Patrick Stewart: A life in pictures

Patrick Stewart made his acting debut in the 1950s and went on to make a name for himself in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "X-Men." Here is his life in photos.

Patrick Stewart photographed at Dodger Stadium on April 23, 1990. read more Getty Images / Getty Images Share Patrick Stewart with Rod Steiger in "Hennessy," 1975 read more Everett Collection / Everett Collection Share Patrick Stewart and Kimberly Williams in "Safehouse," 1998.  read more Showtime / Courtesy: Everett Collection / Everett Collection Share Patrick Stewart in his most famous role as Captain Picard in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" in 1994. read more Paramount/courtesy Everett Collection / Everett Collection Share Patrick Stewart as Professor X in 2000's "X-Men." read more 20th Century Fox Film Corp. / Courtesy Everett Collection / Everett Collection Share With Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, and James Marsden, Patrick Stewart reprises his role of Professor X, in "X2: X-Men United," 2003. read more 20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection / Everett Collection Share Patrick Stewart hams it up with Ricky Gervais on-set, in season 1 of "Extras," 2005.  read more Ray Burmiston / © HBO/BBC / Courtesy: Everett Collection / Everett Collection Share Patrick Stewart and William Shatner co-star in "Star Trek Generations," 1994. read more Mary Evans/Ronald Grant/Everett Collection / Everett Collection Share Patrick Stewart and Kate Fleetwood in 2010's "Macbeth." read more Everett Collection / Everett Collection Share Patrick Stewart as Ebenezer Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol" in 1999.  read more Hallmark Entertainment/ Courtesy: Everett Collection / Everett Collection Share Sir Patrick Stewart poses with his award after he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in June 2010. read more Dominic Lipinski - WPA Pool/Getty Images / Getty Images Share Patrick Stewart and his first wife, Sheila Falconer, in January 1988. The pair were married from 1966 to 1990. read more Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images / Getty Images Share Patrick Stewart and then-girlfriend Wendy Neuss at the Tony Awards in June 2000. The couple married later that summer, but split in 2003. read more Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images / Getty Images Share Sunny Ozell and Sir Patrick Stewart at the BAFTA's in 2023. The two married in 2013 and were together until his death in October 2026. read more Carlo Paloni/BAFTA via Getty Images / Getty Images Share Actor Patrick Stewart poses for a portrait in Los Angeles, California, October 1988 read more Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty Images / Getty Images Share Patrick Stewart attends the 90th Annual Academy Awards in 2018. read more Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images / Getty Images Share Published just in 16 Images Patrick Stewart: A life in pictures Patrick Stewart made his acting debut in the 1950s and went on to make a name for himself in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "X-Men." Here is his life in photos.