Terry O�Quinn is an American actor, most famous for playing John Locke on the TV series Lost. Terry O�Quinn will play McGarrett�s Navy mentor in Hawaii Five-0. Lost favorite Terry O�Quinn will be heading to familiar territory when he joins Hawaii Five-0 later this year and not only he will be returning to Lost�s filming location, but will be reuniting with fellow Daniel Dae Kim.
Terry O�Quinn will be playing a Navy Lt. Commander and Vietnam veteran who trained Lt. McGarrett in Colorado. It�s not known how many episodes O�Quinn will play, though the role is currently set as �important�. Look forward to the release of DVD box sets and if there are cheap DVDs online is much welcome.
O�Quinn is one of the additional actors implied by producer Peter Lenkov, who produced 24 and CSI: NY and films like Demolition Man.
O�Quinn starred in ABC�s pilot Hallelujah from Desperate Housewives�s creator Marc Cherry that was aiming for a fall filming, but the show didn�t get picked up. This TV series is set in a small town being torn apart by the forces of good and evil. The town�s fortunes change when a mysterious stranger comes to town, bringing justice, peace and possibly restoring faith. The show is advertised as �a drama with musical elements�, and by the way, Terry O�Quinn does sing.
Hawaii Five-0 won the �Favorite New TV Drama� at the 37th People�s Choice Awards on January 5, 2011 and will return to CBS this fall.