Dennis Quaid is renowned for his distinct portrayals in both comedic and dramatic roles over the past forty years. Quaid is currently in production on the Netflix holiday-themed multi-camera comedy series Merry Happy Whatever for which he also serves as a producer. Quaid plays Don Quinn, a strong-willed patriarch who must balance the demands of his complicated family with the stress of the Christmas season when his youngest daughter comes home for the holidays with a new boyfriend. Additionally, Quaid will also be starring in the third season of the Amazon Original series Goliath opposite Billy Bob Thornton, which will premiere later in 2019.
Quaid’s recent big-screen credits include starring roles in Sony’s thriller The Intruder, Universal’s A Dog’s Journey and A Dog’s Purpose as well as Roadside Attraction’s faith-based film I Can Only Imagine, which was released to wide critical acclaim. On the small screen,
Dennis Quaid is renowned for his distinct portrayals in both comedic and dramatic roles over the past forty years. Quaid is currently in production on the Netflix holiday-themed multi-camera comedy series Merry Happy Whatever for which he also serves as a producer. Quaid plays Don Quinn, a strong-willed patriarch who must balance the demands of his complicated family with the stress of the Christmas season when his youngest daughter comes home for the holidays with a new boyfriend. Additionally, Quaid will also be starring in the third season of the Amazon Original series Goliath opposite Billy Bob Thornton, which will premiere later in 2019.
Quaid’s recent big-screen credits include starring roles in Sony’s thriller The Intruder, Universal’s A Dog’s Journey and A Dog’s Purpose as well as Roadside Attraction’s faith-based film I Can Only Imagine, which was released to wide critical acclaim. On the small screen, Quaid starred in Crackle’s auctioneering drama The Art of More on which he also served as an executive producer as well as in the BAFTA award-nominated series Fortitude.
Quaid will also be heard narrating iHeart Media’s “Bear and a Banjo,” an eight-episode podcast show scheduled to release later this year.
Quaid began to gain attention in the late 1970s for roles in such films as Breaking Away before gaining public and critical acclaim for his role in the 1983 release The Right Stuff. Other notable credits include The Rookie, The Day After Tomorrow, Traffic, Vantage Point, Frequency, The Parent Trap, and Soul Surfer. For his role in Todd Haynes’ Far from Heaven, he won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. In 2010 he was nominated for numerous awards, including a SAG Award®, an Emmy©, and a Golden Globe© for his portrayal of Bill Clinton in the TV Movie, A Special Relationship.
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Dennis Quaid is renowned for his distinct portrayals in both comedic and dramatic roles over the past forty years. Quaid is currently in production on the Netflix holiday-themed multi-camera comedy series Merry Happy Whatever for which he also serves as a producer.
His recent big-screen credits include starring roles in Sony’s thriller The Intruder as well as Universal’s A Dog’s Journey and A Dog’s Purpose. On the small screen, Quaid starred in Crackle’s auctioneering drama The Art of More, on which he also served as an executive producer. In 2010 he was nominated for numerous awards, including a SAG Award®, an Emmy©, and a Golden Globe© for his portrayal of Bill Clinton in the TV Movie, A Special Relationship.
