Patrick Stewart's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) American Dad! Avery Bullock Star Trek: The Next Generation Captain Jea… Locutus of … Star Trek: Picard Jean-Luc Pi… Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier Patrick Ste… Blunt Talk Walter Blunt I, Claudius (UK) Sejanus Eleventh Hour (UK) Professor I… Journey's End: The Saga of Star Trek The Next Generation Patrick Ste… MGM: When the Lion Roars Narrator High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman (UK) Narrator Terry & Gaby (UK) Patrick Ste… Maybury (UK) Dr. Edward … Mountain Gorilla (UK) Patrick Ste…

Main Movie Roles

BIOGRAPHY:

Born Mirfield, Yorkshire, England. Member of various local drama groups from about age 12. Left school at 15 to work as junior reporter on local paper; quit when Editor told him he was spending too much time at the theatre and not enough working. Spent a year as furniture salesman, saving cash to attend drama school. Accepted by Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in 1957. Professional debut 1959 in Repertory in Lincoln; work at Manchester Library Theatre and a tour round the world with the Old Vic Company followed in the early 60s. Joined Royal Shakespeare Company in 1966, to begin 27-year association. Following a spell with the Royal National Theatre in the mid 80s, he went to Los Angeles to star in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), which ran from 1987-1994, playing the role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard. He plans to return to theatre work on the end of this series.


TRIVIA:

• Was considered for the role of Willy Wonka in _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)_ (qv).
• Even though his French character on _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv) has an British accent, he has told fans that Jean-Luc Picard was raised by an English nanny. An in-joke, as 'William Shatner' (qv)'s Québecois French accent as James T. Kirk can be heard sometimes.
• (September 1997) Announced his engagement to former _"Star Trek: Voyager" (1995)_ (qv) producer 'Wendy Neuss' (qv), aged 39.
• Has a human rights scholarship named after him from Amnesty International.
• He is a huge and very much devoted fan of Monty Python, and he is also good friends with all the Python members and was a close personal friend of the late 'Graham Chapman' (qv). He is so much of a fan and friend of the Pythons that they have publicly announced if there ever was a reunion tour, Stewart would be Chapman's replacement.
• Provided narration for 'Rick Wakeman' (qv)'s 'Return to the Centre of the Earth' album (1999).
• New York Theater Critics Drama Desk Award for Best Solo Performance 1993, for "A Christmas Carol" at the Broadhurst
• Father of Sophie Stewart and 'Daniel Stewart (I)' (qv).