Hugh Quarshie

Hugh Quarshie
Quarshie at German Comic Con 2024
Born	Hugh Anthony Kobna Amo Quarshie (1954-12-22) 22 December 1954 (age 69) Accra, Gold Coast (present-day Ghana)
Nationality	British
Education	Bryanston School Dean Close School
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1979–present
Spouse	Annika Sundström
Children	3

Hugh Anthony Quarshie (born 22 December 1954) is a Ghanaian-born British actor. He is known for his long-running role as Ric Griffin on the BBC One medical drama Holby City (2001–20), and for playing Captain Panaka in the Star Wars film Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999). He is also known for stage roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company, of which he’s been a member since 1981 and an associate since 2005.^[1] His film work includes Highlander, Nightbreed and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. He is a BAFTA Award nominee, and a Critics' Circle Theatre Award and Emmy Award winner.