Ed Quinn
Born: 1968-02-26 in Berkeley, California, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2025
- Shadow Force as Parker
- Guns & Moses as Detective Wallace
2020
- American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules as Kevin
2019
- Tyler Perry's The Oval as Hunter Franklin
- The Last Summer
- Grand-Daddy Day Care as Jack Quatermaine
2018
- The Neighborhood as Graham
- Man of the House as Dean
2017
- One Day at a Time as Max Ferraro
2016
- Navy Seals vs. Zombies as Lt. Pete Cunnigham
2014
- Faking It as Hank
- Bad Judge as Chad Forbes
- Audrey as Pete
- The Last Light as Jack Lewis
2012
- Werewolf: The Beast Among Us as Charles
- The 12 Disasters of Christmas as Joseph
2011
- 2 Broke Girls as Randy
- Revenge as James Allen
- The Exes as Matt
- Blood Out as Anthony
- The Caller as Steven
- Behemoth as Thomas Walsh
- Low Fidelity as Bob
2009
- Castle as Gabriel Winters
- NCIS: Los Angeles as Justin Marchetti
- The Beautiful Life: TBL as Richard Foster
2008
- True Blood as Stan
- The Rainbow Tribe as Sunny
2007
- The Neighbor as Jonathan
2006
- Eureka as Nathan Stark
- House of the Dead 2 as Ellis
2004
- Desperate Housewives as Brent Ferguson
- CSI: NY as Frankie Mala
- Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation as Cpl. Joe Griff
2002
- What I Like About You as Jack
- Life with Bonnie as Rock Benson
- Beeper as Richard Avery
2001
- Crossing Jordan as Tyler
- According to Jim as Doug
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Tom Cunningham
- Young Americans as Finn
1999
1998
- V.I.P. as Jeff
1997
- Dharma & Greg as Stavros
1995
- JAG as Simon Tanveer