Editing Glenn Quinn (section)

==Career==
In 1990, Quinn did television commercials for [[Pepsi]] and [[Ray-Ban]], appeared in the [[music video]] for the [[Richard Marx]] song "[[Satisfied (Richard Marx song)|Satisfied]]", and had his first speaking line in the pilot of ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'' after having endured eight separate auditions for the roles of [[Brandon Walsh]] and [[List of Beverly Hills, 90210 characters|Steve Sanders]]<ref name="Independent.ie" /> (played by [[Jason Priestley]] and [[Ian Ziering]], respectively). Casting director [[Johanna Ray]] gave him a small role with two speaking lines in the pilot, however Quinn was barely visible in the final broadcast version.

In 1991, Quinn had his first major film role in the musical film ''[[Shout (film)|Shout]]'', starring [[John Travolta]]  and [[Heather Graham]], sharing an on-screen kiss with [[Gwyneth Paltrow]] in her debut film.<ref name="LAT Home Obituaries">{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-dec-07-me-glenn7-story.html |title=Glenn Quinn, 32; Actor Was in TV Series 'Roseanne' and 'Angel' |last=McLellan |first=Dennis |date=7 December 2002 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=11 October 2015 |archive-date=6 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006102251/http://articles.latimes.com/2002/dec/07/local/me-glenn7 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1990, Quinn was cast as the recurring character [[Characters in the Roseanne television series#Mark Healy|Mark Healy]], [[Becky Conner]]'s boyfriend and later husband, in ''[[Roseanne]]'' in its third season and remained a series regular through its ninth and final season in 1997. In 1992, while still on ''Roseanne'', Quinn also took a main role on the American and British TV series ''[[Covington Cross]]'' and in the same year, co-starred with [[Holly Marie Combs]] in the [[slasher film]], ''[[Dr. Giggles]]''.<ref name="obit" /> In 1997, he played dual roles in the horror anthology ''[[Campfire Tales (1997 film)|Campfire Tales]]''.

In 1999, after seven years of using an American accent on ''Roseanne'', Quinn was pleased when producers cast him in the role of [[Allen Francis Doyle]] on the ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' spin-off series, ''[[Angel (1999 TV series)|Angel]]''. Although the character was not written as Irish, he was allowed to use his native Irish accent at the suggestion of series creator, [[Joss Whedon]].<ref name="itobit"/><ref name="obit">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/glenn-quinn-611381.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105002545/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/glenn-quinn-611381.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 November 2010|title=Obituary: Glenn Quinn|last=Hayward|first=Anthony |date=18 December 2002|work=The Independent|access-date=1 September 2010}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[The Irish Times]]'', he said of his accent, "I've been hiding it for so long that it's amazing to have some freedom. It was like putting on an old pair of shoes. It's bringing my soul back to life."<ref name="itobit"/> Whedon stated that the character was supposed to die early in the first season, but the character became a fan favorite. Whedon informed Quinn and promised him a "hero's exit".<ref>{{cite web |last=Cronin |first=Brian |title=TV Legends: Was the Plan in Angel Season 1 Always to Kill Off Doyle? |url=https://www.cbr.com/angel-doyle-season-1-killed-off-plan/ |website=CBR |date=12 May 2019 |access-date=19 November 2021 |archive-date=19 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119093949/https://www.cbr.com/angel-doyle-season-1-killed-off-plan/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

His last film was the [[Black comedy|dark comedy]], ''[[R.S.V.P. (2002 film)|R.S.V.P.]]'' (2002).