Patrick Stewart is a famous British actor who plays in films and theater.
The childhood and youth of the actor
He was born in 1940 in the UK (Yorkshire). The full name of the actor is James Patrick Stewart. It would seem that nothing foreshadowed the theatrical future of Patrick. His mother is a simple weaver, and his father is a professional soldier. Patrick Stewart’s childhood passed in hardship and poverty, everything was aggravated by the tense situation in the family. Parents quarreled very often and violently, father beat his wife and son.
Patrick entered the school of dramatic art in his hometown of Mirfield. When he was 15, he quit his studies and went to work in the theater. Around the same time, he began to engage in journalism. For some time, actor Patrick Stewart hesitated, thinking about what kind of area he should choose, but still chose the acting. It should be noted that everything, no matter what the actor undertook, he succeeded very well. So, for a long time he was engaged in boxing and managed to reach heights in this field too.
The first theatrical experiments of Patrick Stewart
Having finally decided on the future profession, at the age of 17 Patrick enters the Old Vic Theater School in Bristol.
After 4 years, the young actor toured around the world in a duet with the inimitable Vivien Leigh. Together with this diva, Patrick played in the performances "Lady with Camellias", "Twelfth Night." Already in 1966, Stuart's talent shone on the stage of Broadway.
Movie work
Perhaps the first most successful experience in the movie can be called the role of Eulert Lovborg in the drama "Geda" (based on the play by Heinrich Ibsen). The actor’s film career was gaining momentum. He worked in the theater, he was invited to shoot films.
In the 1980s, Patrick Stewart began acting in American films.
In 1984, director David Lynch decided to shoot the science-fiction film Dunes, where Kyle McLaughlin, Jürgen Prohnova, Francesca Annis and Patrick Stewart were invited as leading actors.
The filmography of the actor is very extensive and diverse. The real popularity of the then recognizable actor brought work in the series "Star Trek". All 90 years, Patrick now and then removed in the sequels of this series. "Star" epic occupies a very important place in the career of an actor. At the same time, he works in the popular science series "Space Age".
There is a place in the actor’s career and comedies. Among his comedic experiments, one can name such films as “Shooter”, “Robin Hood: A Man in Tights”.
In the late 90s, the popularity of Patrick Stewart more and more gained momentum. Almost every role of this time is the main one. The directors gladly invited him to their films. Indeed, the mere appearance of this actor on the screen increased the number of viewers several times.
In 1997, the thriller about the difficult teenager "Conspirators" was released. The main roles in this film were divided among themselves by Patrick Stewart, Vincent Kartizer, and Brenda Fricker.
A vivid episode in the actor’s creative biography is the film “Conspiracy Theory”. Here, Stuart did a great job with such Hollywood stars as Julia Roberts and Mel Gibson.
Of course, many modern viewers Patrick Stewart is known for his work in the film Brian Singer "X-Men ...". Stuart played the charismatic professor Charles Xavier, who seeks people with supernormal abilities and helps them get a job in life. The character is endowed with a very rare and powerful gift. Stuart managed to very successfully bring this image to life: his hero is a man with a kind face, deep, thoughtful eyes, a calm voice that inspires confidence. On site, Patrick worked with his friend Ian McKellen (Magneto), Holly Bury (Storm), Hugh Jackman (Wolverine).
In 2005, Patrick happened to play the famous captain Nemo in a free interpretation of the work "Mysterious Island". The scenery, exciting action - everything was in this film, but the director was not enough for the brightness and brilliance that is inherent in Jules Verne.
In 2006, the popular science series The Eleventh Hour was released, in which Patrick Stewart shone in a duet with Ashley Jensen.
Hobbies and hobbies
Patrick Stewart is not only successfully acting in films. Thanks to his talent, he is actively working in other areas of show business. Often he is invited to voice roles in films and cartoons. His voice can be heard in the animated films "Prince of Egypt", "Family Guy", "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", "Bambi 2" and others, as well as behind the scenes in commercials and documentaries. In addition, the actor acted as a screenwriter. He adapted several literary works for staging on the radio and in the theater.
Stuart's directorial works are known, for example, one of the parts of the famous epic Star Trek: The Next Generation. Successfully, he also works as a producer. On his account, such films as Star Trek 9: Uprising, King of Texas, Lion in Winter, etc.
The actor’s career has been going on for more than fifty years, and he still works very successfully both in cinema and in the theater. A talented person is talented in everything - such is the artist Patrick Stewart.
The personal life of the actor
He prefers not to talk about his personal life. It is known that Stuart was married twice and both times unsuccessfully. The first wife of the actor is Wendy Neuss. With her, marriage did not last very long. With a second wife, Shila Falconer, it was also not possible to create a strong family union. Stuart has two children from both wives.
Awards and prizes
Over the course of his long acting career, Patrick Stewart has been able to put together a decent track record. In 1987, he won the Screen Actors Guild. Since 2001, he is an officer of the Order of the British Empire, works at the Royal Theater. Ten years later, Patrick was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain .
The actor has a Grammy Award for his work in the opera Petya and the Wolf by Prokofiev (voiced by the author).