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Hugh Quarshie (Hugh Anthony Kobna Amo Quarshie) was born on 22 December, 1954 in Accra, Gold Coast (present-day Ghana), is a Ghanaian-British actor (born 1954). Discover Hugh Quarshie's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 69 years old?
| Popular As |
Hugh Anthony Kobna Amo Quarshie |
| Occupation |
Actor |
| Age |
69 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius |
| Born |
22 December 1954 |
| Birthday |
22 December |
| Birthplace |
Accra, Gold Coast (present-day Ghana) |
| Nationality |
United Kingdom
|
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He is a member of famous Actor with the age 69 years old group.
Hugh Quarshie Height, Weight & Measurements
At 69 years old, Hugh Quarshie height is 5′ 10″ .
| Physical Status |
| Height |
5′ 10″ |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Hugh Quarshie's Wife?
His wife is Annika Sundström
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Annika Sundström |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
3 |
Hugh Quarshie Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Hugh Quarshie worth at the age of 69 years old? Hugh Quarshie’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Hugh Quarshie's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Actor |
Hugh Quarshie Social Network
Timeline
He was born in Accra, Ghana, to Emma Wilhelmina (née Phillips; 1917–2004) and Richard Quarshie (1913–2006).
His mother was of chiefly ancestry; her relatives currently serve as the chiefs of the Ghanaian village of Abii.
Hugh emigrated with his family to the United Kingdom at the age of three.
He was educated at Bryanston School in Dorset and Dean Close School in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (during which time he played the role of Othello at the Tuckwell Theatre), before reading PPE at Christ Church, Oxford.
Quarshie had considered becoming a journalist before taking up acting.
He is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), and has appeared in many stage productions and television programmes, including the serial Behaving Badly with Judi Dench.
He is well known for playing the roles of Sunda Kastagir in Highlander, Captain Panaka in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, and Ric Griffin on the television series Holby City.
Hugh Anthony Quarshie (born 22 December 1954) is a Ghanaian-born British actor.
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.
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.
A member of the Euro-African community of Ghana, Quarshie is of mixed Ghanaian, English and Dutch ancestry.
He headed the cast of Michele Soavi's The Church (1989) as Father Gus, and played Aaron the Moor in the BBC Television Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus.
Quarshie has also narrated for television.
He attended the Star Wars fan event "Star Wars Celebration" in 1999.
He portrayed Lieutenant Obutu in Wing Commander.
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).
His work includes the 2006 documentary Mega Falls of Iguacu (about the Iguaçu Falls), the 2009 adaptation of Small Island, and the 2010 BBC Wildlife series The Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart.
He appeared in the 2007 two-part Doctor Who episode "Daleks in Manhattan"/"Evolution of the Daleks" as Solomon, the leader of the shanty town Hooverville.
In September 2010, Quarshie featured in an episode of Who Do You Think You Are?, in which he traced his Ghanaian and Dutch origins.
The episode revealed that Quarshie is part of his country's old mixed-race elite as one of his ancestors, Pieter Martinus Johannes Kamerling, was a Dutch official on the Gold Coast.
Quarshie is a supporter of the Women's Equality Party.
