Jack Quaid's Real Name: Jack Henry Quaid

Quick answer: Jack Quaid's full name is Jack Henry Quaid. He was born on April 24, 1992, in Los Angeles, the only child of actors Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan. He acts under his real name. He debuted in The Hunger Games (2012) and is best known as Hughie on The Boys, and he has starred in Scream (2022), Novocaine (2025), and Companion (2025) (South China Morning Post; Library of Congress).

Real name and early life

A South China Morning Post profile states: "Born on April 24, 1992, Jack Henry Quaid grew up tagging along with his celebrity parents." The Library of Congress name authority files him as "Quaid, Jack, 1992-." It cites "Jack Quaid; b. April 24, 1992, in Los Angeles; son of Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan; American actor; studying Drama in the Experimental Theatre Wing, New York University." TV Insider adds that his parents starred together in Innerspace (1987) and D.O.A. (1988) and split in 2000, and that he is their only child together.

The Post says he spent his childhood on his parents' film sets. In 2002 he was in Austin with his father during the filming of The Rookie. He told Women's Wear Daily that he "always had the performing bug" and did magic shows for his family. He attended Crossroads School in Santa Monica, where he ran the Bad Movie Club, and then NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. In 2013 he co-founded the four-person Sasquatch Sketch Comedy group. Dennis Quaid has said Jack turned down his father's agent and found his own.

Career highlights

TV Insider says Quaid had almost no acting experience when he was cast as Marvel, one of the "Career" tributes, in The Hunger Games. He appeared in his mother's directing debut, Ithaca, and told WWD, "Nobody knows you better than your mum." He then played Clark Morelle on HBO's Vinyl (2016) and appeared in Steven Soderbergh's Logan Lucky (2017), Rampage (2018), and Plus One (2019).

His breakout came as Hughie on Prime Video's The Boys (from 2019). He played Richie Kirsch in Scream (2022), and the Post notes his role in Oppenheimer (2023). In 2025 he starred in the action comedy Novocaine and the thriller Companion and appeared in Heads of State. Voice work is a big part of his résumé. He played Brad Boimler on Star Trek: Lower Decks, voiced Clark Kent in My Adventures with Superman (2023), and voiced Richie Rich in Harvey Girls Forever!, credits that explain why some databases list him as a voice actor.

Name notes for searchers

Henry is his middle name, and Quaid is his father's surname. He has not used his mother's surname, Ryan, professionally. Our Dennis Quaid page covers his father's full name.