Ewan Stewart

Ewan Stewart
Born	Andrew Ewan Stewart 8 August 1957 (1957-08-08) Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom
Years active	1979 - present
Spouse	Clare Byam-Shaw

Ewan Stewart (born 8 August 1957) is a Scottish film, television and stage actor.

Life and career

Stewart was born Andrew Ewan Stewart in Glasgow, and is the son of the late Scottish entertainer Andy Stewart. His mother Sheila is still alive and lives in Arbroath, Scotland. Stewart was educated at Edinburgh's Clifton Hall School and Merchiston Castle School from 1966-1974. He left Scotland to move to London in 1975 and started working in theatres as well as studying drama.

Stewart's first television appearance was in an advertisement for Scottish "Bluebell" matches. His first major TV appearance was in 1979 in the TV remake of All Quiet on the Western Front, with Richard Thomas and Ernest Borgnine.

Stewart is perhaps best known for playing First Officer Murdoch in Titanic (1997). In 2005, Stewart was one of many European actors considered for the vacant role of James Bond for the 007 series. In 2008, Stewart starred in the film Ecstasy based on The Undefeated from Irvine Welsh's best-selling novel Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance. Stewart was the voice actor and motion caption actor for Shen in the video game Heavenly Sword.

Stewart is married and lives in London with his wife, English actress Clare Byam-Shaw, and his two children, Thomas and Eleanor.

Work

Film

• That Summer (1979) – Stu
• Rain on the Roof (1980) – Billy
• Remembrance (1982) – Sean
• Who Dares Wins (1982) – Terrorist (Kevin)
• Fluchpunkt Berlin (1983) – Jack
• Good and Bad at Games (1983) – Colenso
• Not Quite Jerusalem (1984) – Angus Ross (a kindly ex-British soldier tormented by his past)
• The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1988) – Henchman (Harris) Link 2
• Kafka (1991) – The Castle Attendant Link 2
• Rob Roy (1994) – Coll (loyal friend of Rob Roy MacGregor) Link 2
• Down Among the Big Boys (1993) – with Billy Connolly as a henchman
• Nervous Energy (1993) – Peter Reid
• Stella Does Tricks (1996) – McGuire (a sexually abusive father) Link 2
• Titanic (1997) – First Officer William Murdoch Link 2
• The Peacemaker (1997)
• The Big Brass Ring (1999) – Kinzel (an ambitious mercenary and body guard)
• The Closer You Get (2000) – Pat (a philandering publican) Link 2 | Link 3
• Little Bird (2000) – Michael Hall (a middle aged man seeking to adopt)
• Conspiracy (2001) – Dr Georg Leibbrandt (Nazi Bureaucrat)
• The Last Great Wilderness (2002) – Magnus
• Young Adam (2003) – Daniel Gordon
• One Last Chance (2004) – Fitz's dad
• Dirty War (2004) -
• Alpha Male (2006) – Hilary Benz
• Straightheads (2007) –
• Ecstasy (2008) (pre-production) – Solo
• Valhalla Rising (2009) – Eirik (Chieftain of the Crusaders)

Television

• All Quiet on the Western Front (1979) – Detering (a simple German soldier in World War I)
• The Professionals (Episode Operation Susie) (1981) LWT - Rudiger Molner
• Barriers (1980)
• Ill Fares the Land (1981) BBC TV
• The Camerons (1980)
• Antony and Cleopatra (TV) (1982)
• Distant Scream (1984)
• Paradise Postponed (1986) - Gary Kitson
• Boon (TV series) (Episode "The Big Game Hunt") (1986) - Vincent Black
• Only Fools and Horses (Episode "In Sickness and in Wealth") (1989) - Dr Robbie Meadows
• The Advocates (STV - Legal Drama) (1989) - Barrister Greg McDowell
• Spender (5 January 1993) Episode "The More Things Change"
• A Mugs Game (1996) BBC TV - Kenny Cowan
• Titanic - Breaking New Ground (1998) - 1st Officer William Murdoch
• Looking After Jo Jo BBC Scotland (1997) - Charlie McCann (a foxy, street wise crime boss)
• Heat of the Sun (1998) - John McAlister
• Touch and Go (Telemovie) (1998) - Rob Aldridge
• The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (1999) - Professor Canning
• The Bill (Episode: "Treading Water") BBC TV (1999) - Steve Raines
• Nature Boy (Four part series) (2000) - Len
• Rebus (TV) (Episode "The Hanging Garden") (2000) - DI Jack Morton
• Rebus (TV) (Episode " Black and Blue") (2000) - DI Jack Morton
• Silent Witness (Episode "World Cruise") BBC TV (2001) - DS Chris Moorhouse
• Football (TV) (2001) - Dad
• Real Men (2003) - Alistair Jackson
• The Key (TV) (2003) - Joe
• P.O.W (TV series) (2003) - Corporal John Stevens
• Witchcraze (2003) - Bishop James Carmichael
• Trevor's World of Sport (2003) - Ned Scott
• Dirty War (2004) - Deputy Assistant Commissioner John Ives
• Malice Aforethought (2005) - Inspector
• The Somme (2005) - Rawlinson
• Walter's War (2008) - Sergeant Fuller
• River City (2008 to present) - Daniel McKee

Other credited television roles

• Dream Baby
• Shadows on our Skin
• Soldiers Talking Cleanly
• MacKenzie
• The Quiet Days of Mrs Stafford
• Green Street Revisited
• A Woman Calling
• The Man From Dene
• Concordes last flight (Narrator)

Theatre

• A Month in the Country (play) (1981) Olivier Theatre - Snobby Price
• Don Juan (7 April 1981) Cottlesloe Theatre - La Ramee (Don Juan's Servant)
• Flying Blind (1981) Royal Court Theatre
• Sergeant Musgraves Dance Major Barbara (1982) Lyttelton Theatre
• In the Blue Cottlesloe Theatre
• As I Lay Dying (1985) Cottlesloe Theatre - Vardarmin
• The Garden of England (14 Nov 1985) Cottlesloe Theatre
• Thyestes (June 1994) Manchester Green Room, and Royal Court Theatre - As Thyestes
• The Murderers (1985) Cottlesloe Theatre - Tommy
• A Midsummer Night's Dream - Scottish Opera
• The Orphans (1986) Comedy
• Lucy's Play (1986) Traverse Theatre Edinburgh
• Racing Demon (play) (1990) By Sir David Hare Link 2
• Road Royal Court Theatre
• Live Like Pigs (By John Arden) Royal Court Theatre
• Sacred Heart (play) (27 March 1999 - 24 April 1999) Royal Court (New Ambassadors Theatre) - Pat
• Our Late Night (20 October 1999 - 6 November 1999) The New Ambassadors Theatre - Lewis
• Green Field (play) (April - May 2002) The Traverse Theatre Company Edinburgh
• The Pillowman (February 2005) The National Theatre
• Beautiful Burnout (2009) National Theatre of Scotland and Frantic Assembly
• Much Ado About Nothing (2011) - Shakespeare's Globe - Don Pedro

Video game

• Heavenly Sword (2007) - Shen

External links

• Ewan Stewart at the Internet Movie Database