Born and raised in Perth, Western Australia, Quaid began acting in various high school productions, his first play being Macbeth. After graduating Quaid flew to New York to complete a Diploma of Screen Acting at The New York Film Academy and continued his training at The Actors Hub in Perth specialising in theatre and The Australian Film and Television Academy in Sydney.
Quaid has performed in multiple theatre productions and short films including Beau in 'Unknowing' by Occupy Theatre, Chris in 'Twisted Ladder' by Dreamers Moon and Ewan in the short film 'Dissapearer.' Alongside acting, Quaid has done fine arts modelling, film photography and is an avid comic book collector.