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Background[]
Sir Patrick Stewart ( b. 13 July 1940 ) is an English actor, director, producer, and activist. He has appeared in live action stage theater, television, and cinematic roles; and voice acting performances.
Stewart is renowned as a highly accomplished classic stage thespian who was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1966 to 1982; with numerous plays and performances in both the West End and Broadway. He would transition into television and cinematic roles afterwards. His extensive career spans seven decades and is celebrated for winning two Laurence Olivier Awards and a Grammy Award. His work resulted in him being knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2010.
Stewart is famous for his trademark bald head, stern demeanor, and powerful authoritative voice.
Stewart is internationally known for his commanding performances as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the Star Trek: The Next Generation television series which made him a sci-fi icon. Stewart would go on to continually reprise his role over the ensuing decades in various cameos, cinematic films, and the sequel web streaming series Star Trek: Picard.
Stewart is further renowned for his role as Professor Charles Xavier from the X-Men film series which he has also continued to reprise over the ensuing decades as well in various cinematic films sequels and spin-offs.
Biography[]
Personal Life[]
Filmography[]
- Story Parade (1964) 1 episode
- Theatre 625 (1966) 1 episode
- Coronation Street (1967) 1 episode
- BBC Play of the Month (1973) 1 episode
- Play for Today (1973) 1 episode
- Fall of Eagles (1974) 3 episodes
- 2nd House (1974) 1 episode
- Antony and Cleopatra (1974)
- The Gathering Storm (1974)
- Joby (1975)
- Churchill's People (1975) 1 episode
- Hennessy (1975)
- Hedda (1975)
- North and South (1975)
- The Madness (1976)
- I, Claudius (1976) 4 episodes
- Jackanory (1977) 1 episode
- Drama (1977) 1 episode
- BBC2 Play of the Week (1978) 1 episode
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) 1 episode
- Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (1980)
- The Anatomist by James Bridie (1980)
- Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)
- Excalibur (1981)
- Maybury (1981-83) 20 episodes
- The Plague Dogs (1982)
- Smiley's People (1982) 1 episode
- Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
- Pope John Paul II (1984)
- Dune (1984)
- Uindii (1984)
- Wild Geese II (1985)
- Lifeforce (1985)
- Code Name: Emerald (1985)
- The Doctor and the Devils (1985)
- Lady Jane (1986)
- Screenplay (1986) 1 episode
- Theatre Night (1987) 1 episode
- The Devil's Disciple (1987)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-94) series regular
- Liftoff! An Astronaut's Journey (1990)
- L.A. Story (1991)
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) 1 episode
- Detonator (1993)
- Gunmen (1993)
- Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
- In Search of Dr. Seuss (1994)
- Star Trek: Generations (1994)
- The Pagemaster (1994)
- 500 Nations (1995)
- Jeffrey (1995)
- Let It Be Me (1995)
- The Simpsons (1995-13) 2 episodes
- The Canterville Ghost (1996)
- Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
- Conspiracy Theory (1997)
- Masterminds (1997)
- Star Trek the Experience: The Klingon Encounter (1998)
- Moby Dick (1998)
- Dad Savage (1998)
- Safe House (1998)
- Wayfinders (1998)
- Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
- The Prince of Egypt (1998)
- Animal Farm (1999)
- A Christmas Carol (1999)
- X-Men (2000)
- Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)
- King of Texas (2002)
- Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
- X-Men 2 (2003)
- Water for Tea (2003)
- Frasier (2003) 1 episode
- The Lion in Winter (2003)
- Boo, Zino & the Snurks (2004)
- Steamboy (2004)
- Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real (2004)
- High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman (2005) 8 episodes
- The Game of Their Lives (2005)
- Extras (2005) 1 episode
- Mysterious Island (2005)
- Chicken Little (2005)
- The Snow Queen (2005)
- Family Guy (2005-14) 14 episodes
- American Dad! (2005-14) 62 episodes
- Bambi II (2006)
- Eleventh Hour (2006) 4 episodes
- X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
- Borg War (2006)
- The Audition (2006)
- TMNT (2007)
- Earth (2007)
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
- Hamlet (2009)
- Great Performances (2010) 1 episode
- Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap (2010)
- Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)
- The Captains (2011)
- Epithet (2012)
- Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
- Ted (2012)
- The Hollow Crown (2012) 1 episode
- The Olympic Ticket Scalper (2012)
- Futurama (2012) 1 episode
- Robot Chicken (2012-14) 2 episodes
- Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2013)
- Hunting Elephants (2013)
- The Wolverine (2013)
- Sinbad: The Fifth Voyage (2014)
- The Colbert Report (2014) 1 episode
- Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey (2014) 1 episode
- Match (2014)
- X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
- A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
- Stuck (2015)
- Green Room (2015)
- Ted 2 (2015)
- Christmas Eve (2015)
- Spark: A Space Tail (2016)
- Logan (2017)
- The Emoji Movie (2017)
- Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire (2017)
- The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)
- Charlie's Angels (2019)
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
Trivia[]
- Although he has since gained worldwide fame and acclaim from his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and has portrayed the character since 1987 in various TV series and films ever since―Patrick Stewart was convinced that the TV show would soon be cancelled and his role would unceremoniously end afterwards. Stewart admits that he refused to have his bags unpacked for the first six weeks of shooting.
- In 2014, Patrick Stewart was named the "Greatest Living Yorkshire Man".
Quotes[]
- "It is what you do from now on that will either move our civilization forward a few tiny steps, or else... begin to march us steadily backward."
- "I would like to see us get this place right first before we have the arrogance to put significantly flawed civilizations out onto other planets, even though they may be utterly uninhabited."