Lt. Commander Joe White
By Mike Gordon
As the Navy SEAL who trained McGarrett years earlier, Lt. Cmdr. Joe White is a tough, wily veteran who arrives in Hawaii in the first episode of season two to help his old friend.
He’s played by Terry O’Quinn and will be a recurring member of the “Five-0″ team.
O’Quinn played John Locke on the popular ABC series “Lost,” which also filmed in Hawaii, and said he’s still learning what his new character is all about. His goal is to create a realistic persona.
“I like the fact that he is steely but doesn’t have to be Clint Eastwood,” O’Quinn said. “I think he can be a guy who can also just be a guy. When you meet a lot of people in the military, they don’t all walk around looking like they can chew on barbed wire, but they will do whatever they’re asked to do.”
The new role reunites O’Quinn with fellow “Lost” alumnus Daniel Dae Kim, who plays Chin Ho Kelly. Kim said his friend brings “class, professionalism and a sense of relaxed ease” to “Five-0.”
“I think Terry has a very strong sense of who he is and what he brings to the table,” Kim said. “He has a great way of setting an example without consciously trying to.”
Surprisingly, not everyone on the “Five-0″ set had heard of O’Quinn.
“I didn’t know who Terry was because I wasn’t a fan of ‘Lost,’” said Grace Park, who stars as Kono Kalakaua. “I got a glare shot my way because I didn’t jump up and shake his hand when I met him. Then we started doing a read-through, and he is very good and I thought, ‘Uh-oh, who is this guy?’”
Source: Honolulu Star-Advertiser; scans are in the gallery
Does anyone else find it odd that this guy has the same rank as McG?