Like the rest of the main cast, Burton appeared in 'TNG's' four feature films.

In 2018, it was announced that Stewart would be returning to the role of Jean-Luc Picard for a series on CBS All Access - now Paramount+ - following the former captain 20 years after the events of 'Nemesis.' 'Star Trek: Picard' premiered in 2020, will return for season two in 2022, and has already been renewed for a season three. He's played various other roles throughout his decades-long career, returned to the stage many times, and secured a Tony nomination in 2008 for his performance in 'Macbeth.' But Picard wasn't done with him yet.

Stewart was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2010 for services to drama. In 2000, he starred as the iconic Professor Charles Xavier, aka Professor X, in 'X-Men.' He reprised the role in 2003's 'X2,' 2006's 'X-Men: The Last Stand,' 2009's 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine,' 2013's 'The Wolverine,' 2014's 'X-Men: Days of Future Past,' and 2017's 'Logan' - the latter of which got him some Oscar buzz. He'd go on to star in four more 'Trek' movies - 'Generations' in 1994, 'First Contact' in 1996, 'Insurrection' in 1998,' and 'Nemesis' in 2002 - but that wasn't his last iconic role. He won a Grammy in 1996 for Best Spoken Word Album for Children for his reading of 'Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf.'īy the time 'TNG' had wrapped up in 1994, Stewart had already solidified his place in the hearts of nerds everywhere. He was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance in 1995. Some of the best episodes and arcs in 'Trek' history come down to Stewart's performance, such as the iconic Locutus storyline and its aftermath in 'Family,' or classic episodes like 'The Measure of a Man' and 'The Inner Light.'

He then had various roles on British TV series until he was cast as the newest captain of the USS Enterprise in 1987 for 'Star Trek: The Next Generation,' kicking off decades of debates on who the superior captain is.Īrguably, 'TNG' would never have been as successful as it was without the grounding presence of Stewart and his Shakespearean sensibilities. Stewart got his start as a theater actor and was a part of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1966 to 1982.

Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' in 1987.

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