiefly ancestry; her relatives
currently serve as the chiefs of the Ghanaian village of Abii.Hugh
emigrated with his family to the United Kingdom at the age of three.
He was educated at Bryanston School in Dorset and Dean Close School in
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (during which time he played the role of
Othello at the Tuckwell Theatre), before reading PPE at Christ Church,
Oxford.
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