Patrick Stewart

English actor

Birthday: July 13, 1940

Birthplace: Mirfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Age: 83 years old

Sign: Cancer

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About Patrick Stewart

Sir Patrick Hewes Stewart is an English actor with more than half a century in television and stage performances. He is best known for his roles such as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the Star Trek franchise and Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men movies.

Career

Stewart joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1966, after working with Manchester's Library Theatre. He appeared in several movies including: “The Canterville Ghost” (1996), “A Christmas Carol” (1999), “Charlie's Angels” (2019), and “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” (2022). In the latter, he reprised his role as the beloved Professor Charles Xavier, and starred alongside performers such as Benedict Cumberbatch, John Krasinski, Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Benedict Wong.

Undoubtedly, his most famous roles have been in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (TV series), "Star Trek" film series, and "X-men" film series.

Accomplishments

TV Guide named him the best dramatic TV actor of the 1980's in 1993.

For his contributions to drama, he was named a Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen's New Year's Honors List in 2010.

Amnesty International named a Human Rights scholarship after him.

His Awards

Patrick Stewart has been nominated 4 times for a Primetime Award, 1 time for a Tony, 2 times for a Golden Globe and he has won a Grammy Award in the "Best Spoken Word Album for Children" category.

His Personal Life

The English actor has been married 3 times and he has 2 children. His first marriage, to Sheila Falconer, lasted from 1966 to 1990. His second (to American filmmaker Wendy Neuss) was from 2000 to 2003. In 2013, he tied the wedding knot with American singer-songwriter Sunny Ozell.

Fun Facts

Stewart has stated that he attributes his career to an English teacher named Cecil Dormand, who put a copy of Shakespeare in his hand and told him: "Now get up on your feet and perform".