Patrick Stewart made his screen debut in the British soap opera ‘Coronation Street’ in 1967. He was next seen in television films and shows like ‘Civilisation’ (1969), ‘Play of the Month: The Love-Girl and the Innocent’ (1973), ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ (1974), ‘Fall of Eagles’ (1974), and ‘The Gathering Storm’ (1974). In 1975, he made his big-screen debut in the Trevor Nunn-directed film ‘Hedda.’ The film was inspired by Henrik Ibsen's 1891 play, ‘Hedda Gabler.’ He next appeared in television series and films like ‘I, Claudius’ (1976), ‘Jackanory’ (1977), ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ (1979), ‘The Anatomist by James Bridie’ (1980), ‘Little Lord Fauntleroy’ (1980), ‘Maybury’ (1981-1983), ‘Smiley's People’ (1982), and ‘Pope John Paul II’ (1984). In 1984, he grabbed the role of ‘Jean-Luc Picard’ in the American science fiction television series ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ created by Gene Roddenberry. The show aired 178 episodes in a span of 7 seasons before going off-air in 1994. He continued to appear in television series like ‘Reading Rainbow’ (1988), ‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’ (1993), ‘Saturday Night Live’ (1994), ‘500 Nations’ (1995), and ‘The Canterville Ghost’ (1996). In 1998, he portrayed Captain Ahab in the American television miniseries ‘Moby Dick’ directed by Franc Roddam. Stewart received the ‘Golden Globe Award’ and ‘Primetime Emmy Award’ nominations for his performance in the series. The following year, he earned a ‘Screen Actors Guild Award’ nomination for his portrayal of Ebenezer Scrooge in the British-American made-for-television film ‘A Christmas Carol.’
In 2000, he starred as ‘Charles Xavier / Professor X’ in the American superhero film ‘X-Men’ directed by Bryan Singer. The film received positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, grossing over $296.3 million on a budget of $75 million. He continued to star in films like ‘Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius’ (2001), ‘Star Trek: Nemesis’ (2002), ‘X2’ (2003), ‘Boo, Zino & the Snurks’ (2004), ‘The Game of Their Lives’ (2005), ‘Steamboy’ (2005), ‘X-Men: The Last Stand’ (2006), ‘TMNT’ (2007), ‘Gnomeo & Juliet’ (2011), ‘Ice Age: Continental Drift’ (2012), ‘Hunting Elephants’ (2013), ‘Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return’ (2013), ‘Match’ (2014), ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ (2014), ‘Christmas Eve’ (2015), ‘Green Room’ (2015), ‘Spark: A Space Tail’ (2016), ‘Logan’ (2017), and ‘The Kid Who Would Be King’ (2019). In 2020, he became a part of the American television series ‘Star Trek: Picard’ where he reprised his role as ‘Jean-Luc Picard.’ The series was renewed for a 3rd season in 2022. He was last seen in the 2022 American superhero film ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ directed by Sam Raimi. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and grossed over $689.9 million on a budget of $200 million.
