Patrick Stewart

TelevisionTelevision Age

Captain Picard in Star Trek The Next Generation

Facts

Born: 1940
Country: United Kingdom
Field: Television
Era: Television Age

Overview

Member of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1966, with acclaimed stage roles as Prospero, Macbeth, and Claudius across five decades. He starred as Jean Luc Picard in Star Trek The Next Generation from 1987 to 1994 and reprised the role across films and the 2020 series Picard. As Professor Charles Xavier in the X Men films from 2000 he anchored another franchise. He was knighted in 2010 for services to drama.

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