Rob Stewart Biography

Fast Facts

• Won the 2012 Zegreb Film Festival's award for best documentary
• Majored in Latin and English at the University of Waterloo
• Worked as a bartender and a maintenance man before his acting career took off
• Quote: "I took the biggest gamble of my life when I turned down the offer to play the lead role in the TV sitcom 'Scoop' before my part in 'Tropical Heat' was confirmed․ It was the best decision I have ever made!"
• Quote: "[on his role in "Tropical Heat"] "The part of Nick was tailor-made for me․""
• Best known for playing Nick Slaughter in "Tropical Heat" and Roan in "Nikita․"
• Became very popular in Serbia through his role in "Tropical Heat," where his character, Nick Slaughter, was viewed as a symbol of freedom in a country ruled by the dictator Slobodan Milošević
• Sang and played his guitar in local restaurants to put himself through college at the University of Waterloo