Barry Quin (born 1949) credited also as Barry Quinn, is a British-Australian actor and briefly producer who has appeared on stage and television and film, on the small screen he has featured in numerous TV series and mini-series, but he is best known for his role as an original cast member of TV series Prisoner playing Dr. Greg Miller.
Barry Quin | |
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| Born | Barry Quin 1949 (age 74–75) England, United Kingdom |
| Education | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1972–89; 1992–present |
| Spouse | |
Biography
editA graduate of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, Quin was primarily a stage actor in his early career. After a small role in the British television series Just William in 1977, he had bit parts on UK sitcom Two's Company and US drama series Charlie's Angels.
He was touring Australia as part of a stage production of Othello when he met his future wife Peta Toppano. While auditioning for Prisoner, Toppano suggested Quin for the role of Greg Miller when she learned the producer was looking for an actor to play a young prison doctor. Both their characters were introduced with the storyline of the two having had a prior relationship as old university sweethearts. Shortly after the series debuted, they were married in April 1979.[1] The two remained on the series until the end of the 1979 season, when they were written out for their characters too, to be married.
In 1980, he would star in the television miniseries Lucinda Brayford co-starring Wendy Hughes and Sam Neill and, the following year, in Sara Dane. He appeared in a number of television series including M.P.S.I.B. and Carson's Law. Although having minor roles in I Can't Get Started and Departure, he had moderate success as Lt. Zachariah Hicks in the 1987 television miniseries Captain James Cook followed by Emma: Queen of the South Seas (1987) and Cappuccino (1989) in which he was also credited as an associate producer.
After Darlings of the Gods (1989), Quin took a leave of absence from acting coinciding with his divorce from Peta Toppano. He returned to acting three years later with a guest appearance on Police Rescue and Mission Top Secret. Before long, he began playing recurring characters on Big Sky and Mirror, Mirror II. He also made guest appearances on Murder Call, Water Rats, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World, The Secret Life of Us, Love My Way and All Saints.
In April 2002, he also returned to the stage performing as Gordon in David Williamson's Soulmates at the Sydney Opera House. After a cameo appearance as a news anchorman in Superman Returns (2006), Quin made several appearances as Geoff Olivetti in Home and Away between 2006 and 2009.
Barry also played the character Professor Sorvad in the 2011 Australian comedy movie Dealing with Destiny.
He also played 'Phil' in two episodes of the YouTube web series The Horizon in 2013.[2]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Production | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | No Appointment Necessary | Nicholas Hodgekiss | Film |
| 1985 | I Can't Get Started | John | Feature film |
| 1986 | Departure | Jack | Feature film |
| 1988 | Emma: Queen of the High Seas | The Hon. W.H. Lyttelton | |
| 1989 | Darlings of the Gods | Dan Cunningham | TV movie |
| 1989 | Cappuccino | Larry | Feature film |
| 1993 | Corrupt Justice | Julian Roberts | TV movie |
| 2003 | Subterano | Feature film | |
| 2006 | Superman Returns | News Anchor #5 | Feature film |
| 2008 | Disgrace | Desmond Swarts | Feature film |
| 2011 | Dealing with Destiny | Professor Sovad | Feature film |
| 2013 | Battle Ground | Dr. Bennett | |
| 2014 | John Doe: Vigilante | Dr Keith Simms | Feature film |
| 2017 | Dance Academy: The Movie | Competition Judge | Feature film |
| 2017 | 2.22 | Samuel Keifer | Film |
| 2018 | Skinford: Chapter Two | The Tailor |
Television
edit| Year | Production | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Kate | Tony Graham | TV series, 9 episodes |
| 1973 | Harriet's Back in Town | Tarquin Melville | TV series, 8 episodes |
| 1973 | Crime of Passion | Marcel Verenne | TV series |
| 1975 | Ten from the Twenties | Hugh Garthorne | TV series |
| 1977 | Just William | Ward Hadlow | TV series |
| 1977 | Jubilee | Francis Considine | TV series |
| 1978 | Two's Company | Greg | TV series |
| 1978 | Charlie's Angels | Ed Jarvis | TV series |
| 1979 | Salvage 1 | Engineer | TV series |
| 1979 | Skyways | Jeremy Drake | TV series |
| 1979-80 | Prisoner | Dr. Greg Miller | TV series |
| 1980 | Lucinda Brayford | Hugo Brayford | TV miniseries |
| 1981 | Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls | Messenger | TV miniseries |
| 1982 | Sara Dane | Richard Barwell | TV miniseries |
| 1983 | Carson's Law | TV series | |
| 1982-83 | M.P.S.I.B | S.C. Gary Manore | TV series |
| 1988 | Australians | Private Kingsley | TV series |
| 1988 | Captain James Cook | Lt. Hicks | TV miniseries |
| 1992 | Police Rescue | Mr. Scanlon | TV series |
| 1995 | G.P. | David Harding | TV series |
| 1995 | Mirror, Mirror | Gervaise de Luttrelle | TV series |
| 1995 | Mission Top Secret | Thornton | TV series |
| 1997 | Big Sky | Simon Kroger | TV series |
| 1998 | Murder Call | Dr. Charles Stark | TV series |
| 1997-2001 | Water Rats | Raffe Johanssen / David Faraday | TV series |
| 2001 | Ihaka: Blunt Instrument | Andrew | TV movie |
| 2002 | The Lost World | Lionel Huxley | TV series |
| 2004 | Jessica | McDonald | TV miniseries |
| 2005 | The Secret Life of Us | Hunter Davies | TV series |
| 2006 | Love My Way | Derek | TV series |
| 2002-09 | All Saints | Dr. Simon Byrne / Andy's Father | TV series |
| 2006-09 | Home and Away | Dr Phillip Grigg / Dr. Geoff Olivetti | TV series |
| 2009 | The Horizon | Phil | TV series |
| 2010 | Rake | Dalton | TV series |
| 2017 | A Place to Call Home | Neil O'Sullivan | TV series |
Personal life
editQuin was married to his Prisoner co-star Peta Toppano during the early 1980s, but they divorced after ten years. He has since remarried.
References
edit- ^ Kingsley, Hillary (January 2000). "Prisoner Press Clippings – 'Prisoner'". Wentworth Web: an Unofficial Prisoner Cell Block H website. Archived from the original on 1 October 2005.
- ^ "Two Sleeps Until The Horizon". www.dnamagazine.com.au. 30 October 2013. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
External links
edit- Barry Quin at IMDb