Patrick Stewart British Actor Born 1940 in Mirfield

Patrick Stewart is a British actor born on 13 July 1940 in Mirfield. He is recognised for appearances in X-Men (2000) and X2 (2003).

Early life

He attended Crowlees Junior and Infant School and Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

Career

The earliest of his listed screen credits is Antony and Cleopatra, from 1974, as Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus. His 1980s credits include Dune (1984, as Gurney Halleck) and Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987, as Jean-Luc Picard). During the 2000s, he worked on X-Men: The Last Stand (2006, as Charles Xavier) and X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009, as Charles Xavier). Work from the 2010s includes X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014, as Charles Xavier) and Logan (2017, as Charles Xavier). Star Trek: Picard (2020, as Jean-Luc Picard) and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022, as Charles Xavier) are among his 2020s credits.

In total, 63 films and 6 TV series are listed from 1974 to 2026. Action is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (17), followed by science fiction (16) and fantasy (12). The list ends, for now, with The Sheep Detectives (2026). Of his 14 titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) has the highest, at $956 million.

Hugh Jackman appears in eight of his listed titles, including The Wolverine (2013). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Brent Spiner (seven titles) and LeVar Burton (seven titles). Bryan Singer directed three of his titles on record. Jonathan Frakes is credited as director on three of them, including Star Trek: First Contact (1996) and Star Trek: Insurrection (1998).

Recognition

He won an award at the Grammy Awards. Patrick Stewart also has received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire (2000) and the Knight Bachelor (2009). His nominations include the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 2008. Altogether, 6 wins and one nomination are listed.

Personal life

He has been married to Sunny Ozell since 2013. Earlier marriages on record are to Sheila Falconer (1966 to 1990, divorced) and Wendy Neuss (2000 to 2003, divorced). He has 2 children on record.