Ed Quinn
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.
Ed Quinn has built a filmography of 19 credits over a career spanning from 1999 to 2025.
Ed Quinn's most notable role to date came in True Blood (2008), where he played Stan. He also appeared in 2 Broke Girls (2011) as Randy. Most recently appeared in Revenge (2011) as James Allen.
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