Patrick Stewart (born 1940) is an English actor who has had an extensive career in film, television and on stage spanning over 60 years. Stewart has won a Grammy Award and two Laurence Olivier Awards and has been nominated for numerous accolades including three Golden Globe Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Tony Award.
Stewart is known for his film roles in: Hedda (1975), Excalibur (1981), Dune (1984), Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993), Jeffrey (1995), Match (2014), Green Room (2015), and The Kid Who Would Be King (2019). He starred in several blockbuster films, portraying Professor Charles Xavier in: X-Men (2000), X2 (2003), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), The Wolverine (2013), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), Logan (2017), Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), and the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday (2026). He gained worldwide acclaim for his role as Jean-Luc Picard in the science-fiction series Star Trek: The Next Generation from 1987 to 1994 and starred in the films Star Trek Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002). He returned to the role in the series Star Trek: Picard from 2020 to 2023.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1975 Hedda Ejlert Løvborg Hennessy Tilney 1980 Little Lord Fauntleroy Wilkins 1981 Excalibur Leondegrance1982 The Plague Dogs Major Voice1984 Dune Gurney Halleck1985 Code Name: Emerald Col. Peters The Doctor and the Devils Prof. Macklin Lifeforce Doctor Armstrong Wild Geese II Russian General 1986 Lady Jane Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk 1991 L.A. Story Mr. Perdue 1993 Robin Hood: Men in Tights Richard I1994 Gunmen Loomis The Pagemaster Adventure Voice Star Trek GenerationsJean-Luc Picard1995 Jeffrey Sterling Let It Be Me John 1996 Star Trek: First Contact Jean-Luc Picard1997 Conspiracy Theory Dr. Jonas Masterminds Bentley1998 Dad Savage Dad Savage The Prince of Egypt Seti Voice Safe House Mace Sowell Star Trek: Insurrection Jean-Luc Picard Also associate producer 2000 X-Men Professor Charles Xavier 2001 Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius King Goobot V Voice 2002 Star Trek: Nemesis Jean-Luc Picard 2003 X2 Professor Charles Xavier 2004 Boo, Zino & the Snurks Albert Drollinger Voice; English dub2005 Chicken Little Mr. Woolensworth Voice The Game of Their Lives Older Dent McSkimmingNausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Lord YupaVoice; English dub Steamboy Lloyd Steam2006 Bambi II The Great Prince Voice; Direct to video X-Men: The Last Stand Professor Charles Xavier 2007 TMNT Winters Voice 2009X-Men Origins: Wolverine Professor Charles Xavier Cameo, uncredited 2011 Gnomeo & Juliet Bill Shakespeare Voice2012 Ice Age: Continental Drift Ariscratle Ted Narrator2013 Hunting Elephants Lord Michael Simpson The Wolverine Professor Charles Xavier Cameo, uncredited Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return Tugg Voice2014MatchTobi PowellX-Men: Days of Future Past Professor Charles Xavier Shared role with James McAvoy2015Christmas Eve HarrisGreen Room Darcy Ted 2 Narrator Voice 2016 Spark: A Space Tail The Captain2017 Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire Drago The Emoji Movie PoopLogan Professor Charles Xavier The Wilde Wedding Harold 2018 Postcards from the 48% Himself Documentary2019 Charlie's Angels John Bosley Coda Henry Cole The Kid Who Would Be King Adult Merlin 2020 Dragon Rider Nettlebrand Voice 2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Professor Charles Xavier (Earth-838) 2026 The Sheep Detectives Sir Ritchfield Voice Professor Charles Xavier Post-production
Television Year Title Role Notes 1967 Coronation Street Fire Officer 1 episode 1969 Civilisation Horatio 1 episode 1974 Fall of Eagles Vladimir Lenin Miniseries, 3 episodes 1974 Antony and Cleopatra Enobarbus Television film 1974 The Gathering Storm Clement Attlee Television film1975JobyReg WestonMiniseries, 2 episodes 1976 I, Claudius Sejanus Miniseries, 4 episodes 1977 Jackanory Narrator Voice, 5 episodes 1979 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Karla Miniseries, 1 episode 1980 Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Claudius Television film 1982 Smiley's People Karla Miniseries, 1 episode 1984 Pope John Paul II Wladyslow Gomulka Television film 1987–1994 Star Trek: The Next Generation Jean-Luc Picard Main role, 176 episodes 1988 Reading Rainbow Himself Episode: "The Bionic Bunny Show" 1992 Nova Narrator Episode: "Mind of a Serial Killer" 1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Jean-Luc Picard Episode: "Emissary" 1993 Death Train Malcolm Philpott Television film1994 Saturday Night Live Himself Host; episode: "Patrick Stewart / Salt-N-Pepa"1995 500 Nations Narrator Voice; 8 episodes 1995, 2013 The Simpsons Number One; Homer's Unnamed Co-worker Voice; 2 episodes 1996 The Canterville Ghost Sir Simon de Canterville Television film 1998 Moby Dick Captain Ahab Miniseries 1999 A Christmas Carol Ebenezer Scrooge Television film 1999 Animal Farm Napoleon Voice, television film 2002 King of Texas John Lear Television film 2003 Frasier Alastair Burke 1 episode 2003 The Lion in Winter King Henry II Television film 2004 The Last Dragon Narrator Voice, television film 2005 The Snow Queen The Raven Voice, television film 2005 Mysterious Island Captain Nemo Television film 2005 Extras Himself 1 episode 2005–2014, 2018 Family Guy Various characters Voice, 16 episodes 2005–present American Dad! Avery Bullock Voice, 122 episodes 2006 Eleventh Hour Ian Hood 4 episodes 2009 Hamlet King Claudius / King Hamlet Television film 2010 Macbeth Macbeth Television film 2012 The Daily Show Himself Correspondent, 7 episodes 2012 Futurama Huntmaster Voice; episode: "31st Century Fox" 2012 The Hollow Crown John of Gaunt Episode: "Richard II" 2012–2014 Robot Chicken Various characters Voice, 3 episodes 2014 Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey William Herschel Voice; episode: "A Sky Full of Ghosts" 2015–2016 Blunt Talk Walter Blunt Main role, 20 episodes 2015 Oscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures Albert Voice, 1 episode 2016 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Himself 1 episode 2019 Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World Narrator Voice; documentary 2020 Cosmos: Possible Worlds William Herschel Voice, 1 episode 2020–2023 Star Trek: Picard Jean-Luc Picard Main role, 30 episodes; also executive producer2026Baitthe voice of Pig HeadVoice
Video games Year Title Role 1994 Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos Richard, Ruler of Gladstone 1995 Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity Capt. Jean-Luc Picard 1997 Star Trek Generations 1999 Star Trek: Hidden Evil2000 Star Trek: Invasion Star Trek: ArmadaJean-Luc Picard / Locutus of Borg clone 2001 Star Trek: Armada II Jean-Luc Picard2002 Star Trek: Bridge Commander Star Trek: Starfleet Command III X-Men: Next Dimension Charles Xavier2003 X2: Wolverine's Revenge Star Trek: Elite Force II Jean-Luc Picard2004 Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone Khelban "Blackstaff" Arunsun X-Men Legends Charles Xavier 2005 X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse2006 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Emperor Uriel Septim VII X-Men: The Official Game Charles Xavier Star Trek: Legacy Jean-Luc Picard2010 Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Zobek / Death Lego Universe Narrator2011 The Sims Medieval War of the Worlds2014 Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 Zobek Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff Himself / Jean-Luc Picard 2015 Leonardo's Cat Leonardo da Vinci 2018 My Memory of Us Narrator2019 Shadow Point Felix the Reaper 2025The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion RemasteredEmperor Uriel Septim VII; archive audio
Stage Year Title Role Playwright Venue Ref. 1965 The Life of Galileo Galileo GalileiBertolt BrechtBristol Old Vic, Bristol The Merchant of Venice ShylockWilliam Shakespeare 1966 Hamlet Player King Royal Shakespeare Theatre Henry V Dauphin of France 1967 The Taming of the Shrew Grumio 1968 King Lear Duke of Cornwall Royal Shakespeare Theatre, London 1969 Bartholomew Fair Lantern Leatherhead Ben Jonson Aldwych Theatre, London 1970–1971 Two Gentlemen of Verona Launce William ShakespeareAldwych Theatre, London Royal Shakespeare Theatre 1971 A Midsummer's Night Dream Tom Snout Billy Rose Theatre, Broadway 1975 Hedda Gabler Eilert Lovborg Henrik Ibsen Royal Shakespeare Theatre (Australian tour) 1976 Bingo Shakespeare Edward Bond The Other Place 1977–1978 A Midsummer's Night Dream Oberon William Shakespeare Aldwych Theatre Royal Shakespeare Theatre 1978 A Miserable Lonely Death Colonel Goosen Norman Fenton, Ron Blair 1981–1982 Two Gentlemen of Verona Sir Eglamour William Shakespeare Royal Shakespeare Theatre 1982 Every Good Boy Deserves Favour Doctor Tom Stoppard Royal Festival Hall 1991 A Christmas Carol Solo Performer Charles Dickens Eugene O'Neill Theatre, BroadwayPatrick Stewart Broadway Credits IBDB 1992-1993 Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway 1994-1995 Richard Rodgers Theatre, Broadway 1995 The Tempest Prospero William Shakespeare New York Shakespeare Festival Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway 1997 Othello Othello The Lansburgh Theatre, Washington, D.C. 1998 The Ride Down Mt. Morgan Lyman Felt Arthur Miller The Public Theater, Off-Broadway Ambassador Theatre, Broadway2001 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? George Edward Albee Guthrie, Minneapolis Johnson Over Jordan Robert Johnson J.B. Priestley West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds A Christmas Carol Solo Performer Charles Dickens Marquis Theatre, Broadway Patrick Stewart Broadway Credits IBDB2003 The Master Builder Halvard Solness Henrik Ibsen Albery Theatre, London The Caretaker Davies Harold Pinter American Airlines Theatre, Broadway 2006 The Tempest Prospero William Shakespeare Royal Shakespeare Theatre Novello Theatre, London Antony and Cleopatra Mark Antony Swan Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company 2007 A Christmas Carol Solo Performer Charles Dickens Albery Theatre, West End of London Twelfth Night Malvolio William Shakespeare Chichester Festival Theatre 2007–2008 Macbeth Macbeth Gielgud Theatre, London Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City
Lyceum Theatre, Broadway 2008–2009 Hamlet Claudius / The GhostRoyal Shakespeare Company Novello Theatre, London 2009 Waiting for Godot Vladimir Samuel Beckett Theatre Royal Haymarket, West End (UK tour) 2010 A Life in the Theatre Mr. Robert David Mamet Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, Broadway Bingo: Scenes of Money and Death William Shakespeare Edward Bond Chichester Festival Theatre Young Vic Theatre 2011 The Merchant of Venice Shylock William Shakespeare Royal Shakespeare Company 2013No Man's LandHirstHarold PinterBerkeley Repertory Theatre, California 2013–2014 Waiting for Godot / No Man's LandVladimir/Hirst Samuel Beckett / Harold Pinter Cort Theatre, Broadway 2016 No Man's Land Hirst Harold PinterLyceum Theatre, Sheffield Theatre Royal, Newcastle
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