Stuart Townsend

Birth Name:

Stuart Peter Townsend

Birth Place:

Dublin, Ireland

Profession

Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Soundtrack

Studied theater and drama and Dublin's Gaiety School of Acting
His father Peter is a professional golfer
Quote: "(On starring in the film "Resurrection Man") "It was like, 'I'm really in the movies now,' I've got a gun and there's lots of slo-mo shots․․․ yessss!""
Quote: "Acting is great․ You spend your whole life trying to get it right․"
Made his professional stage debut in 1994 in his native Ireland before the production moved to London the following year
Following numerous supporting film roles in the late '90s, he would make his America debut in 2002's big budget film "Queen of the Damned" and later "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen"
Was originally cast as Aragorn in the original "Lord of the Rings" films, but was fired four days into shooting after producers realized he was too young for the part
Dated actress Charlize Theron for nine years from 2001 to 2010 after meeting on the set of "Trapped"

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