Patrick Stewart Biography

Fast Facts

• Studied acting and stagecraft at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in 1957 and learned to speak without his native Yorkshire accent
• Made his Broadway debut in 1971 in Peter Brook's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, playing Snout
• While playing Capt
• Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation, was astonished to learn he'd been dubbed Sexiest Man on TV in a TV GUIDE readers poll in 1992, and Most Bodacious Man on TV the following year
• Voiced Number One, the leader of the ancient and secret order of the Stonecutters, in a memorable 1995 episode of The Simpsons
• Received a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame in 1996
• After portraying Professor Xavier in X-Men (2000), X2: X-Men United (2003), and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), he decided to return to Britain and pursue theater roles
• Was made a member of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2001
• In 2007, he debuted in the title role of Macbeth in London, and his acclaimed performance brought the production to a sold-out run on Broadway the next year
• In 2008, he continued his interest in Shakespearean roles, signing on to play Claudius in a Royal Shakespeare Company production of Hamlet
• Was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2010