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John Terry (actor)

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John Terry
Born (1950-01-25) January 25, 1950 (age 75)
Vero Beach, Florida, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1978–2013
ChildrenHanna Terry

John Terry (born January 25, 1950) is an American retired film, television and stage actor.[1] He is perhaps best known for his role as Christian Shephard in the TV series Lost,[2] as Larry McCoy in the TV series Las Vegas and for portraying Slim in Of Mice and Men (1992). His daughter is professional association football player Hanna Terry.[3]

Early life

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Terry was born in Vero Beach, Florida, where he attended Vero Beach High School. He was also educated at the prestigious Loomis Chaffee prep school in Windsor, Connecticut, and began a career building original custom log homes in North Carolina. He played roles in local theater before moving to Alaska where he founded a river rafting company. But his interest in acting did not diminish. At age 30 he moved to New York City and became a full-time actor.

Career

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Terry's debut role was as the title character in the 1980 fantasy film Hawk the Slayer,[4] followed by roles in films such as There Goes the Bride (1980), Tuxedo Warrior (1982) and the action sequel Wild Geese II (1985), as Barbara Carrera's brother. His career then took a major upswing as he was assigned the roles of Lieutenant Lockhart in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket (1987) and Felix Leiter in the James Bond film The Living Daylights (1987).[1] Nothing as prominent followed immediately, though he received good notices for his role as a traumatized Vietnam veteran in Norman Jewison's In Country (1989). Terry subsequently played the lead in a well-regarded but short-lived TV series Against the Grain. Terry played Slim in the 1992 film adaptation of Of Mice and Men and also appeared in The Resurrected (1992), an adaption of the H. P. Lovecraft novella The Case of Charles Dexter Ward.

He found new success on television. He appeared in the first episodes of ER playing Dr. Div Cvetic, the love interest of Dr. Lewis, who disappeared after a nervous breakdown. He later played a recurring role in season two of Fox's real-time thriller 24, as Bob Warner, the father of both the love interest of hero Jack Bauer and of another daughter whose fiancé is suspected of being a terrorist.

After a brief stint on NBC's Las Vegas, he was cast as Christian Shephard,[2] the father of Jack Shephard and Claire Littleton on ABC's Lost. Terry reprised his role as Shephard on several occasions in flashbacks before appearing frequently in real time on the island as an incarnation of "the man in black". He had a guest role in a 2006 episode of Law & Order, as well as the part of older Jacob Wheeler in Steven Spielberg's Into the West mini series, which was nominated for 16 Emmy Awards in 2006. He also appeared in David Fincher's Zodiac, Matthew McConaughey's Surfer, Dude,[1] and the horror thriller Nine Dead.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1980 There Goes the Bride Nicholas Babcock
Hawk the Slayer Hawk
1985 Wild Geese II Michael
1987 Full Metal Jacket Lt. Lockhart
The Living Daylights Felix Leiter
1989 In Country Tom
1991 The Resurrected John March
1992 Of Mice and Men Slim
1993 A Dangerous Woman Steve
1994 Iron Will Jack Stoneman
Reflections on a Crime James
1995 The Big Green Edwin V. Douglas
1998 Heartwood Joe Orsini
2007 Zodiac Charles Thieriot
2008 Surfer, Dude Mercer Martin
2009 The Way of War Secretary of Defence
Nine Dead Shooter

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1978 Forever Fernwood Gerald McMahon 1 episode
1978 Soap Foreman 1 episode
1979 Lou Grant Dr. Lockwood 1 episode
1983 The Scarlet and the Black Lt. Harry Barnett Television film
1983 Philip Marlowe, Private Eye George Dial 1 episode
1985 Dempsey and Makepeace Arnold Sims 1 episode
1987 ScreenPlay Shannon 1 episode
1990 A Killing in a Small Town Stan Blankenship Television film
1993 Miracle Child Buck Sanders Television film
1993 Against the Grain Ed Clemons Main role, 8 episodes
1994-1995 ER Dr. David Cvetic Recurring role, 8 episodes
1996 A Mother's Instinct Carl Gibbins/Gilbaine Television film
1996 Second Noah Travis Beckett 1 episode
1998 Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story James Rich Television film
1999 Blue Valley Songbird Hank Television film
2002-2003 24 Bob Warner Recurring role, 12 episodes
2003-2004 Las Vegas Larry McCoy 4 episodes
2004-2010 Lost Dr. Christian Shephard Recurring role, 19 episodes
2005 Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure Vince Peterson Television film
2005 Into the West Older Jacob Wheeler Miniseries, 4 episodes
2007-2008 Wildfire Jesse Ritter Recurring role, 5 episodes
2006 Law & Order Sherman Loomis 1 episode
2009 CSI: NY McCanna Taylor 1 episode
2009 CSI: Miami Dean Collins 1 episode
2009-2010 Trauma Dr. Lyndon Carnahan Recurring role, 7 episodes
2010-2011 Brothers & Sisters Dr. Karl West Recurring role, 5 episodes
2011 Charlie's Angels Victor Sampson 2 episodes

References

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  1. ^ a b c "John Terry". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. May 4, 2015. Archived from the original on May 4, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Fernandez, Maria Elena (January 11, 2009). "'Lost' Time travel? Rescue? Expect the creative forces to keep viewers on a roller coaster during the penultimate season". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ^ Artsitas, George (August 14, 2014). "The actor and the athlete". Portland Tribune. Archived from the original on August 16, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  4. ^ Hal Erickson (2009). "Hawk the Slayer". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 18, 2009.
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Preceded by
Bernie Casey
non-Eon production 		Felix Leiter actor
1987 		Succeeded by
David Hedison
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